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Postby jrpilot » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:33 am

When Boeing and Airbus have to make a dilievery to a diff. country and are using their "Smaller Jets" as like the ones that can't or atleast arn't certified to cross the Atlantic or such...what do they do?

like this   http://www.airliners.net/open.file/658426/L/  soon this aircraft will be flying home to its base in JFK...
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Re: Boeing/Airbus Delievery

Postby Craig. » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:37 am

internal fuel tanks. The interior is adjusted to allow some rather large tanks to be installed for the flight, that or they can take a route that allows them to stop in iceland. For instance alot of the A320/318/319's will make stops in Glasgow before heading over the atlantic then will stop in rekyavik(sp?) then somewhere in Canada.

Someone correct me if i am wrong but i dont think there is such a thing as an aircraft that isnt certified to cross the atlantic in terms of a ferry flight, it would make delivery of aircraft impossible
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Re: Boeing/Airbus Delievery

Postby Felix/FFDS » Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:28 am


Someone correct me if i am wrong but i dont think there is such a thing as an aircraft that isnt certified to cross the atlantic in terms of a ferry flight, it would make delivery of aircraft impossible


I agree with you.  If they were limited, how would all those ATRs cross over to the US, and all those Dash-8s go to Europe (and other places, of course)...??

Every once on a while, one of the airliner magazines prints an article, and more frequently shows photos of, airplanes of ferry flights.
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Re: Boeing/Airbus Delievery

Postby Nexus » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:15 pm

I know there are specific regulations for ferry flights, though they are out my my reach ATM.

But even if you flew non ETOPS (60min away from alternate with 1-engine cruise speed) it would be no problem if you flew a northern route over iceland/greenland.
There are plenty of airstrips available there, if an emergency occurs :)
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Re: Boeing/Airbus Delievery

Postby Craig. » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:16 pm

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Re: Boeing/Airbus Delievery

Postby Felix/FFDS » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:31 pm

The internal fuel tanks


I presume those are "No Smoking" flights?
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Re: Boeing/Airbus Delievery

Postby Craig. » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:39 pm


I presume those are "No Smoking" flights?

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Re: Boeing/Airbus Delievery

Postby Mr. Bones » Sat Sep 11, 2004 1:21 pm

i thought about this before but didn't come to a solution. i learnt something today....wow  ::)  ;)
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