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Qantas #8 from DFW to BNE can't make the nonstop for a second day
Second day in a row, QFA8 doesn't make it nonstop back to Australia. This route has been plagued with range problems due to aircraft performance/capacity. (flightaware.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
it could if they woulf try the a-380 it has a range of 8,300 miles thats what they should do . flight mentioned has 7,400 miles so the a-380 has 900 miles to spare ...:)
Introduce some MARVEL MYSTERY OIL in the crankcases.
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I don't see how you'r able to ascertain the result of the flight from the link. FA loses tracking on Qantas 8 over the Pacific and the arrival times and locations aren't posted.
Someone should mail an E6B to Qantas.
Quantas is using the wrong aircraft. A 777 w/standard tanks could make it non-stop bucking that jet stream @ flt level. And a slightly more northerly track (closer to Hawaii) would keep it away from that jet for a longer time.
@hardworker7- Its spelled Qantas... and Qantas does not own any 777s. but you do bring up good points about the jetstream
It looks like the aircraft didn't get up high enough to where the fuel efficiency of those engines can come into play. Looks like they never got above FL300. Either the winds up higher were horrible or someone stayed down too long after departure. Would have rather pulled the power back a little to increase range, or gotten a faster climb to altitude. May have made the difference.