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		Scoundreller on Feb 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Cycle of Misery: The business of building commer... Very long range is de facto inefficient because you have to bunker so much fuel. Intermediate stop operations would be more efficient (stopping midway just to refuel, if not scramble passengers around to/from different destinations)

martinclayton on Feb 12, 2024 | [–]

Indeed! Carry burn about 4% per hour a pilot friend mentioned last week. Flying is more like space flight than driving in this respect.

silvestrov on Feb 12, 2024 | [–]

But then you have more tear and wear on the airframe due to having twice the number of landings and take off.

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