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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Apr 2019, 04:56

Replies: 310

Qantas and the 787-900

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Posted By downunder35

Yes, Capt Fathom, you are of course correct. So...

Yes, Capt Fathom, you are of course correct. So used to thinking of Boeing's use of 'hundreds in the various versions of a aicraft, eg. 747-400 and the 777-300, I mistakenly applied the same...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd Apr 2019, 07:31

Replies: 310

Qantas and the 787-900

Views: 186,532

Posted By downunder35

catseye, thanks for more reasoning. The devil is...

catseye, thanks for more reasoning. The devil is always in the detail. I am sure the Qantas / Boeing guys have a detailed knowledge of the payload range optimisation and the dispatch guys play a...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd Apr 2019, 01:17

Replies: 310

Qantas and the 787-900

Views: 186,532

Posted By downunder35

When I look on the Qantas site, it shows the...

When I look on the Qantas site, it shows the 787-900 at MTOW of 254,000kgs, max fuel at 123,656L with a range of 9,008nm and 236 pax. When you look on the Boeing site, it shows the 787-900 at the max...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

1st Apr 2019, 00:47

Replies: 310

Qantas and the 787-900

Views: 186,532

Posted By downunder35

How do Qantas manage to get the 787-900 to travel...

How do Qantas manage to get the 787-900 to travel the non stop distance between Perth and London. I thought the normal range was much smaller? Did they forgo some cargo for larger fuel tanks?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

26th Jan 2017, 01:57

Replies: 29

Flight Time To Sydney

Views: 8,662

Posted By downunder35

Just saw these posts above regarding the Bristol...

Just saw these posts above regarding the Bristol Britannia. I recall as a 15 year old my first ever trip in an aircraft. Parents decided Australia was the go, and a few months later we were off. It...

Forum: Cabin Crew

16th Jan 2017, 11:42

Replies: 51

Sacked for a Sandwich...

Views: 15,873

Posted By downunder35

What a disgusting airline management practice,...

What a disgusting airline management practice, not to mention the morals of the "team member" who dobbed the hostie in. Sound a real fun place. I'd rather catch the bus than ever fly again with...

Forum: Tech Log

22nd Dec 2016, 06:49

Replies: 31

A320 can you do auto-land overweight?

Views: 17,824

Posted By downunder35

What would you consider a normal "good" every day...

What would you consider a normal "good" every day acceptable V/S in ft/min touchdown compared with a Autoland V/S in ft/min in the A320. I imagine the autoland by design is not for comfort but to get...

Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch

12th Jan 2016, 06:00

Replies: 0

OMDB A380 Gates

Views: 3,913

Posted By downunder35

OMDB A380 Gates

I have flown through Dubai a few times and now with the new Terminal 3 wondered what were the A380 capable gates? Maybe if they do not bother with 3 bridges, any large gate will do, as long as a gate...

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