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Old 9th Jan 2017, 08:33
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FullWings
 
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Yes.

Depending on the efficiency of the airframe, there will be a point where adding more fuel has mathematically virtually no effect on range. We don’t (can’t) operate in this area but the curve is beginning to steepen in the latter half of ULH sectors, so the increase in total fuel burn to go an extra hour at the end is considerably more than you might expect assuming linear behaviour.
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