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- Code Number:
- TAFV36P15_09
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Boeing 307 Stratoliner, 1950s
- This aircraft was the first commercial transport with a pressurized cabin.
Crew: 5, including two pilots and flight engineer Capacity: 33 passengers in daytime, 25 by night Length: 74 feet 4 in (22.6 m) Wingspan: 107 feet 0 in (32.63 m) Height: 20 feet 9.5 in (6.33 m) Wing area: 1,486 feet (138.0 m ) Empty weight: 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) Loaded weight: 45,000 lb (20,420 kg) Powerplant: 4 Wright GR-1820-G102 radials, 1,100 hp (820 kW) each Maximum speed: 241 mph at 6,000 feet (387 km/h at 1,830 m) Cruise speed: 215 mph at 10,000 feet (344 km/h at 3,050 m) Range: 1,750 mi (2,820 km) Service ceiling: 23,300 feet (7,110 m) Wing loading: 28 lb/feet (138 kg/m ) Power/mass: 0.098 hp/lb (160 W/kg)
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Connecting The Dots With Vern
Even as a kid, I have always been amazed with flight - and yet as magical as flying seems to be - The burning of fossil fuels by the aviation industry is not sustainable! The industry (and each of us) are in fervent denial, even though the industry espouses their green credentials. This charade will be one of the many atrocities that destroys a human habitable world. Though the Earth does not care, WE as the dominant species should! To fly is to massively pollute! . . . and will hasten our own demise. The Sixth great extinction is presently underway. 2024 ... --- ...
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