December 4, 20196 yr What's the longest flight (in hours and nautical miles) you've been able to accomplish with the 900ER and aux tanks? It looks like at full fuel, you can get 53000lbs of juice. If you simulate a BBJ3, your load out should get you at least 60 pax with 4200lbs of cargo without exceeding MTOW. I've been struggling to find any range maps for the ER AND aux tanks, so it's impossible to really tell what max range should be. I'm pretty confident you can do longish haul transatlantic flights if you're departing from the east coast, but I'm curious about central US departures (say KDAL->EGKK which is roughly 4300nm). Thoughts?
December 8, 20196 yr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_Next_Generation At bottom of page is specs for NGX series. Says -900ER with 178 PAX can only achieve 2,950nm and max fuel with 2 aux tanks is approx. 52273 lbs. Now if you have a strong tail wind it's worth a try 😉
December 20, 20196 yr Author Yeah.. I know the 700 can do 5000+nm with aux tanks and 48 pax. I'm assuming something close to that is possible with the 900. In any event, it's worth a try.
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