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Makes a lot of sense. Some of the aviation could be changed quite a lot if fuel savings was more weighed. For example tankers and transports could be turboprop
by Gravityloss 5y ago
Makes a lot of sense.
Some of the aviation could be changed quite a lot if fuel savings was more weighed. For example tankers and transports could be turboprop, maybe use more smaller higher L/D drones instead of F-18:s if not absolute needed etc...
- PaulHoule 5y agoI used to really like these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8 but airlines that serve my airport have switched to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_CRJ100/200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_CRJ100/200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_ERJ_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_ERJ_family which are less fuel efficient but easier to maintain, an important consideration if you are flying in and out of small airports half the time.
- Gravityloss 5y agoAnd they fly faster so one plane can make more trips per month. It shows how cheap fuel is...
- Tossrock 5y agoSome tankers and transports already are turboprops, eg the C-130 family.
- Gravityloss 5y agoThat's true. C-2 Greyhound and the E-2 Hawkeye in the Navy. A-400 in Europe and An-70 in Ukraine.