Strait_Hopper

Hi all,

Having done a search of the forums, it appears that the original P&W, piston-driven variation of the Convairliners have been successfully asked for and incorporated into the game.

I was wondering though whether we could also get the later, turbo-prop driven variations added as well? In real life, these were technically "conversions" of existing airframes, rather than new aircraft, but they were classified as different aircraft models and significantly changed (I would say ënhanced") the performance of the aircraft.

The CV-580 was driven by two Allisom 501 turbo props. The CV-600 (AKA CV-240-D), and CV640 (AKA CV-340-D and CV-440-D) were driven by two Rolls Royce Darts, the same engine as the Vickers Viscount.

The best data source I could find was the following site, although I don't know for sure whether it is accurate: http://www.flugzeugi...ta_cv640_en.php

Would others like to see these aircraft in the game?

Hi all,
 

I've a question about shared control and airline limits in the game. I'm familiar with the ability to offer shared control of an airline to another player. I'm wondering however whether it is possible to entirely give away an airline?

I'm currently operating two airlines in R6, both in different regions. I'm keen to open a new airline to complement the operations of my main airline in a neighbouring country; however I can't currently do this as I've reached the world limit of 2 airlines per player. One option is to declare bankruptcy on my second airline - I would prefer not to do this though as it has the capacity to be a big airline (based in HKG) and is useful in the context of my alliance.

So, to my original question: Is it possible to transfer full control of this HKG-based airline to another player, so that my second airline slot becomes freed up?

Hey all,

I'm currently running a regional airline in a 2000-2030 world. I have a fleet of E170s and Q400s, both configured as 0-6-64, which I use on routes with 30-200 daily Y pax.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to calculate the over-under / crossover distance at which I should operate routes with the Q400s vs the E170s. As is commonly understood, turboprops are far more fuel efficient than jets over short distances, but lose profitability over longer distances due to their lower cruise speed. For the Q400s vs E-jets, this is a fuel efficiency of 4,400 v 11,300 (fuel flow), against a cruise speed of 400mph v 550mph.

At this point, I'm operating with a crossover of 550 miles - meaning any route shorter than 550 miles is for Q400s, and anything between 551 and 1600 is for E170s. Do y'all think this is about right, or should it be more, or less? 300 miles, 750 miles, 1,000 miles?

What factors do you guys use to make this calculation? Do you have a defined "crossover" point that you think is best for the Q400 and E-Jets?

Would love some advice!