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Manok
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Longest possible flight?
Nov 9th, 2009 at 8:21pm
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I am currently running the 757-200, and was wondering how long is the longest flight in NM you could fly this thing and still have say 20% fuel remaining?
  
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Re: Longest possible flight?
Reply #1 - Nov 10th, 2009 at 1:18am
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There are too many variables (payload, cost index, cruise speed, winds, temperature) to calculate a single value. The good news is that you have a pretty powerful computer at your fingertips -- the B757's FMS. Try some routes for yourself, with whatever payload and fuel load you want. You can also input whatever fuel reserves you want to keep (e.g. 20%). If a particular route can't be flown with your payload, fuel load, or reserves, then the FMS will give you an INSUFFICIENT FUEL warning when you program it. For more detail, you can check the LEGS pages to see what the predicted fuel is as you pass each waypoint and where the fuel would run out or pass below your reserve level.
  
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Re: Longest possible flight?
Reply #2 - Nov 10th, 2009 at 1:53am
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Northwest came under criticism for having too m any minimum fuel declarations coming into KJFK from London.  Transatlantic is the limit of what the 757 can do, especially with a headwind!
  

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