Originally Posted by
symbian simian
Super looking forward to flying 223K# around on an A320 wing. Looking at green dot around 260kts below 10K' and recommended max alt around FL320? At MZFW + 5K# fuel still can't get above FL350 (that's at the end of the flight...). Big AB fan, honestly think this is as bad as the 10 MAX as far as stretching capabilities goes (no, not including MCAS). Should have made a A322. Air India A320 landing gear. More wing. Same cabin, Max Alt FL410. But that costs more money. Cheaper to just pour fuel into the fuselage to go further (
https://airwaysmag.com/easa-faa-on-a...body-redesign/). Always short term profit over anything else.
Flew heavies for a few years and what you speak of regarding green dot below 10k was fairly typical on longer flights beyond around 12 hours in the triple 7 with a full boat. Min maneuvering clean speed (Boeing speak for green dot) was somewhere between 250-260, that’s when you would ask for high speed climb, bug 5 knots above that if that’s what makes you feel comfortable and go about your merry way. And yes our initial altitude would indeed be in the low 30s. Just a fact of flying a longer range heavier airliner….. you are a flying gas can. FOM will no doubt have to be “clarified”!