So I had 2 quick questions about the range and weights of the 747-800.

1. Is the range that's listed in P3D in the aircraft detail section the range when fully loaded or the range when empty?

2. When doing a ferry flight is it possible to have a payload weight of zero or is there always some weight added besides the pilots?

 

Thanks

The range is based on what Boeing considers to be a standard seating configuration, which I think is based on 416 passengers for the Boeing 747-400. Not really sure off hand what they consider a standard seating configuration for the -8, but in any event, if you have a different seating configuration, the weight difference will certainly affect the range. As for payload, that's the weight of the passengers and cargo, so if you're doing a ferry flight, it would be zero.

20 hours ago, Captain Kevin said:

The range is based on what Boeing considers to be a standard seating configuration, which I think is based on 416 passengers for the Boeing 747-400. Not really sure off hand what they consider a standard seating configuration for the -8, but in any event, if you have a different seating configuration, the weight difference will certainly affect the range. As for payload, that's the weight of the passengers and cargo, so if you're doing a ferry flight, it would be zero.

Thanks for the reply. As far as the weight goes that's what I figured, but I thought I remember hearing somewhere that even on ferry flights they would add some weight just to balance things out. It could be airline specific or I might just not remember correctly what they said.

Edited February 8, 20197 yr by jt233

7 hours ago, jt233 said:

Thanks for the reply. As far as the weight goes that's what I figured, but I thought I remember hearing somewhere that even on ferry flights they would add some weight just to balance things out. It could be airline specific or I might just not remember correctly what they said.

You might want to add balast to be inside CG limits with an empty plane. Ie cargo

Edited February 8, 20197 yr by Olympic260

6 hours ago, jt233 said:

Thanks for the reply. As far as the weight goes that's what I figured, but I thought I remember hearing somewhere that even on ferry flights they would add some weight just to balance things out. It could be airline specific or I might just not remember correctly what they said.

I guess I misunderstood the question, then. My bad. That I'm not too sure of.

No worries!