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Post subject: Re: Wild speculation about plane I want.... Posted: 23 Oct 2019, 00:11 |
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Joined: 08/28/11 Posts: 1708 Post Likes: +1699 Company: N/A - Retired Location: Southern AZ / South Carolina
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Username Protected wrote: The global flyers was 3700 lbs empty, and 22K lbs full of gas. It went around the world 25K miles.
Replace the expensive FJ-44 with a much cheaper JT15 (assume 50% more fuel burn)
Replace the area of the fuel booms with a larger central fuselage. Add 2000 lbs of creature comforts. Add 1000lbs of people and things. Make the GW 12500...
One now has a pressurized turbine aircraft with a range of 4000+ miles. One that gets(even with the JT15) 8 to 10 mpg.
Probably slower than even a slow-tation, but you could go ANYWHERE at reasonabl;e cost. FBO: Amalgamated Aviation how can I help you. GF Capt: we’ll be in tomorrow and I see snow in the forecast, we’ll need a hangar. FBO: sure, what size aircraft? GFC: we’ll need something to fit a a 115’ wingspan. FBO: ........
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Post subject: Re: Wild speculation about plane I want.... Posted: 23 Oct 2019, 01:24 |
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Joined: 12/07/17 Posts: 7026 Post Likes: +5805 Company: Malco Power Design Location: KLVJ
Aircraft: 1976 Baron 58
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Username Protected wrote: The global flyers was 3700 lbs empty, and 22K lbs full of gas. It went around the world 25K miles.
Replace the expensive FJ-44 with a much cheaper JT15 (assume 50% more fuel burn)
Replace the area of the fuel booms with a larger central fuselage. Add 2000 lbs of creature comforts. Add 1000lbs of people and things. Make the GW 12500...
One now has a pressurized turbine aircraft with a range of 4000+ miles. One that gets(even with the JT15) 8 to 10 mpg.
Probably slower than even a slow-tation, but you could go ANYWHERE at reasonabl;e cost. Better add a PTT in the lav. It does have a lav doesn’t it?
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Post subject: Re: Wild speculation about plane I want.... Posted: 23 Oct 2019, 08:33 |
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Joined: 05/05/09 Posts: 4946 Post Likes: +4776
Aircraft: G44, C501, C55, R66
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Username Protected wrote: The global flyers was 3700 lbs empty, and 22K lbs full of gas. It went around the world 25K miles.
Replace the expensive FJ-44 with a much cheaper JT15 (assume 50% more fuel burn)
Replace the area of the fuel booms with a larger central fuselage. Add 2000 lbs of creature comforts. Add 1000lbs of people and things. Make the GW 12500...
One now has a pressurized turbine aircraft with a range of 4000+ miles. One that gets(even with the JT15) 8 to 10 mpg.
Probably slower than even a slow-tation, but you could go ANYWHERE at reasonabl;e cost. I've had dreams about an Experimental nice looking Cirrus Jet sort of contraption with a JT15 on the top. This thing exists and is very nice too. https://stratosaircraft.com/The FJ44 isn't NEARLY as fuel efficient compared to the JT15 as people assume. At normal down low altitudes, it doesn't save any fuel. At 40,000 feet, maybe 20%.
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