Longest Flight out of Heathrow
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Guys,
What is the longest/furthest non-stop flight out of Heathrow (cargo or passenger)?
I'm guessing its the LHR- Singapore flight.
What is the longest/furthest non-stop flight out of Heathrow (cargo or passenger)?
I'm guessing its the LHR- Singapore flight.
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Some years ago, Qantas operated Heathrow-Sydney nonstop with the delivery flight of their first 744 and the aircraft was named "Longreach". They had to get some special high-density fuel on board but it did carry a commercial payload (albeit only a couple of passengers and a few kilos of cargo) so therefore was technically a scheduled service flight.
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The longest flight in terms of time was by the TWA Starliner N7307C on 1st October 1957 from London Airport to San Francisco.... 23 hrs 21 minutes non-stop.
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That was some achievement back in 1957! More details of the Qantas B744 flight is at First Non-stop England-Australia Flight 1989
My wife was working at Qantas then and organised the carriage of the first day covers mentioned in the article.
I still reckon that flight is the answer to the question
My wife was working at Qantas then and organised the carriage of the first day covers mentioned in the article.
I still reckon that flight is the answer to the question
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The longest flight in terms of time was by the TWA Starliner N7307C on 1st October 1957 from London Airport to San Francisco.... 23 hrs 21 minutes non-stop.
These airplanes were generally limited by the remaining engine oil supply.
I flew these aircraft trans-Pacific in excess of 17 hours, nonstop.
Oil?
Yup...105 gallons, please.
Fill 'er up, thanks...
The only airplane that used more oil in flight was the Boeing Stratocruiser..and yes, I flew these as well, but only for a very short time.
Darn....
