By: wysiwyg - 29th February 2004 at 19:27
…except that if you fill the tanks on just about any commercial airliner you become seriously limited with respect to the payload you can carry. Weight limitations…it’s always a trade off…passengers or fuel, one or the other.
By: Airline owner - 29th February 2004 at 13:28
Very good Jeanske SN
By: tenthije - 29th February 2004 at 12:33
such range may be a bit excessive, but it is usable. The F27 flies to many small places that may not have proper refueling fascilities. Therefore more fuel will be required to take it back home.
Also, this additional fuel may be for special missions only. For instance maritime patrol.
By: Jeanske_SN - 29th February 2004 at 10:55
The Fairchild Hiller (FH227B), a fokker 27 built by Fairchild, had a range of over 4000 km. This would enable the aircraft to stay in the air for 8 hours. This range is not really useful.
By: Jeanske_SN - 29th February 2004 at 10:52
Hmm, this MD-300 bends if it’s standing on the ground… 😀
By: kev35 - 29th February 2004 at 09:09
Fuselage flexing was discussed some time ago and it was mentioned then that long airliners A340 etc., suffer from something called ‘oscillation’ if I remember correctly. Shouldn’t be at all surprised if the same isn’t true of the dash 8 Q400. I know when I see them regularly at BHX I can’t help thinking they’re just an aluminium tube with wings bolted on, they already look a little out of proportion. Stretching them even further would, I imagine, have C of G issues and increase the risks of a tail strike. The approaches made by Flybe’s Q400’s already seem to be very shallow.
Regards,
kev35
By: Airline owner - 29th February 2004 at 08:52
That is what i mean pretty much the same but with engines
By: wysiwyg - 28th February 2004 at 23:27
Think about it…if range was the issue it would be far more economical to use jets.
By: Ren Frew - 28th February 2004 at 21:39
If they expand it any further, I’ll enjoy taking pictures of it in two pieces when it makes a heavy landing.:D
By: bmi-star - 28th February 2004 at 21:16
No, bombardier told my Aunt, who is the CEO of a company who supplied parts to them , said that the Q400 is the last in the series, but that was 1 year ago, might have changed by now!
By: Jeanske_SN - 28th February 2004 at 20:04
Fuselage flexing? Hmmm that sounds a bit scary! 😮
By: Mark L - 28th February 2004 at 19:50
With Jeanske for once on this one. The 400 already looks and feels oversized, and there is no demand for anything bigger really. When I flew on one in December you could really feel the fuselage flexing as we went down the approach. Either that or I had drunk too much :rolleyes:
By: Jeanske_SN - 28th February 2004 at 19:44
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I think this would be a bit unlikely because the -400 already looks a bit oversized. I don’t think there is a demand for such a large turboprop.
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