|
>Here is the route for a delivery of a leased 737 from MEL to TLV
Just for fun, here's a map of the route: http://tinyurl.com/c54sz Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada |
To add a bit more info to the extra fuel tanks that were pictured in the earlier posts, after the aircraft gets to Hawaii or where ever, the tanks are shipped back to Boeing by ship (cheaper).
If you take a look at the floor of a plane, there are tracks that the pax seats snap in and out of. It's not that hard to snap out a few rows of seats, ship them by ship if you need to keep the weight down in the plane, and snap a few extra fuel tanks in place. |
Originally Posted by letiole
I don't think we're looking for longest trips over water, but longest forced routings over water because there are no other options. I'm thinking if you were delivering a plane from South American to Oceania you would have several route options that would allow for refueling stops along the way (up thorugh North America, then over to Hawaii and over all those islands between there and the final destination).
I wrote that the way I did because I know there's something unique about SFO to Hawaii, and figured someone would come up with the answer ... The Hawaiian Islands are also the most isolated landmass in the world. |
Originally Posted by slippahs
I do believe you're right. It's the longest stretch of water with no place to divert to. Thus causing Charles Lindberg to say that "The flight from California to the Hawaiian Islands was the greatest air feat in history," in 1927.
The Hawaiian Islands are also the most isolated landmass in the world. |
| All times are GMT -6. The time now is 5:09 pm. |
This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.