Qantas Project Sunrise goes ahead, 12 new A350-1000s ordered

[SYD]

Heading towards 40k virtual plane spotters.

Edit: make that 60k!

 

[Quickstatus]

Non-stop around the world, not refuelled belongs to Voyager, 1986:

Yes but does it have a Wellness Zone?....

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Looks like it did a Go Around - was it planned?

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100k

 

[elanshin]

And they're on the ground. 24h 10m after departing MEL.

 

[transpactraveller]

It's done a touch-and-go at TLS!

 

[JessicaTam]

And they're on the ground. 24h 10m after departing MEL.

And in the air again!

 

[moa999]

It's done a touch-and-go at TLS!

Only saw it down to 700 ft so maybe just a flyover.

 

[SYD]

Only saw it down to 700 ft so maybe just a flyover.

Curious if they’re now on the last few fumes?

Any free live streams out there?

 

[moa999]

100k and still climbing.

 

[LondonAussie]

Only saw it down to 700 ft so maybe just a flyover.

Planned to show off? Or an unexpected go around?

 

[Saab34]

Already past the 24hr period ‘in the air’ so to speak even when taking out Melbourne taxi time.

Screenshot it folks, one for the history books!

 

[NM]

FR24 currently predicting arrival minutes short of 24 hrs. I'm sure they'll need to do a celebratory loop at TLS, if necessary.

And called early by @RooFlyer !

Seems they were aiming for 24:24 flight time, perhaps?

 

[Quickstatus]

Any free live streams out there?

pay money. Dunno if they livestreamed AIB35LR

Or an unexpected go around?

Or maybe it was planned - part of testing?
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According to FR24.
Total flight time 24:29 flight time World record for commercial airliner
Total distance 9118NM which is the nominal Great circle distance

More accurate to plot some intermediate waypoints: MEL-SYD-LAX-YWG-LHR-TLS = 12109NM

 

[transpactraveller]

Looks like they have done it to land almost exactly at 24:24 since departure

FR24 says it travelled 16,888 km

 

[ayebee]

showing off before I think ... on the ground this time

 

[moa999]

Live tracking numbers hit 125k on landing and kept climbing to about 128k. Quite amazing.

 

[Townsend]

Every reason to show off!

 

[Quickstatus]

FR24 says it travelled 16,888 km

That is just the Great circle distance.
The approx distance plotting the intermediate waypoints: MEL-SYD-LAX-YWG-LHR-TLS = 12109NM

 

[RooFlyer]

Looks like it did a Go Around - was it planned?

I reckon!

I'm sure they'll need to do a celebratory loop at TLS, if necessary.

 

[transpactraveller]

That is just the Great circle distance. Is it the actual distance travelled?

The actual distance travelled should be much more than Great Circle distance!

 

[Quickstatus]

The actual distance travelled should be much more than Great Circle distance!

See post #2437..