In a message dated 5/9/2003 8:35:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
damiross2@xxxxxxxxx writes:
<< One word - wind. It's amazing how a headwind can cut your range and speed.
I've been on flights between the west coast and Hawaii, normally a 5 hour or
so flight that took an extra hour due to winds.
An A330 is designed for long duration flight, the A319 is not.
Alirez, please don't reply in the blind. Leave some of the original message
so that we know what you are talking about.
David R. >>
First, I know it was just a typo, but my name is spelled Alireza. I am
sorry about replying blind, but since I use AOL, it does that automatically.
I will try to be more conscious of that in the future, but please forgive me
in advance.
I realize that the A330 is designed for flights about twice as long as
the A319, and that headwinds can knock down planes, slow them down, or speed
them up. What I am saying is that since it was probably not loaded with
anything but gas, a very small crew and NWA's new livery, I would think that
it could make the flight. Then again, I could very well be wrong, though I
am not wrong too often =)