From LA to...um...Germany, or from New York to the UK.
2007-03-14 09:05:48 · 14 answers · asked by Zipps1986 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
without having to land on a ship for fuel.
2007-03-14 09:11:07 · update #1
Without refueling(in flight or landing) I don't think it's possible.
Searching in wikipedia Ch-47 and Aw139 have the largest ranges, respectively 2060km and 2200km,
2000km I think can be enough to fly from Labrador to UK or France....but I don't think this is a safe flight over the ocean......
(Mi-26 "Halo" has a range of 1952km,
CH-53E Super Stallion has a range of 1110km,
EH101 has a range of 1389 km)
2007-03-14 12:16:16 · answer #1 · answered by sparviero 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not without refueling, either on a ship or aerial refueling.
You could probably hopscotch. Something like Goose Bay, Labrador; Thule, Greenland; Keflavik, Iceland then on to the British Isles. This is an off the top of the head answer, I would do a lot of checking before I cranked engines on this adventure. That's right, engines, as in two on a ship that will fly on one. I like helicopters but I don't trust then like I do a multi-engine fixed wing aircraft. There's a lot of cold water on that flightpath and I am partial to dry feet.
2007-03-14 12:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not in a straight shot without mid-air refueling, but I think that one could retrofit a larger helicopter like a Super Puma or something similar to make the trip if it was stripped down of unneccessary equipment and internal tanks were added.
As a helicopter pilot I can tell you that I would not want to make that trip however!
2007-03-14 22:45:41 · answer #3 · answered by Obelix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Air Force has done it a few times. Some hopping between air bases and once with mid air refueling from C-130's. But a helicopter won't hold enough fuel to make it on one tank. Here's some info I found
http://www.aeroworldnet.com/his.htm
2007-03-14 21:41:41 · answer #4 · answered by JET_DOC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of it, but I am sure it is possible if they have large external fuel tanks attached. On the other hand that would just increase weight and the amount of fueul that would have to be used. Hmm. Good question.
2007-03-14 09:14:27 · answer #5 · answered by marinehacker202 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
An MH53 Pave Low could, as could any other copter with In Flight Refueling, although it would be a very long trip.
2007-03-14 09:14:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Ross Perot's son recently took a helo around the world.
2007-03-14 10:25:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. They do it all the time.
It takes ferry tanks, and a very circuitous routing via Iceland and Greenland, but it can be done.
2007-03-14 12:13:32 · answer #8 · answered by lowflyer1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure but it would have to be carried inside an antonov-225 lol
Sorry but no mabye one day
Hope that helps
2007-03-14 14:36:06 · answer #9 · answered by Concorde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if it uses pixie dust for fuel., or an aircraft carrier would work.
2007-03-14 12:24:29 · answer #10 · answered by anthony conant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋