Question about the new Boeing 717 delivery
Nov 21, 2001, 8:11 am
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Question about the new Boeing 717 delivery
This may be a dumb question, but it's one that has been bugging me. How does Boeing get the 717 to HNL? According to Boeing's own web site, http://www.boeing.com/commercial/717/717technical.html , the plane has a maximum range of 2060 nm. From Long Beach, it's 2226 nm, from SEA even further. Is there a closer location to HNL they can route the deliveries through?
Just wondering...
cethen
Just wondering...
cethen
Nov 21, 2001, 9:23 am
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There was an article about it in one of the aviation magazines a months back. What they did was, simply remove the some seats and install fuel tanks in the main cabin. If I can remember the name of magazine...
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Nov 21, 2001, 9:31 am
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Bear in mind that the bird probably won't be carrying any pax, accompanying luggage, catering or cargo or the delivery flight. That's a savings of at least 15,000lbs (maybe even another 10,000 lbs or more). That should be more than enough for the additional miles, even if flying against prevailing winds.
Nov 26, 2001, 2:45 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by orix:
Here is a photo of the extra fuel tanks.</font>
Here is a photo of the extra fuel tanks.</font>
Great photo, thanks for the link!