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The World’s (New) Longest Flight Is Coming

posted by cmn32480 on Monday August 28 2017, @01:04AM   
from the that-is-a-long-time-in-a-winged-cigar dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

On Friday, Qantas Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce issued a public "challenge" to the companies to extend the range of Boeing's new 777X, which is slated for 2020, and the planned "Ultra-Long Range" version of Airbus's A350, which rolls out next year. Qantas hopes to take delivery of such a plane and begin its Sydney to London service in 2022, the company said as part of its full-year income results.

Qantas noted that both planes "can get close" to the requirements needed for London and New York missions. The public prodding is designed to make one or both manufacturers revisit technical schemes to edge out even greater range.

A nonstop flight from Sydney to London would shave almost four hours off current travel times that involve a stopover; for New York, travelers could save nearly three hours. Airbus, in an emailed statement, said it was equal to the challenge.

[...] Qantas flew its first so-called "Kangaroo Route" from Sydney to London in December 1947, flying a Lockheed Constellation. The trip took four days. In a few years, the kangaroo-flagged carrier hopes to do it in just over 20 hours.

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• Re:...because phlebitis isn't a big enough problem Re:...because phlebitis isn't a big enough problem (Score: -1, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday August 28 2017, @03:39AM (2 children)

  by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday August 28 2017, @03:39AM (#560038) Homepage

  Suck my dick, nigger boy. I sound how I want to, and if you don't like it, too fucking bad. I'm not about to adapt my style to conform to your standards nor those of other fucking conformists.

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• Re:...because phlebitis isn't a big enough problem Re:...because phlebitis isn't a big enough problem (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 28 2017, @04:29AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 28 2017, @04:29AM (#560051)

  :-) There ya go... That's what I like to hear. The real you... Good to see you haven't completely lost it. But watch yourself next time. Politics just ain't your forte.

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  • Re:...because phlebitis isn't a big enough problem (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday August 28 2017, @05:23AM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Monday August 28 2017, @05:23AM (#560061) Journal

    You might have struck a nerve...or a cilia, considering this IS ol' "single-helix" Eth we're talking about here :D

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