How do you make a jet Plane fly farther?

[juncotoco]

hi everyone.  I am kind of new to flight simulator.  May I kindly seek your advice on how to maximize the fuel and make the jet plane fly farther? I tried to fly a Boeing 737 from Manila to Singapore and I ran out of gas!  I tried to put the throttle to 50% only but still failed to reach my destination also.  Does the plane consume more gas on lower or higher altitude?  What is the idle altitude?

Sorry for the newbie questions. Thanks for all the help!

[FlyingPerson]

Why would you even try to make a 737 fly from the tip of Africa to Singapore? If you want to fly those kind of routes, you're better off using the Project Opensky Boeing 757/767/777s. Or the default 747/Posky 747. 737s hasn't got that range, easy as that. If you really want to fly that far with a 737, check "Unlimited Fuel" in the Realism settings.

The 737 isn't built to fly that far, sorry!

And it has nothing to do with what your altitude is (at least in the sim).. Of course at higher N1 it uses more fuel.

[HarvesteR]

isn't Manila the capital of the Philippines? that's actually near enough for a 737

typical 737 cruising altitudes stay around FL350 (35000 ft). at those altitudes, fuel consumption should be near the optimum, or at least predicted amount...

use your autopilot to regulate your airspeed on long hauls, a normal cruising speed is around 300-ish kts

is all else fails, you can check 'unlimited fuel' in the realism settings... but it's not really realistic, since the 737 is not very good at aerial refueling

[juncotoco]

thanks for all your advice!  I will try to find the other aircrafts mentioned and will try the other advices.  Yes, Manila is the capital or main city of the Philippines.   Best regards.

[SubZer0]

To add to what Harvester said, it's actually better to choose a mach speed of .78 to .80mach while cruising. Stay between FL300 and FL400 for optimum fuel consumption and speeds

[tcco94]

Yeah move on to a bigger aircraft.
I dont see a huge diffrence between the 737 and 767. Both are sortof the same just the 767 is bigger and a bit wider.

and its made by project opensky so you know its gunna be a good airplane to fly.  :)

[Rich H]

Put winglets on  :)

[tcco94]

[quote]Put winglets on

[BigTruck]

[quote][quote]Put winglets on

[Anxyous]

They prevent airflow from spilling off the wingtips, thus like Truckie said, reducing drag, and improving fuel efficiency.

[FlyingPerson]

tcco94@ The main differences between the 767 and the 737 is that no 737 has ever been able to do flights like LHR - JFK. Every 767 since the 767-200ER has been able to cross the Atlantic, and also the 757-200 can cross the Atlantic. I don't know if the 757-300 can do it, but I think so.

737-900 - Standard range with 177 passengers 3815km (2060nm), high gross weight version 5083km (2458nm).

767-300 - Higher gross weight version range with design payload and PW-4050s 7835km (4230nm), with CF6-80C2B2s 7890km (4260nm).
767-300ER - Range with design payload with PW-4060s 10,880km (5875nm), with CF6-80C2B4Fs 10,195km (5505nm).

There's your 767 vs. 737 differences.. and of course, the 767 is bigger and older than (most of?) the 737NGs.

[tcco94]

tcco94@ The main differences between the 767 and the 737 is that no 737 has ever been able to do flights like LHR - JFK. Every 767 since the 767-200ER has been able to cross the Atlantic, and also the 757-200 can cross the Atlantic. I don't know if the 757-300 can do it, but I think so.

737-900 - Standard range with 177 passengers 3815km (2060nm), high gross weight version 5083km (2458nm).

767-300 - Higher gross weight version range with design payload and PW-4050s 7835km (4230nm), with CF6-80C2B2s 7890km (4260nm).
767-300ER - Range with design payload with PW-4060s 10,880km (5875nm), with CF6-80C2B4Fs 10,195km (5505nm).

There's your 767 vs. 737 differences.. and of course, the 767 is bigger and older than (most of?) the 737NGs.

Yeah ive seen some flights up to 6-8 hours or something using a 767 but compared to a 737 its not much harder to fly if you see what im saying. And at points I like the 767 better than 737.

Although I cant judge yet...ive only flown the posky 767 comparing to the microsoft 737 and posky. Im hopefully getting the Level-D 767 for my birthday.

I also like the 757 but its design is sortof odd and its not fat like the 767.

[BigTruck]

tcco94@ The main differences between the 767 and the 737 is that no 737 has ever been able to do flights like LHR - JFK. Every 767 since the 767-200ER has been able to cross the Atlantic, and also the 757-200 can cross the Atlantic. I don't know if the 757-300 can do it, but I think so.

737-900 - Standard range with 177 passengers 3815km (2060nm), high gross weight version 5083km (2458nm).

767-300 - Higher gross weight version range with design payload and PW-4050s 7835km (4230nm), with CF6-80C2B2s 7890km (4260nm).
767-300ER - Range with design payload with PW-4060s 10,880km (5875nm), with CF6-80C2B4Fs 10,195km (5505nm).

There's your 767 vs. 737 differences.. and of course, the 767 is bigger and older than (most of?) the 737NGs.

Yeah ive seen some flights up to 6-8 hours or something using a 767

When I lived in Hawaii and wanted to fly home to see the in laws or family, I always flew on a 767 either to Houston or Atlanta, and those rides were 8-9 hours long, so yeah, she goes far  :)

[N. Chapman]

Has anyone ever considered that the 737 can be fitted with 9 (yes 9) auxiliary tanks giving it range enough to take it from the west coast of the US to Japan? ANA has a scheduled service using a 737 in all business (or was it first :-/ ) non-stop going from Japan to the US. I believe the 737-700ER has the range of 5510nm.

So if you want to make the plane go farther just make sure that all the fuel tanks add up to 10,707 gallons (or 40,530L)

[HarvesteR]

Has anyone ever considered that the 737 can be fitted with 9 (yes 9) auxiliary tanks giving it range enough to take it from the west coast of the US to Japan? ANA has a scheduled service using a 737 in all business (or was it first :-/ ) non-stop going from Japan to the US. I believe the 737-700ER has the range of 5510nm.

So if you want to make the plane go farther just make sure that all the fuel tanks add up to 10,707 gallons (or 40,530L)

yes i remember seeing in the discovery channel, or somewhere like that... the whole passenger cabin can be filled with tanks, extending it's range to as much as a 747

very cool, but your passengers will be a little uncomfortable sharing their space with those tanks... as if coach wasn't cramped enough as it is  ;D

Cheers