See the design here. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/map/GTI747/history/20230...
Is the dashed blue line their intended route, or what they would submit to ATC? Differs quite a bit from the actual flight.
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#13Any flight buffs know the estimated cost of doing something like that? I’m all for having fun, and I love that they spent the money to do it
There's cost and opportunity cost and marketing, so who knows? But it looks like it doubled the leg length, I'd guess cost and opportunity cost into the 100k+.
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#14As someone who does not like flying (I don't like heights), I will miss those planes. The large size makes me more comfortable in one.
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#15See the design here. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/map/GTI747/history/20230...
Is the dashed blue line their intended route, or what they would submit to ATC? Differs quite a bit from the actual flight.
Looks like it could be the same as the actual route but sampled at a lower resolution.
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#16Makes me think of the famous "707 Barrel Roll" story from its initial testing: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/60-years-ago-the-f...
“You know that. Now we know that. But just don’t do it anymore.”
Edit: forgot the barrel roll was on a 707 - not a 747
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#17My dad drew my kids' names (and a Minecraft pickaxe) over Indiana a few years back. They were delighted.
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#18Makes me think of the famous "707 Barrel Roll" story from its initial testing: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/60-years-ago-the-f... “You know that. Now we know that. But just don’t do it anymore.” Edit: forgot the barrel roll was on a 707 - not a 747
Should note that's a 707 that Tex Johnston rolled, not a 747. I'm not aware of any barrel rolls performed in a 747.
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#19The world's largest vector plotter. Good thing they didn't have to do PU/PD.
Was just thinking of HPGL when I saw this.
Would be neat to have an AutoCAD driver for the 747 navigation system.
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#20Any flight buffs know the estimated cost of doing something like that? I’m all for having fun, and I love that they spent the money to do it
Not a flight buff, but...
- Jet fuel from NYC to LAX seems to cost ~$10k.[1]
- You pay a pilot $50 / hour salary. (+100% more with benefits?)[2]
- Double all of that for a bunch of random things I can't think of (airport fees?)
My napkin math seems to indicate this couldn't possibly cost Boeing more than $10-20k? Pretty small potatoes to such a large company.
[1] https://simpleflying.com/commercial-airliner-fuel-cost/ [2] https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Commercial-Pilot-Salar...