From kls Sat Mar 1 02:45:02 1997 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: bounce-back Date: 01 Mar 97 02:45:02 From: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM (Karl Swartz) Subject: B757 as /H (was: Airbus A320) References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Organization: Chicago Software Works, Menlo Park, California >Even if the weight division were made at, say, 240,000 lbs, some B757s >would be included, and some B757s would NOT be included. Not true. An aircraft is considered a heavy if its *type* is rated for a MGTOW of at least 300,000 lbs, even if the particular aircraft in question has a lower MGTOW. >Northwest B757s max out at 227,500. DLs also max out somewhere in >that weight range as well. The info I have says Northwest's are all an even 220,000 lbs MGTOW, while Delta's are 240,000 lbs. >I think UAs domestic B757s max out in that range as well, but the >ETOPS B757s are a higher gross weight version. United's are all 230,000 lbs, even the ten ETOPS examples. Perhaps you were thinking of American? All of AA's 757s were delivered with a 240,000 lbs MGTOW, but the six ETOPS versions were later upgraded to 250,000 lbs. -- Karl Swartz |Home kls@chicago.com |Work kls@netapp.com |WWW http://www.chicago.com/~kls/ Moderator of sci.aeronautics.airliners -- Unix/network work pays the bills