Airbus A350-1000ULR Takes Flight with Record-Breaking Range
Rear center fuel tank adds roughly 20k liters and extends range by 1k NM
The Airbus A350-1000ULR has successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a major milestone for Qantas Airways. This new variant features a specialized rear center tank that adds 20,000 liters of fuel capacity, extending the aircraft's range by 1,000 nautical miles. This innovation will enable the first-ever non-stop flights from Sydney to New York and London, covering nearly 10,000 nautical miles in up to 22 hours.
The A350-1000ULR is being developed for Qantas Airways to enable non-stop flights between Sydney and New York and London for the first time ever.
- beaviskhan
> flight times of up to 22 hours
Making flight connections is never fun, but this sounds absolutely brutal.
- netsharc
> In addition, a new galley air cooling system will also be certified, which features lighter and more efficient refrigeration units for very long flights.
I wonder how they work.. considering outside air is way below freezing ar cruising altitude, I guess radiators?
Could the refrigerant be brought close to the plane's skin to cool it?
- WinstonSmith84
The Sydney / London flight most direct path cross Russia and that's already 17000km so probably it has to go south of Iran and that's another 1000km thus 18000km total.
- bilsbie
I like stop overs but I wish they counted toward flying time.