Just watched an Airbus A340-313, 'Plus Ultra' airlines out of Barcelona, landing at Fuereventura airport today. I'd assumed the Boeing 757s of Condor airlines were the largest using the airport, but the four-engined A340 is bigger, usually classed as long range. Do any larger planes land here regularly?
Its been sub contracted by the ever unreliable Vueling for their Barcelona Fuerte flight today. There has been all manner of problems and Government interventions at Barcelona, in the recent past with the very high amounts of cancellations. Seems the staff have finally had enough of them and voted with their feet.
I wonder if they'll put a full load on. The Boing 747 couldn't take off wit a full load as the runway is too short, that's why you don't see them.
I live near the airport and haven't seen on of these before.
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Quote from: woe10 on August 05, 2016, 14:08:29 PM
I wonder if they'll put a full load on. The Boing 747 couldn't take off wit a full load as the runway is too short, that's why you don't see them.
I live near the airport and haven't seen on of these before.
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Actually woe according to Boeing a 747 needs 2800 mtrs to take off with a maximum load so technically one could land and take of out of the airport, although with only 600 mtrs of error spare I would not want to be on it :)
In 2013 a 747 landed at the wrong airport in Kansas it was going to McDonnell air force base, and landed at a local general aviation airport managed to land and take off with a runway of circa 2000 mtrs it was carrying cargo, but how much I have no idea, 747 regularly land albeit empty at Cardiff as the BA engine repair unit is about 8 miles from there and the rnway there is shorter then Fuerteventura.
John, when they extended the runway, and the airport as a whole, they were "expecting" droves of Americans coming over to play golf :o
They did test the runway with a 747, but the Aviation people ruled that no-way could a fully laden 747 take off "safely". So that was the end of that.
And the Concrete Man at Cororasa in Rosario made millions, courtesy of the EU
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Quote from: woe10 on August 06, 2016, 16:31:00 PM
John, when they extended the runway, and the airport as a whole, they were "expecting" droves of Americans coming over to play golf :o
They did test the runway with a 747, but the Aviation people ruled that no-way could a fully laden 747 take off "safely". So that was the end of that.
And the Concrete Man at Cororasa in Rosario made millions, courtesy of the EU
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Woe no where in my post did I say safely :D and as i said technically it is possible, but I would not want to be on it.
I didn't imply that John, I was just stressing the point why Jumbos don't land here. Not full of passengers anyway, too heavy.
Quote from: woe10 on August 07, 2016, 14:52:18 PM
I didn't imply that John, I was just stressing the point why Jumbos don't land here. Not full of passengers anyway, too heavy.
i did not think you were implying anything Woe, :) who is the concrete man any way some local politician I assume, and what made them think Americans come here to play golf any way? the two courses i have played here are a nonsense compared to most courses in the US or the UK for that matter.