2007-10-17 18:02:54 · 13 answers · asked by moxychacha 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Yes, many versions can... the early versions could only cross by flying right up near Greenland however due to ETOPS constraints... that is, the max distance the airplane can be from the nearest runway when flying over water... in case of an engine failure...
For example only one 737-200 was ever ETOPS certified and it was ETOPS-120 which means it can never be more than 2 hours from the nearest airport... the new 737-NG will allow for ETOPS 180 which is enough for just about any leg of any flight in the world... excluding some spots in the southern hemisphere... we may be seeing more transatlantic 737 flights in the near future...
2007-10-18 08:10:24 · answer #1 · answered by ALOPILOT 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Greenfeen185 is ALL WET - the 737 can and does fly across the atlantic AND the pacific - How do you suppose they get their in the first place ? Ever fly Hawaiin Air - 737-200 - beaters at that !
Greenfee185 said
" No they cannot, the 900, and 700ER have transatlantic range, however, they cannot perform hot and High operations, so the wings will exhaust and the wings might stall trying to maintian level flight altitude. Plus as with most/all narrowbodies (except the 757), their engines are powerful enough to get them by, and cary an extra thousand pounds or so. Therefore the engines are not powerful enough to avoid a stall either. This is why airlines use 757's or widebodies to cross the atlantic, the 757 was designed for Hot and High operations. " IS JUST FREEKIN NUTS - WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT? The reason that the 737 - a 1960's design IS STILL SELLING and BACKLOGGED at Boeing IS BECAUSE IT FLIES HIGHER, FASTER and LONGER than AIRBUS's A320 - this is because of the better aerodynamics & the fact that the 737 is 2000lbs lighter than the A320. The business jet version of the 737 can fly at 43,000 feet - is that high enough for Greenfeen185 ?
2007-10-20 07:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by thefatguythatpaysthebills 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wow that greenfeen guy really has no clue. Any and I repeat ANY commercial jet airliner can make it across the atlantic. I don't suppose greenfeen thinks that all the 737's and MD-80's in europe and all the A320's in North and South America just got there on a barge!!!
Answer is yes and there are very limited services, mostly non regular and charter, simply because it wasn't designed for such flights and is perhaps not the most suitable for trans atlantic operations, but I can assure you IT CAN WITH NO PROBLEM.
And what was he talking about hot and high??? That means an airport wth a high elevation and a very hot ambient temperature. This condition results in a reduced air density which affects engine thrust and lift and hence neccesitates a longer take off run. So what the hell was he trying to say there????? Western Europe is flat and cold and so is Eastern USA and Canada, so really Greenfeen you are just much better off answering some non aviation questions in the future.
Whatch out for these users that claim "I am an airline pilot"!!! There are plenty of them and most of them are just hot air. There is a guy called AirlinePilotChris who claims to be an airline captain and fly the 747, A318 and wait for it the A380 in a major american airline. Hmmmmmm I have never seen that combo of aircraft before and an american A380 in 2007. Oh and guess what he also just happens to own a Lear 45 too. I sent him a few e-mails asking him detailed questions about airplanes that a pilot should know and after a bit of a struggle he admitted that he is only 9!!!
So really if u see someone boasting too much, he is just a fake. Whatch out!!!!
2007-10-20 16:05:30 · answer #3 · answered by graVT NME 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
737 Etops
2016-10-15 23:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by eaford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can, just not many airlines do it, i know some charters have the 737-700er, or bbj versions , that have a range of like 5000nm, privatair operates this flight for Lufthansa across the Atlantic in a 737 700 i think, 3 times weekly i think, not entirely sure though
2007-10-17 19:46:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jerrycobra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can.
I've just followed a 737-86Q OK-YVW from YQX-BTS/LZIB
Atlantic cruise height 41,000
Distance 3170 flight time 6 hours 18 mins
I guess that answers the question.
Retep gnil
2016-11-17 19:59:53 · answer #6 · answered by peter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can but only the new 737- 800/900 are the only ones
2007-10-19 12:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is not any scarcity of places to refuel around the Atlantic, case in point. So plane deliveries are actually not a situation. by skill of ways, militia and different short-selection plane are additionally extra in this way.
2016-10-13 01:01:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greenfeen is funny! Geez, all those Seven Threes stalling out over the Atlantic because of hot and high. That is one wacky answer!
2007-10-20 21:30:17 · answer #9 · answered by MALIBU CANYON 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-10-18 04:06:08 · answer #10 · answered by IPercy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋