VB 737-900s
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: A cheap seat at the front of a 777 :-)
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I don't know of any successful ditching but I am open to be proven wrong.
As far as I am aware the manufactures all say that you can ditch and the aircraft will float but I want then to prove it.
As far as I am aware the manufactures all say that you can ditch and the aircraft will float but I want then to prove it.
No injuries to crew or pax, aircraft was fished out of the water after 55 hrs and was repaired and re-entered service.
Join Date: Oct 2004
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With six doors and a load of 215 I'm guessing VB would look to have the dispensation they have on the 800 to extend to the 900. That is a CC ratio of 1 to 50. However as they are proper door exits I think it would be wrong of CASA to let them use that ratio. I think 1 to 36 should apply and therefore they would need 6 crew (1 per door exit).
Anyway are these planes really worth it? With load factors around 80% on average and a much better schedule these days for the MEL-SYD-BNE triangle do you really need a longer plane?
Anyway are these planes really worth it? With load factors around 80% on average and a much better schedule these days for the MEL-SYD-BNE triangle do you really need a longer plane?
