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Old 22nd Jul 2007, 23:03
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you can haul another 25tons in the 747, but the fuel flow is 27% higher.
Even I can make that math.
Maybe you can, but you don't quite show it...

If the baseline is 75 tons in the MD, "another 25 tons" is 33% more payload. That means the fuel burn per ton-mile is LESS in the 74.
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