Qantas Delivery Flight

[emb110]

Here's a challenge for all you Connie fans
www.airwaysmuseum.com/Lockheed%20Super%20Connie%20VH-EAO%20Qantas.htm
Start off @ PHNL and fly to YSSY. This will test your flight planning skills as well as your fuel management skills.

First attempt failed but 2nd attempt was successful. Landed at YSSY with only 1% fuel left( not very legal). The flight will take approx 24hrs.

Good Luck
Rob

[sunny9850]

Since this was a delivery or ferry flight there may have been special ferry tanks installed for the flight to increase the available fuel amount.

A friend of mine ferried a Piper 235 Dakota and a few other Pipers to Hawaii from California, all single engine types.....that's ballsy.

Stefan

[emb110]

According to some stats that I've read the "G" model with tip tanks had a range of some 4400 miles.

Did the reverse flight YSSY to PHNL and landing with a hour of fuel left. Of course winds play a big factor.

Rob

[Tom/CalClassic]

According to Jane's the "normal range with reserves" for the 1049G was 4017 NM. The "absolute range" (no reserves, probably very low and slow) was 5078 NM. Range stats are notoriously inaccurate, though.

Don't forget that unless specified, most range stats for the propliners are in Statute Miles, which is 1.15 times that of NM.

Hope this helps,

[emb110]

Being trying to find if additional tanks were installed for the delivery flight. Came up with this though.
www.adastron.com/lockheed/constellation/vh-eao.htm

[volkerboehme]

Hi,

I don't know whether ferry tanks were installed, but it does not really sound so. But keep in mind that the plane was flown empty, at the most economical power setting and probably in very favourable weather.

By the way, look up VH-EAB #2 on the adastron link and think about ferrying cattle from Shannonto Venice.

Best regards,
Volker