Originally Posted by
tuna hp
All right well I could figure it out if u know your take off weight with that passenger load...
The plane has max fuel of 32,000lbs and MTOW of 69,000lbs... So i believe that BOW is supposed to include 3 crew. Assume 1400 lbs for the other 7 people and you're at 35,600lbs. For example.
By the way, I'm not trying to insult you at all ha I'm just fascinated by these planes and i find it really hard to get objective information. Most of the info freely available is manufacturers marketing material. Objective reports are usually private and cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. So I really appreciate the impressions that you post on this board. Dassault just delivered only it's 75th 7X, so there are only a couple hundred of you in the entire world (7X pilots).
Oh no, I understand what you are asking. No offense taken.
Its a very nice flying airplane, nicer than any Falcon/Global/Gulfstream I have ever flown.
Its downfalls are that it may be a little too tech "glitchy" to guys not used to error messages, and, like most planes - it may fall a little short of the range they advertise...then again, I'm just not one to arrive minimum fuel 6000 miles away from home...
Its operating costs are very low for what it does. If, however, you wanted the furthest flying plane, you might want to look at a G550 and add a 40% a year to your fuel budget....or wait until the FBW Global comes out with longer range than the G650...it never ends. I just fly what they buy and dont complain! -
But all in all, it is a blast to fly. FBW with sidesticks makes it incredibly nimble. Id love to have a few hours w/o pax someplace where you can really play around...
