W-3033 Stratocruiser

W-3033 Stratocruiser
Wide-body airliner
A W-3033 on test flight, 2169
National Origin		Zokesia
Production History
Designer		Cyten-Ward Industries
Unit Cost		230,758(√)
Number Built		86
Service History
In Service
2170 - Present
Used By		Zokesia-Halco Logistics, Bundesluft Zokesia, Confederate Air, Royal ConAir

The Cyten-Ward W-3033 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Cyten-Ward Industries in Zokesia from 2168 to present day. After introducing the W-2022 in October 2161, Confederate Air wanted a jet 2+1⁄2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%. In 2165, Sue Jutter left the W-2022 development program to design the W-3033. In April 2166, Confederate Air ordered 25 W-3033 aircraft, and in late 2168, the first W-3033 was rolled out of the custom-built Juno Plant, the world's largest building by volume. The W-3033's first flight took place on February 9, 2169, and the W-3033 was certified in December of that year. It entered service with Confederate Air on January 22, 2070. The W-3033 was the first airplane called a "Jumbo Jet" as one of the first wide-body airliner. The W-3033 is capable of carrying 480 passengers or 200 tons of cargo, and has a maximum range of 7000km.

Accidents and Incidents

Confederate Air Flight 77 in a field after crash landing.

Confederate Air Flight 77

A W-3033-V2 flying from Fortmil International Airport bound for Ezekialgrad International suffered an uncontrollable fuel tank fire approximately 15 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft was still climbing to its cruising altitude when the fire occurred, and despite descending on an emergency profile back to Fortmil International, the fuel tanks ruptured causing both outboard wings and all four engines to detach violently from the aircraft. It was only thanks to the rugged design of the aircraft and the skill of the Pilot In Command that the plane was able to perform an emergency landing in a field in Kafrica without loss of life. The Zokesian Transport Board determined poor material usage (including the use of wood in key structural longerons) contributed to the catastrophic destruction of the aircraft's outboard wings.

Gallery

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  Zokesia-Halco Logistics W-3033 in service for cargo transport.

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  Confederate Air W-3033 in service, early 2170s.

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  Lion One, the official aircraft of the President of Zokesia, is a modified W-3033 Stratocruiser.

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  The W-3033 was a marked step up in size from the W-2022 Comforjet and W-1011 Tristar.

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  W-3033V2 In Bundesluft Zokesia service.

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  W-3033 in Royal ConAir service.

See also

Aircraft of Comparable Role, Configuration, and Era

• C512 Belugaléo – Seifégasque/Tekkian strategic heavy lift cargo aircraft
• LC-4 Monumentus – Ikonic twin-fuselage military transport aircraft