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To: MHalblaub

The thing that really bothered me in this SRD and in the previous bid that NG-EADS won, is that in calculating takeoff performance, they specify max gross takeoff weight, instead of “takeoff with at least 200,000 lbs of fuel.”

The A330-200 could operate out of 6,000 ft fields at the same fuel load as a maxed out KC-767, which needed 10,000 ft.


5 posted on 02/24/2010 4:14:20 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

Same thing for fuel reserve after landing in percent of fuel load at takeoff instead of fuel for e.g. 2 hours.

Still to be found within the latest RFP.


10 posted on 02/24/2010 4:57:42 PM PST by MHalblaub ("Easy my friends, when it comes to the point it is only a drawing made by a non believing Dane...")
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