Predictions?
There will be a test flight for NW employees, along with a viewing sched. 2-6pm. (check ATLAS for details)
I am getting the vibe that we may be seeing this bird pointing NW...maybe as a 400 replacement. The 16 400's at present will be going to NWA Cargo. I guess the 7-8i is asleep.
Ten years from now NWA widebody fleet:
68- 787's (every city we fly to [and then some] in Asia will get a non-stop, along with India, Africa, Middle East)...ala Neal Conartist.
32-A330's
8-12-A380's/747-8i? China/Tokyo
BASIC OPERATING DATA (Airbus)
A380 metric imperial
Engines Trent 900 or GP 7000 Trent 900 or GP 7000
Engine thrust range 311 kN 70,000 lb. slst
Typical passenger seating 525 525
Range (w/max. passengers) 15,200 km. 8,200 nm.
Max. operating Mach number (Mmo) 0.89 Mo. 0.89 Mo.
Bulk hold volume - Standard/option 18.4 m3 650 ft3
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(from Boeing)
The 747-8 Intercontinental is the only jetliner in the 400- to 500-seat market, stretched 5.6 m (18.3 ft) from the 747-400 to provide 467 seats in a three-class configuration and a 14,815-km (8,000-nmi) range. Using 787-technology engines, the airplane will be quieter, produce lower emissions, and achieve better fuel economy than any competing jetliner. Compared to the 747-400, the 747-8 Intercontinental will provide nearly equivalent trip costs and 10 percent lower seat-mile costs, plus 28 percent greater cargo volume. Operating economics will offer a significant improvement over the A380. The 747-8 is more than 11 percent lighter per seat than the A380 and will consume 10 percent less fuel per passenger than the 555-seat airplane. That translates into a trip-cost reduction of 19 percent and a seat-mile cost reduction of more than 3 percent, compared to the A380. Both the 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter can use the existing infrastructure and ground equipment at most airports worldwide.
(must not forget our Super Long range Turbo injected DC-9s will round out the lunar flights)
There will be a test flight for NW employees, along with a viewing sched. 2-6pm. (check ATLAS for details)
I am getting the vibe that we may be seeing this bird pointing NW...maybe as a 400 replacement. The 16 400's at present will be going to NWA Cargo. I guess the 7-8i is asleep.
Ten years from now NWA widebody fleet:
68- 787's (every city we fly to [and then some] in Asia will get a non-stop, along with India, Africa, Middle East)...ala Neal Conartist.
32-A330's
8-12-A380's/747-8i? China/Tokyo
BASIC OPERATING DATA (Airbus)
A380 metric imperial
Engines Trent 900 or GP 7000 Trent 900 or GP 7000
Engine thrust range 311 kN 70,000 lb. slst
Typical passenger seating 525 525
Range (w/max. passengers) 15,200 km. 8,200 nm.
Max. operating Mach number (Mmo) 0.89 Mo. 0.89 Mo.
Bulk hold volume - Standard/option 18.4 m3 650 ft3
-------------------------
(from Boeing)
The 747-8 Intercontinental is the only jetliner in the 400- to 500-seat market, stretched 5.6 m (18.3 ft) from the 747-400 to provide 467 seats in a three-class configuration and a 14,815-km (8,000-nmi) range. Using 787-technology engines, the airplane will be quieter, produce lower emissions, and achieve better fuel economy than any competing jetliner. Compared to the 747-400, the 747-8 Intercontinental will provide nearly equivalent trip costs and 10 percent lower seat-mile costs, plus 28 percent greater cargo volume. Operating economics will offer a significant improvement over the A380. The 747-8 is more than 11 percent lighter per seat than the A380 and will consume 10 percent less fuel per passenger than the 555-seat airplane. That translates into a trip-cost reduction of 19 percent and a seat-mile cost reduction of more than 3 percent, compared to the A380. Both the 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter can use the existing infrastructure and ground equipment at most airports worldwide.
(must not forget our Super Long range Turbo injected DC-9s will round out the lunar flights)
