sonicyouth
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h25b said:Flying late model 800A's with TR's for 3 years I can't think of a single instance where the additional BOW that the TR's added would have made any difference.
Our aircraft were something like 16,000 empty. I think Maw Ramp. was 27,520. So if you top off (10,000#) it leaves you with a useful load of 1520#... So you could put 5 200 lb. pax plus 520 lbs. of bags.
Get the TR's ...
h25b said:I took off out of somewhere in FL one summer in an 800A right behind a 700. The difference in performance is night and day. I would agree that in a 700 TR's wouldn't be worth the weight, but in a 800 or 800XP they make no difference and given the choice I would suggest getting a bird with the TR's.
FracCapt said:Speaking from 2500 hours in 700/800/800XP lines, with and without TR's, I say avoid the TR's on an 800A and 700(no choice on the 800XP, you get 'em - period). H25B said that their BOW with TR's is 16,000....most 800A's are significantly heavier than that with TR's.
h25b said:I looked it up and our a/c bow's were in the neighborhood of 16,300.... I was 300# off. So I guess if you plan on getting an 800A, filling it up with 7 pax + bags, and then trying to make it coast to coast you could have a problem.