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Old 28th November 2001 | 18:07
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Noddy Staltern
 
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This is all fine in theory, but any tanker pilot will tell you that formation flying in a heavy uses LOTS of fuel. The extra fuel burn caused by throttle-pumping to stay in position more than offsets any savings to be made from upwash effects.
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