mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Jun 17, 2019 13:43:25 GMT 1
Flying with the RTC only, there is more luggage or cargo space in the XLR, than in the LR with 3 ACT. Interesting.Do we have any figures on this? + 700nm seems ambitious, does it also involve engine improvements? It is very simple. The XLR has the RTC taking the same space in the rear hold as the two ACT in the LR. The third ACT in the LR takes space from the front hold, as does the optional ACT in the XLR. + 700nm is hardly ambitious in regards to the increased tankage. It should give the XLR one hour more flight without the ACT and 2 hours more flight with the ACT. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Jun 17, 2019 14:01:44 GMT 1
+ 700nm seems ambitious, does it also involve engine improvements? There is no mention of any engine improvement in Airbus' release. |
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Post by kronus on Jun 17, 2019 16:31:23 GMT 1
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Post by peter on Jun 17, 2019 17:00:56 GMT 1
Paris must be sort of slow with Flightglobal now reporting WHO will NOT order WHAT. I can thinks of dozens hundreds more examples like that  |
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someone
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Post by someone on Jun 17, 2019 19:21:16 GMT 1
From the article
The XLR has never been fully intended as a 767 replacement
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Post by bmw801 on Jun 17, 2019 22:47:36 GMT 1
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kronus
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Post by kronus on Jun 18, 2019 5:32:13 GMT 1
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Post by kevin5345179 on Jun 18, 2019 7:33:22 GMT 1
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lowpass
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Post by lowpass on Jun 18, 2019 8:13:41 GMT 1
It is very simple. The XLR has the RTC taking the same space in the rear hold as the two ACT in the LR. The third ACT in the LR takes space from the front hold, as does the optional ACT in the XLR. I was referring to the more space available which intrigued me But after thinking a bit, as the aicraft will get heavier on the rear, will it be at the front that we will gain space we couldn't use before due to Balance/CG (center of gravity)?  |
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mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Jun 18, 2019 8:42:01 GMT 1
It is very simple. The XLR has the RTC taking the same space in the rear hold as the two ACT in the LR. The third ACT in the LR takes space from the front hold, as does the optional ACT in the XLR. I was referring to the more space available which intrigued me But after thinking a bit, as the aicraft will get heavier on the rear, will it be at the front that we will gain space we couldn't use before due to Balance/CG (center of gravity)? Take the upper drawing. The space use for the RCT is like the LR with the 2 ACT, both in the rear hold. You get the complete use of the front hold, but have the fuel like a LR with 4 ACT. If you want to add one ACT, it goes into the front hold. Now you have the same space used like on a 3 ACT LR, but fuel like on a 5 ACT LR. Yes the lower drawing is correct showing the XLR with one ACT that you could remove. The space not be able to be used has nothing to do with the Balance/CG but with the space used by the ACT. I assume that part of the Fuel in the RCT is quite near to the CG, taking up space that would be in the front of ACT #1 in the LR. If you would be adding ACT like in a A321ACJ ACT #4 would go again in the rear hold, before ACT #5 in the front hold. edit: Locking better at the second drawing I think the forward compartment will take 1 ACT and 3 ULD like in the LR. Regarding the more space, if you do not add the ACT in the XLR, you still have more fuel volume than the 3 ACT LR, but full use of the forward hold. |
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