737-900ER flaps 15° and go around performance
09-19-2016, 09:47 PM
#51
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2006
Posts: 2,889
Painful to read. Flying the 75/76 and find the box a little less capable than the very robust MD11 system, but the planes are a delight to fly and land. How did the industry decide to hang their hats on the ugliest one from the litter?
09-19-2016, 11:37 PM
#53
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2009
Posts: 5,265
Boeing basically gave them away at fire sale prices. The thing has been in production since 1967, not like theyre expensive to build. Or "next gen" for that matter. The most advanced thing on the plane is LED landing lights.
09-19-2016, 11:46 PM
#54
Don't say Guppy
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Position: Guppy driver
Posts: 1,926
I used to fly a lot of Hawaii. Last year, I heard twice (I think it was AA and VA) putting in Flight Level requests headed eastbound.
Both times, they asked for something in the high 20s. When told "Unavailable, how about 310?", they said "No, we're too heavy."
That and my prior experience in the 320 made me think a heavier version with the same wing might get a small window between Mach buffet and low-speed buffet.
Both times, they asked for something in the high 20s. When told "Unavailable, how about 310?", they said "No, we're too heavy."
That and my prior experience in the 320 made me think a heavier version with the same wing might get a small window between Mach buffet and low-speed buffet.
