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Old 17th Oct 2019, 21:42
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Originally Posted by Torquelink
For any passenger version, the 767-400 fuselage would result in a much bigger aircraft than the proposed NMA which is (as far as we understand) sized almost identically to the 767-200 and -300. Still, I suppose attaching shorter fuselages to the re-engined wing wouldn't be too big a deal . . .
The proposal is geared to the cargo market. With the enormous rise in overnight deliveries aircraft cube out before they run out of weight. The 400 fuselage would be very attractive to Amazon, FedEx and UPS. Not sure there is any real market on the passenger side.
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