Distinctive New NZ ATR to visit BNE

[markis10]

On delivery to NZ and passing through Monday around 3:

 

[samh004]

Does it have extra tanks in the cabin to get across the Tasman or does it have the range?

 

[markis10]

Does it have extra tanks in the cabin to get across the Tasman or does it have the range?

Ferry tanks in the cabin, it's range is extend by 4x the norm.

 

[futaris]

Good. You don't want anyone trying to hijack a turboprop and demanding to go to Australia...

 

[samh004]

Good. You don't want anyone trying to hijack a turboprop and demanding to go to Australia...

I knew there was a turboprop Trans Tasman incident my mind was going to ;-)

I'm sure if it were possible then JetConnect would have had a fleet of Q400's by now!

 

[markis10]

Running a tad late, due 1627

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ZKMVA

ZK-MVA (Track inbound flight)
Unknown Owner · New Zealand

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[TD="class: track-panel-departure"] Darwin Int'l / RAAF (YPDN / DRW – info)
Darwin, Northern Territory
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[TD="class: track-panel-arrival"] Brisbane (YBBN / BNE – info)
Brisbane, Queensland
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[TR]
[TD="class: track-panel-actualtime"] 09:28 CST[/TD]
[TD="class: track-panel-actualtime"]16:27 EST[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: track-panel-times"]
[TR="class: track-panel-scheduledtime"]
[TH]Scheduled:[/TH]
[TD] 09:00 CST [/TD]
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[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: track-panel-times"]
[TR="class: track-panel-scheduledtime"]
[TH]Scheduled:[/TH]
[TD] 15:53 EST [/TD]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
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Other flights between these airports
4 hr 41 min
1 hr 47 min

Duration: 6 hours 29 minutes
Monday, 5 November 2012
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[TH="class: secondaryHeader"]Status[/TH]
[TD="class: smallrow1"]On The Way! (2,045 km down; 819 km to go)[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="class: secondaryHeader"]Aircraft[/TH]
[TD="class: smallrow2"] (AT75 – photos)[/TD]
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[TR="class: smallrow1"]
[TH="class: secondaryHeader"]Speed[/TH]
[TD]237 kts (planned: 262 kts) (graph)[/TD]
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[TR="class: smallrow2"]
[TH="class: secondaryHeader"]Altitude[/TH]
[TD]25,100 feet (planned: 21,000 feet) (graph)[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="class: secondaryHeader"]Distance[/TH]
[TD="class: smallrow1"]Direct: 2,854 km Planned: 2,806 km[/TD]
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