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Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 05 Oct 2007, 20:19
by forthbridge
Hi all,
Friday night, and as I get settled with a refreshement or two in front of the Goggle box, time to see if the EGQL - Mount Pleasant trip was a fluke. Can the flight be repeated in reverse? Well, in BA colours, we are about to find out! At 8x speed in the cruise, I should be able to watch a film before coming back for the landing.
Did I get really luck last time? Is FS fickle? We'll soon find out - chocks away, what!
It will be interesting to see what differences we get this time. Between 3 and 5k of motion lotion is the target for landing.
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 05 Oct 2007, 22:04
by forthbridge
Well, this time - 15.9 hours and 3859 litres left in the tanks STUPID CHEERS
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 05 Oct 2007, 23:36
by forthbridge
It ain't half! ;-)
Out of pure interest, I used about 1200kg more fuel on the return leg - I am sure this is down to going a little too high too soon, where my speed dropped to 426 kts - although the range crept up nicely - a little drop down got it back to cuise velocity. I think I've got the climb and descent curves now. Of course, I am flying in my own airspace - so no need to get clearance in stages!!!
Having said all the above, if the winds aloft had been in - we would have been sailing from about 1500 miles out... :roll:
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 06 Oct 2007, 00:23
by FlyTexas
Here's my little secret for long range flights. ;-)
Brian
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 06 Oct 2007, 00:27
by Garry Russell
One for Tonks
Just out of interest.....in an emergency can you tap into to fuel you're tanking or is there no (normally inactive) physical link at all to your own system?
Garry
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 06 Oct 2007, 00:50
by forthbridge
FlyTexas wrote:Here's my little secret for long range flights. ;-)
Brian
Now then, that would make things easier...!
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 06 Oct 2007, 00:51
by forthbridge
Garry Russell wrote:One for Tonks
Just out of interest.....in an emergency can you tap into to fuel you're tanking or is there no (normally inactive) physical link at all to your own system?
Garry
Tonks with the drill and rubber hose....
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 06 Oct 2007, 00:53
by Garry Russell
:o The mind boggles
Garry
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 06 Oct 2007, 01:45
by jab
FlyTexas wrote:Here's my little secret for long range flights. ;-)
Brian
I set it so if I press Shift+Z it makes me have 100% fuel
James :dance:
Re: Super '10 - ultra long range Part 2
Posted: 06 Oct 2007, 01:58
by Sl4yer
Garry Russell wrote:Just out of interest.....in an emergency can you tap into to fuel you're tanking or is there no (normally inactive) physical link at all to your own system?
Homework again from Manchester lecture...
If I recall correctly, ALL the fuel in the VC10 tankers can be burnt for flight, or tanked. The two systems are fully connected.
Let's see if I'm right!
James