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I've always interpreted hypermiling as "optimizing fuel usage to the furthest extent possible". Considering the #1 priority in designing airliners is aerodynami
by bbatsell 16y ago
I've always interpreted hypermiling as "optimizing fuel usage to the furthest extent possible". Considering the #1 priority in designing airliners is aerodynamic efficiency/fuel usage/CASM, an ~8% decrease in fuel usage is absolutely nothing to sneeze at.
- evgen 16y agoTo put this another way, if Boeing could refine this technique and make it an approved operating mode for the 777 they would probably be able to book enough additional orders to add a billion dollars or two to the bottom line. The same could probably be said of any airline that could apply these techniques to all of its planes/routes. For an airline, improving fuel efficiency is the quickest route to increased profits.