Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: news From: drinkard@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Terrell D. Drinkard) Subject: Re: 757 highest thrust to weight ratio ? X-Submission-Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 03:32:35 GMT References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Organization: Boeing Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM X-Submission-Message-Id: Date: 01 Dec 92 23:15:24 PST In article Bob Coggeshall writes: >I've heard that the 757 has a very high thrust to weight ratio. Just >how high is it ? Is it the highest of any commercial jetliner ? My back-of-the-envelope calculations would suggest about a .38 thrust to weight ratio. That is assuming the RR RB211-535E4B gives around 42,000 lb thrust (SLST) at a MTOW of 220,000 lb. I'm not aware of anyone who actually bought that configuration, though. Oh, and on their acceptance flight tests, (I got to fly one on a 737-400 once) these babies are *empty* and climb like homesick angels. I have seen VSIs pegged (6,000fpm+). >I've also heard that there is a boeing-internal video of it >during tests doing an [almost?] straight vertical climb. I've never seen it, but then I don't do any flight test stuff. >What are the facts here ? Excellent question! :-) -- Terry drinkard@bcstec.boeing.com "Anyone who thinks they can hold the company responsible for what I say has more lawyers than sense."