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Posted by aem7ac on Thu Nov 10 12:59:37 2005, in response to Re: Boeing jet to break distance record, posted by RonInBayside on Thu Nov 10 12:51:42 2005. "The freighters are heavier and can thus hold less fuel"But not by much. The main reason freighters are heavier is because of the freight they hold, not because of the structural members that are added to strengthen the fuselage. R68A posted a number in the last post... it's something like a 20% extra empty weight, which is significant when you are flying stuff in air, and will affect the range... but it's not THAT MUCH heavier. I think it's still a fair statement to say that are similar planes that fly the routes. I would contend the reason the freighters are designed that way is BECUASE the reduced range will help them achieve the extra cargo capacity, and not the other way round (i.e. not that they WANTED a shorter range and HAPPEN to find that it carried more stuff.) AEM7AC |
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