I always wondered this. I see the manufacturer's specs give the plane baaaaarely enough fuel to get here from CA.
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How did Hawaiian Air get the 717s to Hawaii?
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Re: How did Hawaiian Air get the 717s to Hawaii?
They use internal fuel bladders mounted in the cabin. You can see pics from Hawaiian air (scroll down about halfway on the page)
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...d.main/253653/
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Re: How did Hawaiian Air get the 717s to Hawaii?
Having auxiliary fuel tanks installed in cabin is how most smaller, non ETOPS planes make it to Hawaii and other destinations afar. Hawaii is a crossroads for many delivery flights to Asia and down under. See HNL Rare Birds Blog. They have plenty of pictures of planes (as well as info) coming through Honolulu.
http://hnlrarebirds.blogspot.com/I'm still here. Are you?
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Re: How did Hawaiian Air get the 717s to Hawaii?
Originally posted by mel View PostHaving auxiliary fuel tanks installed in cabin is how most smaller, non ETOPS planes make it to Hawaii and other destinations afar. Hawaii is a crossroads for many delivery flights to Asia and down under. See HNL Rare Birds Blog. They have plenty of pictures of planes (as well as info) coming through Honolulu.
http://hnlrarebirds.blogspot.com/
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