AN124 to NBO
 

If I was to charter an An124 from the UK midlands to NBO, would 37 tonne be a realistic payload given an AUW of 393t/

Whats the nature and dimensions of your cargo?

Its hypothetical AAL. I have been offered a payload of 37t, I would have thought the offer would have been higher, or perhaps the acft is uplifting more of the 'queens' fuel for a rainy day/the next charter sector?

Not 100% sure but I believe it burns 18tons an hour and cruises at mach.74.

Dims
 

If your cargo is dense a B707 will do it for a fifth of the price (fuel stop incuded :E)

Oh do behave CM, where are you going to find a B707 these days? Maybe an 8 out of OST but your havin' a laugh with a 707!!

A 767-300 would do it in 8-9 hours nonstop burning 35-40 tonnes of fuel assuming it isn't too bulky.
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That was the essence of my question.

Why would you want to use an An-124 for 5 times (or probably even more) to fly such a small payload. An-124 only comes into its own right when loading absolute outsize cargo that no other aircraft can.

Even two IL-76 flights also with outsize capability and 90 tons combined, will perform cheaper.

B747-200NF at about same payload will perform same flight for half/two thirds the cost if it can fit height of load.

For your load DC-8-63F out of OST you will get best value for money, or by DC-10F out of XCR, otherwise IL-76 out of XCR or CHR.

If not charter you will probably deliver cheapest on Emirates via DXB to NBO.

i think perhaps a part charter price or even a per kilo basis, also u would get a better service from ost, more of a choice as i blve there is already an operator that goes through nbo from ost, it all depends on your ttl cube of shipment and how many positions it would accom, but certainly a lot cheaper than an an-124, if you are willing to pay a part charter price i expect the operator would also consider coming into the west midlands to collect the shipper en-route to africa..

"Not 100% sure but I believe it burns 18tons an hour and cruises at mach.74."

it burns 18T for the first hour during the climb then 10T per hour in the cruise

Glad to hear that the AN124 has such low fuel consumption. It must make all the operators of B747 freighters quake,seeing that they have higher fuel burn. The burn of the AN124 is nearly as good as the B777 freighter.:D

AAL has a point if your cargo is one lump of 37t you might have problems. You might need a special pallet to spread the load, but if its a 100 crates that add up to 37t there shouldn't be a problem.

If I remember right the average fuel burn for a typical sector would be 13t per hour. Unfortunately AN124 is much slower than 747.

Thanks for all the input guys. MTOGW, thanks for yours. I have nothing more to add other than the frt was small units/plts up to 4000kgs.:D

FUEL BURN on AN124
 

Hi All,

Flew on AN 124 for some 6-7 years in total.
Fuel burn is 19 tonnes in first hour at MTOM and 13 tonnes per hour thereafter. Normal ops would include a fuel on landing of around 25 tonnes.
A/C empty weight around 185 tonnes and max take-off 392 tonnes.
Depending on loading method used, may be necessary to carry loading ramp equipment, further reducing payload. Cruise around .74M
It would be obvious to those in the business that the 124 is not the "cheap" option. It does a particular job very very well. Don't use a 124 if a cheaper alternative will do the job (volume/floor loading wise) Anyway I suspect that DOT would not issue a traffic permit if an AN124 was not required!

Cheers

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