reaching Hawaii

[Daveroo]

im curious if there are any twin engined aircraft that would have the legs to reach Hawaii from San Fransico Ca ..or more to the point Auburn Ca KAUN to Kahului KOGG..the distance measured quickly in google earth, is 2117.18 NM or 2436.41 miles.

ive looked at my favs..like the Kingair 350,,i didnt look at the specs for the 350ER thogh..and i looked at the DHC6-400 ,so without extra tanks,neither would make it.i dont care if its a radial...or a turboprop..i dont want it to be a jet though..and hopefully something we have in FSX...doable at all?..

[ViperPilot2]

Daveroo,

I'll put in a plug for the Rutan Boomerang...

http://www.rutanboomerang.com/index.php/design/performance-a-specs

And, here's Burt himself talking about it:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OZQ-9Nd76g

(Time Index 17:44 to 18:52)

What's impressive isn't the range, but the statement "... it can be flown with full aft stick, single engine, with your feet not near the Rudder pedals..."

There's one for FS9, and I'm pretty sure it works in FSX as well!

Alan :wavey:

[P51FAN]

im curious if there are any twin engined aircraft that would have the legs to reach Hawaii from San Francisco Ca ..or more to the point Auburn Ca KAUN to Kahului KOGG..the distance measured quickly in google earth, is 2117.18 NM or 2436.41 miles. ive looked at my favs..like the Kingair 350,,i didnt look at the specs for the 350ER thogh..and i looked at the DHC6-400 ,so without extra tanks,neither would make it.i dont care if its a radial...or a turboprop..i dont want it to be a jet though..and hopefully something we have in FSX...doable at all?.. I thought I remember reading somewhere where someone was ferrying a Beechcraft of some sort from Alaska to Hawaii, although I could be mistaken. Unfortunately I don't have the time to look for it right now, but let me see if I can find it again later on.

[AussieMan]

Can be done but usually the passenger space is taken up with extra fuel tanks.

[emfrat]

It's not easy from either side - high-risk all the way, in fact
http://airfactsjournal.com/2012/09/6000-miles-across-the-pacific-in-a-duchess/

MikeW

[Victory103]

I'd have to run the numbers, but a light (no-pax) 350ER might be able to do it (legally) with ideal winds.

[jimdbird]

im curious if there are any twin engined aircraft that would have the legs to reach Hawaii from San Fransico Ca ..or more to the point Auburn Ca KAUN to Kahului KOGG..the distance measured quickly in google earth, is 2117.18 NM or 2436.41 miles.

ive looked at my favs..like the Kingair 350,,i didnt look at the specs for the 350ER thogh..and i looked at the DHC6-400 ,so without extra tanks,neither would make it.i dont care if its a radial...or a turboprop..i dont want it to be a jet though..and hopefully something we have in FSX...doable at all?..


http://investor.textron.com/newsroom/news-releases/press-release-details/2014/Beechcraft-completes-nonstop-Hawaii-flights-with-standard-production-multi-mission-King-Air-350ER/default.aspx

ORLANDO, Fla., (Oct. 21, 2014) Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention and Exhibition that company pilots recently flew a standard production King Air 350ER aircraft nonstop between California’s Napa County Airport (KAPC) to Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport (PHNL).

“This is the first time a King Air class airplane has made the California to Hawaii leg without additional ferry fuel tanks,” said Dan Keady, vice president, Special Missions.

[srgalahad]

Pretty good. 1+40 fuel remaining but 9 hours in a KingAir 'pit?

When a lot younger I did half of that and was probably well over my butt's endurance limit. I guess, if the boss paid well... real well...

[P51FAN]

Okay, maybe not a twin, but... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N411EG/history/20150105/0130Z/PHTO/KPAE

[Victory103]

Pretty good. 1+40 fuel remaining but 9 hours in a KingAir 'pit?

When a lot younger I did half of that and was probably well over my butt's endurance limit. I guess, if the boss paid well... real well...

I do 4.5-5 now and that hurts.