To: zek157
yes, a "near empty" fuel tankat the START of its transatlantic flight??
10 posted on
07/12/2006 11:34:28 AM PDT by
LN2Campy
To: LN2Campy
yes, a "near empty" fuel tankat the START of its transatlantic flight??Yes, in a plane that is designed to fly much further than from New York to Paris, one tank, the center one, might actually not be needed. Why carry the extra unused weight?
19 posted on
07/12/2006 11:47:05 AM PDT by
AxelPaulsenJr
(Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.)
To: LN2Campy
a "near empty" fuel tankat the START of its transatlantic flightQuite possible. They only take on a full load of fuel if it's needed for the flight plus reserver. If the plane isn't fully loaded they'll take less fuel because the extra weight adds to the fuel consumption.
27 posted on
07/12/2006 12:04:07 PM PDT by
Squawk 8888
(Yay! It's Riding Season!)
To: LN2Campy
yes, a "near empty" fuel tank at the START of its transatlantic flight??A 747 burns 125 pounds of fuel a minute at idle! Most of the fuel is carried in the wings anyway.
33 posted on
07/12/2006 1:23:24 PM PDT by
Aeronaut
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