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To: seanmerc
Believe me, I'm no Nancy Pelosi fan, but we should stick to the facts. As was pointed out earlier, the smaller aircraft can fly the route non-step IF the weather conditions/atmospherics are right. Sometimes they will be, sometimes they won't. The larger aircraft would always be able to fly the route non-stop

Bad weather can reduce the plane's range from 6300 miles to 2100?

31 posted on 02/11/2007 4:46:45 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat (Rudy Giuliani-Joe Dyton in '08!)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

No it can't. It can reduce to it but not to that level.


35 posted on 02/11/2007 4:51:43 PM PST by jrooney ( Hold your cards close.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Bad weather can reduce the plane's range from 6300 miles to 2100?

No, but I can see a scenario where you might have to fly a long distance out of your way to avoid a bad weather front. Of course, a weather front like that would be bleedin' obvious before you even file your flight plan. In which case you would simply not take off in the first place if you were unwilling to make a refueling stop.

40 posted on 02/11/2007 5:00:07 PM PST by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

I watched the first series of GVs coming off the floor in Savannah back in the 90s. Mrs Pelosi can rest assured that the GV will get her to FrootLoop City in much comfort and safety.

C-37As come equipped with a number of features not found on any other business jets. The avionics system is a state-of-the-art Honeywell SPZ-8500 Flight Management System with an integrated full-function Heads-Up Display. The FMS allows crews to program computers to have the aircraft arrive at point in space at a specific time. They also come equipped with enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System, and Microwave Landing System. Other important features include Tacan military navigation equipment and a military Identification Friend/Foe transponder. Full Authority Digital Engine Controls ensure critical engine operating parameters are maintained.




The C-37A, like other Gulfstream Vs, meets the Extended Range with Two-Engine Airplanes standards, a criterion previously only met by larger commercial aircraft operating over long stretches of water.


Passengers will enjoy flying on what Gulfstream claims is the quietest aircraft in production. The twin engines are located aft of the cabin bulkheads; titanium mufflers and vibration isolators will eliminate hydraulic system noise. Insulated side panels, and re-engineered windows further eliminate outside noise. The interior package includes a passenger flight information display system that can feature real-time global positioning on a moving world map, weather updates and other important information.

To top it off, this jet can cruise comfortably at an alititude of 47,000 feet or even higher depending on the eastery winds.

And to be quite honest, you could load an enitre circus on a frickin 757. But then again, im sure Pelosi masturbates to images of Hugo Chavez and his nice plantations down in Bannana Republic world. Shes doing her fair share for the "global warming" crisis.

Stalin and Mao lived very comfortable lives. Any respectful socialist realizes that the "enlightened ones" know better. There are crooks on both side. But the entitlement mentality truly makes me want to barf. Rep. Pelosi wouldn't think of living in DC where all her Democratic brethren have created such a "beautiful" city. [GAGGING WITH FULL RETCHED NASUEA]


86 posted on 02/11/2007 7:51:28 PM PST by ChinaThreat (s)
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