747 age?

Jacko-Smitha · **on:** July 27, 2008, 09:59:26 am

Do u thinks it's safe to buy a 747 when it's a year old or is it too high to maintain?

zkvac · **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:00:08 am

They make piss poor money for their purchase price whatever the age

Jacko-Smitha · **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:02:53 am

so avoid the big heavies even DC-10's and locheed tristars?

zkvac · **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:18:40 am

No Tristars are ok, its just planes only make decent money doing short/medium haul, and a 747 is too big for anything other than long haul between huge cities.

SkinnyRabbit · **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:08:00 am

Good long hauls = Tupelov 114D and Convair 990, some boeings maybe, not 747 (death trap!!!

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Cheung Airlines · **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2008, 12:03:23 pm

Its only for a person to show-off his huge amount of money........

A-380 is even worse :cry:

iranair777 · **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2008, 01:50:41 pm

Quote from: "Cheung Airlines"

Its only for a person to show-off his huge amount of money........

A-380 is even worse :cry:

it might not be, less fuel usage

CHR · **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2008, 01:54:39 pm

Isn't fuel usage calculated by a formula, not by real life data. So theoretically the A380 should use more fuel than the 747.

Cheung Airlines · **Reply #8 on:** July 27, 2008, 02:25:13 pm

Quote from: "iranair777"

Quote from: "Cheung Airlines"
Its only for a person to show-off his huge amount of money........

A-380 is even worse :cry:

it might not be, less fuel usage

Advantage: Less Fuel usage (total:1)
Disadvantage: More pax, Higher turn time, higher MX cost, higher price (total:4)

1 : 4......

What should I say?

Lord Voldemort · **Reply #9 on:** July 27, 2008, 03:33:52 pm

Unfortunately, more passengers is a disadvantage.

nwadeltaboy · **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2008, 03:54:49 pm

Quote from: "SkinnyRabbit"

Good long hauls = Tupelov 114D and Convair 990, some boeings maybe, not 747 (death trap!!! )

Add the DC-7 and a couple other of the DC's

Jacko-Smitha · **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:19:15 pm

DC-10's are good the medium range's

Cheung Airlines · **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2008, 03:10:47 am

I don't see many differences in between DC-10s and Lockheed Tristars

Pax: Almost the same (270:256)
Speed: Lockheeds a little bit faster (490 : 515)
Range: Built for LHs(Lockheed) and DCs are built for MH(3xxx:5xxx)
Price (MX): Lockheeds are a little bit higher (159:170)
Fuel Usage: Almost the same (19xx:19xx)
:wink:

Jacko-Smitha · **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:11:06 am

I think that the DC-10's are a much nicer to look at "unique design" and that often pulls me towords it then the Tristars

zenmen5 · **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2008, 03:56:20 pm

tho I do like the cheap DC-8s and 9s