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Old 26th Jul 2009, 05:55
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awblain
 
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Ten tons!

Ten tons of CO2! That's 2.5 tons of carbon, so a bit more in terms of fuel weight, about 20%, so 3 tons of fuel burnt.

In extreme duration flights a 777-200LR carries up to ~280 passengers with up to ~180 tons of fuel, so unless my numbers are way off, you're out by a factor of about 4.5, if the flight's full.
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