NationStates Jolt Archive


Seeking Aircraft Design Firms

Free Tulsa
04-07-2006, 00:20
TO: All Interested Parties
FROM: Free Tulsa SubMinister of Transportation (Aviation)
SUBJECT: New Aircraft Designs

We are searching for a commercial airliner capable of replacing the Boeing 747s currently in service. This airliner must be easily convertible between passenger and cargo service, it must be jet-powered, and it must be able to accept at least two hundred passengers or the equivalent amount of cargo. We will accept an unlimited number of offers, and may come to our decision at any time.
Free Tulsa
04-07-2006, 03:49
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Space Union
04-07-2006, 19:58
OOC: I'd like to show you the SuCO-1 Ultrajumbo Jet. It can carry over 1,000 passengers and quite large, enough to meet any nation's or airline's needs. Here's the specifications for it:

Type: Wide-body quadruple-decker commercial passenger plane
Length: 170 m
Wingspan: 135 m
Height: 32 m
Propulsion: 8x Union-302-2006s Low-Bypass Ramfan Jet Engines rated at 59,090 kgf each
Empty Weight: 532,000 kg
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 1,333,000 kg
Minimum Fuel Weight: 598,500 kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 733,150 kg
Passenger Carriage: 730 passengers in a three-class configuration
Maximum Passenger Carriage: 1,300 passengers in single-class (economy)
Cargo Carriage: 145 tonnes
Normal Range: 25,000 km
Maximum Range: 37,000 km
Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 45,000 ft
Maximum Altitude: 50,000 ft
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.8
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.95
Crew (List): 2 pilots; 20 flight attendants
Price: $533 million
Free Tulsa
04-07-2006, 21:36
We are interested in purchasing two of these aircraft for an evaluation period before we agree to sign a contract.
Space Union
04-07-2006, 21:51
We are interested in purchasing two of these aircraft for an evaluation period before we agree to sign a contract.

Confirmed.