Lot of discussion on 757 replacements for Hawaii and Caribbean flights.
This time US Airways is complaining they can't replace the 757 everywhere,
which seems a bit of an open door really.
US Airways’ 757 problem | Leeham News and Comment
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Everybody says the 757 has unmatched runway performance, but I haven't seen numbers, so I thought I'll ask it here.
We don't know MAX & NEO, Sharklet performance yet, so lets stick to the aircraft in service.
Assuming :
- a payload of 200 passengers (100kg/pass: 20t),
- enough fuel to fly 2700NM, incl 10% reserves
- given atmospheric conditions e.g 30 degrees Celsius,
- the usual safety restrictions,
- all aircraft with the highest power ratings available
how much runway (feet, meters) does the 757-200, Airbus A321 and Boeing737-900ER need?
Does anybody have the graphs/tables? Thnx