Polish B738 Flagged as Military

Discussion in 'Spotting and Interesting Aircraft' started by CapStar362, Mar 1, 2022.

  1. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

    Im curious who this is?

    Left KDFW, literally flying about 40 miles south of me, how does he expect to get back to poland and more importantly, HOW DID HE GET HERE?

    He is on my receiver right now.

    https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=48d981

    B738 with enough range to cross the Atlantic?

    Does that bird have any kind of refueling?
     
  2. zjuleke

    zjuleke New Member

    Seems to be heading to Newark
     
  3. RealUlli

    RealUlli Member

    If you modify it enough, it gets the range. There used to be a rather special 737 (not sure which exact model) that offered a nonstop flight from London City to New York (not sure which airport, I assume Newark or Teterboro or something else close to Manhattan). IIRC, it was either 1st+business class or pure 1st class.

    Business jet modifications to airliners usually also get extended range, Airbus is really good in that area. E.g. ACJ330NEO: https://www.acj.airbus.com/en/exclusive-aircraft/acj330neo 10600 nm of range. Almost any two locations on the globe, nonstop.

    I assume Boeing has something similar... they do, found it: https://www.boeing.com/commercial/bbj/#/aircraft/bbj-737max/characteristics/bbj-max-7/ 737 with a range of 7000 nm. Atlantic is not an issue. ;-)

    To find something comparable to the ACJ330, I checked the others... https://www.boeing.com/commercial/bbj/#/aircraft/bbj-777x/characteristics/bbj-777-8/ Range 11645 nm. Yup, nonstop between any two location on the globe.