It's a fair question, the answer will show how much Aviation as a whole has improved.
Can anyone answer his simple question without sprouting too many complicated formulas?
Ok I'll give it a try.....
As a typical 737 and A320 burns around 2,500kg/hr I imagine that for a 1 hour flight they would carry around 2 hours to 2 1/2 hours endurance? So around 5,000kg to 6,000kg would be my guess as an average departure fuel. At the same time carrying 160 to 180 odd pax and freight.
Aviation has improved a hell of a lot, not just in Aircraft performance either.
Last edited by ACMS; 4th Dec 2014 at 21:43.