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Flying with world leaders: How pilots land big aircraft into small airfields
This week, President Biden made his first trip to the U.K. for the G7 Summit, making the transatlantic journey in his modified Boeing 747 with the callsign Air Force One. The aircraft departed from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. After addressing American servicemen and women at the predominantly U.S. Air Force-used base, he then made a much shorter flight across the U.K. to Newquay Airport (NQY) in Cornwall. (thepointsguy.com) और अधिक...
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with a behemouth as the 747 presidential aircraft, it may be smart to carry a lighter fuel load for the short trip west to Cornwall, reducing approach speed and landing weight a bit. Bet the presidential pilots could get their plane in and out of MIdway, CHicago , if they wished.
KLM used to operate a 747 in and out of Sint Maarten TNCM, which has a shorter runway than Cornwall. KLM arrived light, having burned most of their fuel on the flight from Amsterdam, and departed light on a short leg to Curaçao, where they loaded fuel for return to Amsterdam. The lighter the weight, the shorter the required runway, all other things being equal (which they rarely are!)
They can also inflight refuel!
Just like any other pilot does when landing airplanes?
Most of these large aircraft have amazing short field performance..747, A330 and others..just some pre-planning and set up.. seen them land under 7,000 feet.
Runway? Who needs a runway?
https://youtu.be/PS0-5WVIHMM
https://youtu.be/PS0-5WVIHMM
