Re:Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path
by hodgesrm on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:17PM
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Depends on the plane and the load factor. Assuming a conservative 80 mpg per seat a flight from Moscow to London would consume the following to move your tail between locations:
1554 miles / (80 miles/gallon) * 6.8 lbs/gallon = 132 lbs
I was actually a bit surprised how little it is. It gets better in newer aircraft assuming all seats are taken.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_fuel
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_aircraft#Mediu...