If we're doing flights that are 17-18 hours long now then I'd give it another 10-15 years and they'll be able to stay up for 24 hours. So does the
ETOPS rating there mean it can safely fly for 5 and a half hours on one engine?
Yes. That's what they were doing last night. Boring as hell flight I imagine, which is why they drew the pretty picture. They apparently had to make
some alterations to the test to be able to do it.
How far on average do you think they can glide for Zaph I know there's various factors than can change the distance. But just wondering about a ball
park figure?
They're working on a Rivet Joint upgrade. Lots of activity around the area where they get upgrades in the last few months, and this is the third or
fourth time the NC has been flying around.