Highest range (miles) of a private jet ?
Jan 1, 2007 | 8:24 pm
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Highest range (miles) of a private jet ?
Hey folks !
I had a talk with colleagues today where we talked about the possibility to fly from LHR to LAX with s private plane (of course just spoken in terms of miles
)...
I wasnt sure if there is a plane that is used for private charters with such a range, except you charter a 767, 777 etc.
Any ideas? Maybe you know specific ac types
Thanks and a happy new year !
I had a talk with colleagues today where we talked about the possibility to fly from LHR to LAX with s private plane (of course just spoken in terms of miles
)...I wasnt sure if there is a plane that is used for private charters with such a range, except you charter a 767, 777 etc.
Any ideas? Maybe you know specific ac types
Thanks and a happy new year !
Jan 1, 2007 | 8:30 pm
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Just found the Gulfstream V550 with a total range of 7.400 miles as well as the BBJ (Boeing Business Jet 737) 6.000 miles, on the website of NetJets !
Jan 1, 2007 | 9:21 pm
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But you are right I checked it ! The falcon is about 6000nm
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Jan 2, 2007 | 8:17 am
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While one might be able to plot a route to LAX at less than 7500nm, I'm not sure that a combination of projected fuel state at landing (for official reasons), a margin for weather and ATC slowdowns/diversions and the state of the crew and pax's rear ends after all that sitting (comfort) would make a non-stop in a Gulfstream possible. I suspect that all aboard would benefit from a pit stop along the way.
Jan 2, 2007 | 10:36 am
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>Any ideas?
The US Air Force has a pair of VC-25As (tail numbers 28000 and 29000) which are basically highly modified Boeing 747-200Bs.
These planes use the traffic control sign "Air Force One" when the president of the USA is on board one of them.
The VC-25A is capable of flying 12600 km, but can also re-fuel in-flight, which means they can stay up almost indefinitely.
Might be tricky to charter one though
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
The US Air Force has a pair of VC-25As (tail numbers 28000 and 29000) which are basically highly modified Boeing 747-200Bs.
These planes use the traffic control sign "Air Force One" when the president of the USA is on board one of them.
The VC-25A is capable of flying 12600 km, but can also re-fuel in-flight, which means they can stay up almost indefinitely.
Might be tricky to charter one though
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
Jan 2, 2007 | 3:16 pm
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Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett finished the longest nonstop flight in aviation history and made a new world flight distance record of 42,467 km . Ground control said Fossett, 61, broke the distance record of 40,210 km while piloting his lightweight experimental plane over Shannon, Ireland.
Jan 2, 2007 | 3:32 pm
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I am not a pilot (long-ago experience in a bugsmasher not withstanding), so please, someone, help me understand the above?
Per http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=lax-lhr
LAX (3356'33"N 11824'29"W) LHR (5128'39"N 0027'41"W) 4741 nm
This seems to leave plenty of margin, compared to 7500 nm.
Also, per http://www.gulfstream.com/g500/
Max Range 5,800 nm
... http://www.gulfstream.com/g550/
Max Range 6,750 nm
Per http://www.boeing.com/commercial/bbj...ndex_html.html , the BBJ and BBJ2 have ranges from LA that comfortably include London
Per http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=lax-lhr
LAX (3356'33"N 11824'29"W) LHR (5128'39"N 0027'41"W) 4741 nm
This seems to leave plenty of margin, compared to 7500 nm.
Also, per http://www.gulfstream.com/g500/
Max Range 5,800 nm
... http://www.gulfstream.com/g550/
Max Range 6,750 nm
Per http://www.boeing.com/commercial/bbj...ndex_html.html , the BBJ and BBJ2 have ranges from LA that comfortably include London
Jan 4, 2007 | 9:44 pm
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While one might be able to plot a route to LAX at less than 7500nm, I'm not sure that a combination of projected fuel state at landing (for official reasons), a margin for weather and ATC slowdowns/diversions and the state of the crew and pax's rear ends after all that sitting (comfort) would make a non-stop in a Gulfstream possible. I suspect that all aboard would benefit from a pit stop along the way.
Jan 5, 2007 | 8:44 am
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Jan 6, 2007 | 3:59 pm
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>Any ideas?
The US Air Force has a pair of VC-25As (tail numbers 28000 and 29000) which are basically highly modified Boeing 747-200Bs.
These planes use the traffic control sign "Air Force One" when the president of the USA is on board one of them.
The VC-25A is capable of flying 12600 km, but can also re-fuel in-flight, which means they can stay up almost indefinitely.
Might be tricky to charter one though
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
The US Air Force has a pair of VC-25As (tail numbers 28000 and 29000) which are basically highly modified Boeing 747-200Bs.
These planes use the traffic control sign "Air Force One" when the president of the USA is on board one of them.
The VC-25A is capable of flying 12600 km, but can also re-fuel in-flight, which means they can stay up almost indefinitely.
Might be tricky to charter one though
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada