Qantas 767 or space shuttle

Tony G · #1 14th October 2008, 08:14 PM

What is it with the Qantas 767s. Do they fly empty on most flights or do they just have tight schedule to meet. Not all 767s take of like space shuttles however the qantas 767s taking of out of 34R go straight up. Spotting for a few years now and have seen the odd 767 or MD-11 on a rapid ascent but the Qantas 767s do it quite regularly out of Sydney. Do they do this out of most airports?

Kent Broadhead · #2 15th October 2008, 07:21 AM

The 763ERs are designed to fly around 10 hours with a full load - the hops to Brisbane and Melbourne are not even close to these capabilities!

Kent

NickN · #3 15th October 2008, 07:44 AM

They have always done this from what I have seen.

Marty H · #4 15th October 2008, 09:15 AM

Agree Ive always noticed they have very good climb performance, but once again as someone else said flying MEL-SYD-BNE is not what they are designed for.

NickN · #5 15th October 2008, 11:52 AM

It's a great sight to see regardless of the reasons.

Grant Smith · #6 15th October 2008, 06:02 PM

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