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> A380s are not very fuel efficient. I won't stand for A380 slander. They are very fuel efficient per passenger provided that you fill up the plane. Unfortunat
by JCharante 4y ago
> A380s are not very fuel efficient.
I won't stand for A380 slander. They are very fuel efficient per passenger provided that you fill up the plane. Unfortunately many airlines had issues filling up the entire plane with passengers.
- cm2187 4y agoThat’s what I thought but if you look at the long haul flight table [1] and sort by fuel per seat, the A380 is near the bottom of the list, along the B747 and A340, ie all the models with 4 engines. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_aircraft#Long-haul_flights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_aircraft#Long-...
- benhurmarcel 4y agoYou have to take those figures with a big fistful of salt though, they are very dependent on the assumptions and particular mission used for the analysis.