September 11, 20196 yr I bet the bean counters are quaking behind their calculators about the extra 600kg per aircraft and the extra fuel used to cater for that weight over the lifetime with the airline... Interesting idea though. HOWEVER>>> Notwithstanding the taxiing manoeuvre, the pushback is provided by the tug connected to the nosewheel. AND... you don't want to taxi for a kilometre and a half or so to the active THEN find out your engine(s) have developed a fault and/or still be "cold" just prior to delivering takeoff thrust... far better to find that before you join the queue.. Just playing Devil's Advocate.. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
September 11, 20196 yr Actually, this idea is intriguing, and the engine startup procedure could easily be factored into the sequence for take-off. I've personally have had VERY lengthy delays on the ground with either one or both engines turning, wasting fuel. I can easily see how this could be economical for my airline, even with an increase in weight for the system. Busdriver (Bill) KPHL 8086K @5.4GHz, EVGA GTX 1080 TI FTW3, DDR4 16GB @4000MHz, Samsung 970 NVMe (M.2) Windows 10 Pro, Samsung M.2 1TB for P3D V4.5
September 12, 20196 yr Moderator 12 hours ago, nonflyingdutchman said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGTS I moved your topic from the Screen Shot forum to here, but since there’s always a topic based on yours, we’ll leave it at that. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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