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Offline chefnoel

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Flying SLOWER saves jet fuel
« on: May 01, 2008, 07:18:25 PM »
Saw this item on Yahoo News this evening

http://tinyurl.com/6s8brx
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Offline Lezam

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Re: Flying SLOWER saves jet fuel
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2008, 08:31:37 PM »
This has been going on for a while now, but the thing that really gets me is sometimes even if there is a delay, they wont go any faster.
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Offline zmeatc

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Re: Flying SLOWER saves jet fuel
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2008, 10:46:40 PM »
They go slow already when there is MIT's to get in-trail spacing. Last saturday saw 60 in-trail to ATL! WOW!
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Offline Sasquach

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Re: Flying SLOWER saves jet fuel
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2008, 02:47:48 PM »
Slow a 747 to about 60 kts and see how much fuel you save. :-)
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Offline CFD208

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Re: Flying SLOWER saves jet fuel
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2008, 08:31:10 PM »
Quote from: Sasquach on May 02, 2008, 02:47:48 PM
Slow a 747 to about 60 kts and see how much fuel you save. :-)
You would waste all its fuel because that beast would be burning on the ground from the ensuing stall.
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