The BBC ‘thriller’ which was clearly inspired by that event was a great program (can’t remember the name...)
33,000 lbs of kero lasts anywhere between 10 mins (full AB) and 3 hours (normal flying 480 kts), 20 sorties a day , 7 days a week for 40+ years Then add the admin costs from the shiny bums sitting in Canberra, the ground and aircrew wages, spares, etc etc etc .... amounts to about the same as Satan driving to Perth and back Military aircraft are allocated a fuel allotment per year and are over serviced to the hilt ... .how much is peace of mind ? Short answer ... no
You know I never saw an aircraft washed in all of the time I was there. Friday was washing day but it was done this way, if you don't drink or participate in the BBQ every Friday afternoon you had to wash the aircraft ..... we all drank
Lower cabin altitude relative to aircraft altitude. The higher the cabin altitude the more tiring it is to spend time in. Especially a long time. Gayry can tell you what the 777 etc. are pressurised to but for example in my HOS when the aircraft is at 45,000ft the cabin is at 8,000ft.
You're right in the sense that 8,000ft is (or used to be) a fairly common target for the cabin at an aircraft's max altitude, however it varies a lot between types. I've flown and been in many pressurised aircraft where the cabin is as high as 10,000ft at max alt. Gulfstreams, for example, have normally maxxed at 6,000ft but the new ones are targeting even lower - around 4,000ft. And that's at an aircraft altitude of 51,000ft! It's important to remember that we're talking about the cabin at the aircraft's max altitude, so most of the time it will be lower. eg. At 41,000ft (a common cruise altitude) in my HOS the cabin is only around 6,000ft.
I recall the RAN Seahawks were costed at $8,500 per flying hour just for the maintenance Rusty warships in the 90s were costed at $150,000 per sea day Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
4,000ft cabin pressure at 51,000ft - incredible! BTW, as I asked Gary, do you think you’ll do much recreational flying when you retire?
I doubt I'll do any recreational flying (flying for the fun of it), but I wouldn't be surprised if I do a reasonable amount of private flying. Chloe's family are almost all in Pt. Macquarie and we plan on buying an aircraft at some point to make it easier to visit them.
PK-YGW, a B733 freighter conversion. Was previously ZK-NGR with Air New Zealand, where I suspect it was flown with much more respect and care.
