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> For me, the difference is approximately 2 orders of magnitude. But helicopters hold 4 people and airplanes hold ~200.
by x1798DE 10y ago
> For me, the difference is approximately 2 orders of magnitude.
But helicopters hold 4 people and airplanes hold ~200.
- cornellwright 10y agoThe most-produced airplane [1] seats 4 people. Only ~43,000 have been produced since the 50s. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_172 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_172
- pc86 10y agoHaving been in a 172 with 4 people, I can say definitively that 2 or 3 people is much better.
- creshal 10y agoAircraft go all the way down to single-seaters, and helicopters all the way up to ~100 passengers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26