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saurabhm_101


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as the topic suggests.... in todays times of india... theres an article on the first page as well as on the 7th page.. there it states that a B737 burns 4.5 tons of fuel while an A320 burns 5 tons.. true?

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Not sure about TOI's source, but this was supposesd to be a major factor when Air India Express was "deciding on" the Airbus A320 versus the Boeing 737. 

-- Edited by karatecatman at 13:20, 2006-08-31

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Well i dont think that can be true even the B738 comes with CFM engines as the A320


Technical people what do u have to say on this



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Both Manufacturers claim the contarary.


Remember A320s use CFM56Bs & V2500s.


B737s use P&WJT8D-9/9A/15/15A/17/17A/17R,CFM56-3B & CFM56-7C.


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Very true as HAWK21M states, it is not a simple case of apples for  apples. It is over diff missions i.e. payload, Hrs, terrain, weather conditions.


I think, Its best to post these type of Q in the tech-ops forum.



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If you personally ask me ....then B737 is better than the A320 but if you ask me statistically, the latter takes the cake.


Something like if the B737 is efficient then the A320 is effective.....



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Personally i prefer the A320 more as my user name happens to be a Airbus product


So in that sense sir JJ even ur opinion is right as ur username is a Boeing product


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the_380 wrote:


Personally i prefer the A320 more as my user name happens to be a Airbus product


So in that sense sir JJ even ur opinion is right as ur username is a Boeing product


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Well the Jumbo Jet is always called the QUEEN OF THE SKIES.....so i guess now with the A380 (The King of the skies) its time that Boeing marries Airbus



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All I can say is that is Boeing Spares are cheaper than Airbus ones"On Average".


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HAWK21M wrote:


All I can say is that is Boeing Spares are cheaper than Airbus ones"On Average".


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yes even i heard the same

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On my numerous cockpit visit and chats with 2 IC commonders who live near by, they said that the A320 burns 3 tonnes of fuel an hour.


The A300 burns 6 tonnes of fuel--she also said that it was her favourite aircraft to fly as it was very sturdy.


The A310 burns 5 tonnes of fuel an hour. [Average on all routes for pax configured aircraft ]


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They are only the average rates and as MEL said that they vary with temperature, load factor, etc.


BTW the A300 is still one of the favourites of many commanders. I have flown about 5 times in the cockpit of the A300



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the_380 wrote:


They are only the average rates and as MEL said that they vary with temperature, load factor, etc.


BTW the A300 is still one of the favourites of many commanders. I have flown about 5 times in the cockpit of the A300



Any pictures u managed to click

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Out of 5 two were intl flight to KTM i had the camera but they asked me to remove the batteries


I dont have a static picture but i have a video recording which i had shot long time back and its not so good either.


I promise a very good picture on my visit



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