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Old 01-19-2020 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
They are flying it on a longer flight. With all interiors in the same configuration the 900 ULR is the longest range version.
​​​​​​With all interiors the same, the ULR is a waste of corporate dollars. The ULR and our last three aircraft (3513, 3514 and 3515) all have a 280 metric tonne GW limit. If you hit the 280 metric tonne GW limit before you fill your tanks on a regular 350, the extra fuel capacity of the ULR does you no good. The 350 would need a sizeable bump in GW to make the ULR variant appealing, much less be on par with the B777s.

To put the 350 GW "deficiency" into perspective, our B777s carry 10 less people but have GW limits roughly 40k higher for the ER and 150k higher for the LR. Granted those two variants are no where near as efficient as the 350 but they certainly are more capable as far as lift versus range.
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