i recently made a real flight from montevideo to tocumen, sumu mpto, very long flight, 7 h 30 i logged fuel planner .com and suggested fuel was 53.000 punds,,,,max fuel capacity of 737-800 is 46.000.
i made the flight in xplane,a d heaqdwinds were bet 80 and 100 knots...
how real plane made this flight,,,plane was completely max weight,,,,
this post is just for mindscratching purposes, i sumpley dont get how this plane made this flight.
maybe slow cruse speed fo save fuel,,,,no idea.
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737 help (range)
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Re: 737 help (range)
Perhaps the head winds were considerably less when the real world flight took place.
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hi its a regular nonstop flight, maybe that 737800 has that winlet conversion that burn less fuel,,,,flight was 11pm to 6 am, maybe they play with less headwinds,,,,but really make me think.
hello again keith
hello again keith