Flying Magazine

JULY 15, 2025

Celebrating six decades of Bonanza heritage, N575W combines a Tornado Alley turbocharged IO-550 engine with tip tanks and a gross weight increase to deliver exceptional climb and cruise performance in all conditions. Soft leather cushions offer executive comfort and the layout allows easy reconfiguration between passengers and cargo.

Gross Weight

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 18, 2025

Remarkably, the team led by Glenn Odekirk and Dick Palmer managed to incorporate all these upgrades at just 700 pounds above the original gross weight. National Air and Space Museum) Originally, the Hughes company planned to ship the airplane intact on a cargo ship that would transit the Panama Canal and land on the East Coast.

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

However, the DC-6 offered airlines increased range, higher cruising speed, and cruising altitudes of up to 25,000 feet (depending upon payload and fuel load) in pressurized comfort for a full 3,000 miles, making it a versatile hauler of both passengers (DC-6B) and cargo (DC-6A).

Flight Deck

AV Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The CHW “special missions” version of the King Air has an expanded cargo door and is optimized for expanded gross-weight operations. He said, “The King Air 360CHW delivered to the Peruvian Air Force for aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC) can also execute troop and cargo transport, command and control and many other missions.

Gross Weight

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 26, 2024

90 never came to fruition, Westland continued its pursuit of large cargo helicopters, driven by the need to modernize helicopter technology for both civilian and military use. The formidable heavy-lift helicopter had an empty weight of 21,245 pounds and a gross weight of 33,000 pounds, keeping up to its name.

Gross Weight

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 19, 2024

Maximum fuel is a great option: it will show the most fuel you can take without going over max gross weight, given the people and cargo you entered in the Payload section. Under the Fuel section of a flight, tap the Fuel Policy line to see different options.

Gross Weight

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 9, 2024

Key Takeaways The Boeing 777, a versatile twin-engine aircraft, has been pivotal in long-haul travel and is known for its capacity to efficiently transport both passengers and cargo. Its ability to carry both passengers and cargo efficiently has made it a favorite among airlines and passengers alike.

Payload

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The maximum gross weight of the aircraft is stated as 2,500kg (5,500 lbs). Additionally, it will be able to move people and cargo at almost twice the speed of a traditional helicopter, making it a viable competitor to such aircraft on similar missions.

Lift

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The load controller also verifies whether all planned passengers are accounted for and receives the final baggage and cargo weights from the airline staff. The flight data recorder shows the following: Directly before take-off, the gross weight was 328.2 The crew gives the final fuel figures to the load controller.

Tail

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Its shortcoming was a meager useful load for its 1,800-pound gross weight. and focused on improving the Husky, including upping the gross weight. The A-1C was certificated in 2007 with both 180 and 200 hp engines and a gross weight of 2,200 pounds, which later became 2,250 pounds. Sales grew.

Gross Weight

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The conversion included installing a cargo hoist, fitting cargo doors, and increasing the maximum gross weight to 92,000 pounds. (NASA) Final Years As the XB-15 became obsolete as a bomber due to its underpowered engines, it was converted into a transport aircraft and redesignated XC-105 in May 1943.

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