Originally Posted by
Pilotpip
My understading is that the aircraft often run out of volume before they run out of weight (I could be very, very wrong here). A 777 would be longer, and without the steps you'd have cargo space for the full length and width aft of the crew area and the "lounge" behind the cockpit that the widebodies have.
Actually that is true with most of our Aircraft.......we bulk out before we gross out.
There are a few exceptions to that rule, our very long haul flights.
FDX needs and A/C that can Non Stop from China to MEM and PARIS and carry 180-220 thousand LBS of cargo. The MD-11 can't do it. The 777F apparently (almost) can.
Just a guess but if you bid the 777. I hope you like Paris and Guanghou layovers cuz I suspect that is about all you will do.