Does anyone know the average cruise fuel flow for the A330-200?I'm just wondering because I've made the POSKY A330 work with FSX, and I seem to have a very long range. With 50% fuel, and a full load of passengers and as much cargo as the MTOW limit permits, I'm gettin an endurance around 12 hours. Is this right?Right now, my fuel flow is around 9,400-9,700 lb per hour, or 4,700 lb per hour per engine at FL360 at .8 mach with GE-80 engines. Does this amount make sense?thanks

I'm not sure about absolute fuel flow parameters, however Qantas have flown the A330-200 (the -200 has a longer endurance, and is smaller, than the -300) from Auckland New Zealand to KLAX - Auckland (NZAA). That's a trip time of something like 12 hours, particularly for the westbound flight.Bruce.

doesnt seem right. the 333 has a range of 4500 nm with those engines, that is with full fuel and reserves. at 460 cruise speed thats a 10 hour flight fully fueled. the LR version goes 5500 nmhttp://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=25

doesnt seem right. the 333 has a range of 4500 nm with those engines, that is with full fuel and reserves. at 460 cruise speed thats a 10 hour flight fully fueled. the LR version goes 5500 nmhttp://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=25

That's the A330-300. He's talking about the A330-200, which has a range that can surpass 6700 nm with a full load, further with less load, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330My Encyclopedia of Aviation is more definitive though. I'll have to check and see what it says.

thanks for the answers.Maybe it would be easier to find out the maximum range or endurance of an A330-200 fully loaded? In the flight in particular, I took off from Paris with a max load of passengers, 55% fuel, and as much cargo as I could fit, and about 1/2 of the way over the Atlantic I had about 40% fuel left. I don't remember exactly. The only concrete fact I can provide is the fuel flow to the engines, which I jotted down.

thanks for the answers.Maybe it would be easier to find out the maximum range or endurance of an A330-200 fully loaded? In the flight in particular, I took off from Paris with a max load of passengers, 55% fuel, and as much cargo as I could fit, and about 1/2 of the way over the Atlantic I had about 40% fuel left. I don't remember exactly. The only concrete fact I can provide is the fuel flow to the engines, which I jotted down.

wikipedia says the range of an A330-200 **with a full pax load** is 6749 nm. Like I said though, I will have to check my Encyclopedia of Aviation (its an awesome reference book) and see what it says. I don't fully trust wikipedia on info like that.

Airbus says

The A330-200 features enlarged horizontal and vertical tail services (to compensate for the loss of moment arm with the shorter fuselage vs 300's). Another important change is the addition of a centre fuel tank, which increases the A330-200's fuel capacity over the A330-300's, and results in the 200's 11,850km (6400nm) range.Max cruising speed 880km/h (475kt) at 33,000ft, economical cruising speed 860km/h (464kt). Range with max passengers and reserves at 230t MTOW 11,850km (6400nm)

NZAA - > KLAX = 5658nm as per Flight Simulator