VS 747´s

Hey, to my knowledge the MTOW on all VS 747-400´s is 833,000Lbs the max on the 744 that you can have is 875,000Lbs, so has VS upgraded yet to a higher MTOW or kept it the same?

Cheers Leo

Not required on VS routes, a bit like the stab fuel tank.

[honey lamb]

Can I have a translation, please? [?]

MTOW= Maximum Take Off Weight.

Still haven't a clue about the rest of the OP question or the response!

Paul

Presumably Denzil means that Virgin don't fly on routes where they need the maximum fuel payload (e.g. LON-SIN etc), so they therefore dont need the max take off weight - or need to use the horizontal stabilizer fuel tanks.

Yes but all VS planes do still feature Stab Tanks..

I just read the exact same question on airliners.net and it has much more detailed answers (for those interested in the technical side of things)...

Can be found here...

http://www1.airliners.net/discussions/g ... n/3105074/

Dann:)

[Nottingham Nick]

Originally posted by Danno
I just read the exact same question on airliners.net and it has much more detailed answers (for those interested in the technical side of things)...

Good pointer, Danno [y]

I think that, with a few noted exceptions, most of us on this board are more interested in the quality of the food, the seats and the IFE rather than worrying about things like MOTW. [8D];)[:I]

A.Net is a much better board for getting techie type answers.

A warm welcome to the site, all the same, calzoni92.

Nick

Sorry, didn't want to be to basic. The stab tank is the horizontal stabilizer tank. VS do have these tanks & they could (in theory) be used. The VS B744's briefly flew on the HKG route & needed to use this tank, to ensure all was well a leak check was carried out during maintenance. The reason for this is that the sealant on the tank (it isn't a tank as such, but is part of the aircraft structure, sealed & configured to hold fuel) can dry out & allow slight fuel leaks.

The only aircraft that are really different are the B744ER as operated by Qantas, they have the aircraft potable water tanks moved to the rear of the aft cargo bay & a fuel tank installed in their place at the rear of the forward cargo bay.

[Bazz]

Thanks Denzil, personally I find the techie info interesting so keep posting! What sort of increase in range did VS get when using the stab tanks?

Originally posted by Danno
I just read the exact same question on airliners.net and it has much more detailed answers (for those interested in the technical side of things)...

Can be found here...

http://www1.airliners.net/discussions/g ... n/3105074/

Dann:)

Same question, same poster.

I also find these questions interesting so thanks for the question and link.

Phil FM