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Posted: 5/5/2015 9:12:06 PM EDT
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The FDX airplanes you see landing in MEM are heavy. It lakes some runway to get stopped. We need to clear the runway as quickly as we can because of the arrival rate, we're not coasting down the runway. There is also quite often a tailwind (up to 15kts) which will also use up a lot of runway. My last landing in MEM was a 15kt tailwind, 500,000+ lbs landing wt, and ref around 148kts. You will use up some runway. Hah on the other side of that, I ferried an empty 777 from EWR to IAD the other day. Fuel at the departure gate was 29k. 
Our Vref in IAD was 116kts. We made the first turn off on 1R with ease.. 
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Posted: 5/5/2015 9:18:59 PM EDT
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I assume that the bulk (90% plus) of the wear that expensive aircraft tires experience comes from the initial touchdown and not from putting "mileage" on them? The landings beat them up the most, yes. But brake wear is really the concern. |
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Posted: 5/5/2015 9:29:44 PM EDT
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I assume that the bulk (90% plus) of the wear that expensive aircraft tires experience comes from the initial touchdown and not from putting "mileage" on them? A pair of tires for my Lear (2 per MLG) is about $2200. A set of brakes can be anywhere from 5-9k. Break wear is the concern, as stated. |
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Posted: 5/5/2015 9:30:16 PM EDT
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Patriot, which version of the 777 is that? We never see lower than 136kts.
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Posted: 5/5/2015 10:52:55 PM EDT
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Patriot, which version of the 777 is that? We never see lower than 136kts. It was an empty one...! actually it was an old UAL lightweight bird.. original -200 model. That combined with no payload and not a lot of gas made for a light landing weight. Normal speeds are usually 135-139ish. |
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Posted: 5/6/2015 8:08:19 AM EDT
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Hah on the other side of that, I ferried an empty 777 from EWR to IAD the other day. Fuel at the departure gate was 29k.
Our Vref in IAD was 116kts. We made the first turn off on 1R with ease.. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The FDX airplanes you see landing in MEM are heavy. It lakes some runway to get stopped. We need to clear the runway as quickly as we can because of the arrival rate, we're not coasting down the runway. There is also quite often a tailwind (up to 15kts) which will also use up a lot of runway. My last landing in MEM was a 15kt tailwind, 500,000+ lbs landing wt, and ref around 148kts. You will use up some runway. Hah on the other side of that, I ferried an empty 777 from EWR to IAD the other day. Fuel at the departure gate was 29k.
Our Vref in IAD was 116kts. We made the first turn off on 1R with ease.. 29,000 lbs in a triple 7 would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 gallon in my truck. Almost scary! |
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Posted: 5/6/2015 9:21:37 AM EDT
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29,000 lbs in a triple 7 would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 gallon in my truck. Almost scary! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The FDX airplanes you see landing in MEM are heavy. It lakes some runway to get stopped. We need to clear the runway as quickly as we can because of the arrival rate, we're not coasting down the runway. There is also quite often a tailwind (up to 15kts) which will also use up a lot of runway. My last landing in MEM was a 15kt tailwind, 500,000+ lbs landing wt, and ref around 148kts. You will use up some runway. Hah on the other side of that, I ferried an empty 777 from EWR to IAD the other day. Fuel at the departure gate was 29k.
Our Vref in IAD was 116kts. We made the first turn off on 1R with ease.. 29,000 lbs in a triple 7 would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 gallon in my truck. Almost scary! Yeah it's less than 1/10th of a tank for most of our planes. |
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Posted: 5/6/2015 9:31:50 AM EDT
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Yeah it's less than 1/10th of a tank for most of our planes. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The FDX airplanes you see landing in MEM are heavy. It lakes some runway to get stopped. We need to clear the runway as quickly as we can because of the arrival rate, we're not coasting down the runway. There is also quite often a tailwind (up to 15kts) which will also use up a lot of runway. My last landing in MEM was a 15kt tailwind, 500,000+ lbs landing wt, and ref around 148kts. You will use up some runway. Hah on the other side of that, I ferried an empty 777 from EWR to IAD the other day. Fuel at the departure gate was 29k.
Our Vref in IAD was 116kts. We made the first turn off on 1R with ease.. 29,000 lbs in a triple 7 would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 gallon in my truck. Almost scary! Yeah it's less than 1/10th of a tank for most of our planes. Short trip or not, that's well below the "warm fuzzy fuel feeling". |
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