Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
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Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
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Re: Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
#2Does anyone have pointers on where I could get an estimate on average maintenence costs / flight hour & fuel costs for a Boeing 737-900ER?
Interested in working up a rough number for how much this cost to make happen. Can't imagine it was profitable.
And very cool!
Edit: Per Boeing [1], they quote $151 / flight hour in actual service on a 737-800. Random site [2] gives fuel on a 737-900ER as 0.17 km per litre / 0.40 NM per gallon.
Edit2: After some digging, here's the flight track: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA9671/history/20170821...
[1] http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_15/costs_...
[2] https://www.aircraftcompare.com/helicopter-airplane/Boeing-7...
Re: Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
#3Is anyone else bothered by the term "American" eclipse? I don't think astronomical events have any notion of nationality.
Re: Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
#4Is anyone else bothered by the term "American" eclipse? I don't think astronomical events have any notion of nationality.
It was called that because it hit all of North America, and very little outside of North America. It's not really so much nationalistic as it is descriptive.
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#5Is anyone else bothered by the term "American" eclipse? I don't think astronomical events have any notion of nationality.
There are lots of examples of Americentrism, but I don't think this is one. The eclipse was basically only visible from the United States.
For reference, here's the chart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SE2017Aug21T.png
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#6How much do flights like these cost?
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#7another cool one is the 70's one using the Concorde: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8qwk/the-concor...
Re: Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
#8Is anyone else bothered by the term "American" eclipse? I don't think astronomical events have any notion of nationality.
Nope. Not one bit.
Re: Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
#9Does anyone have pointers on where I could get an estimate on average maintenence costs / flight hour & fuel costs for a Boeing 737-900ER? Interested in working up a rough number for how much this cost to make happen. Can't imagine it was profitable. And very cool! Edit: Per Boeing [1], they quote $151 / flight hour in actual service on a 737-800. Random site [2] gives fuel on a 737-900ER as 0.17 km per litre / 0.40…
A small sized business jet charters for about $1,000 an hour. I'd guess a long 737 would go for between $10,000 and $25,000 an hour.
Edit: Here are some charter prices: http://www.aircharterguide.com/Aircraft/Manufacturer/BOEING
Re: Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
#10Does anyone have pointers on where I could get an estimate on average maintenence costs / flight hour & fuel costs for a Boeing 737-900ER? Interested in working up a rough number for how much this cost to make happen. Can't imagine it was profitable. And very cool! Edit: Per Boeing [1], they quote $151 / flight hour in actual service on a 737-800. Random site [2] gives fuel on a 737-900ER as 0.17 km per litre / 0.40…
Of course it wasn't profitable, it was promotional. Compare to marketing budget for TV ads and such.