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Old 17th Jun 2015, 22:20
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an't find my "newer type" books, but a Hunter T8M was 10%-13%
That's interesting as it is about the same proportion as piston twins or turboprops. I suppose as engines got more powerful, a higher proportion of MTOW could be used for fuel. Would be very interesting to know the F35 figures too!
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