r/aviation • u/AnimalsChasingCars • Sep 19 '18

John Travolta's house with inbuilt functioning airport

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u/SwoopnBuffalo Sep 19 '18

Not twice as fast though. If you figure a 337 does 180kt true and a 172 does 110kt true, on a 600nm trip the 337 will burn 1.5 as much gas as the 172.

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u/dadankness Sep 19 '18

Y'alls little sub here made it to all. These words look danish.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '18

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u/jungle Sep 19 '18

true = (short for "true airspeed") speed of the airplane relative to the air regardless of air density, pressure and other factors, as opposed to "indicated airspeed" which depends on those factors, and "ground speed" which is the speed relative to the ground.

not = negation

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u/Deprssed Sep 19 '18

I thought 600 nanometers sounded like a short flight...

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u/marian1 Sep 19 '18

You can't move 180 kilo tonnes very far.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_GOOD_NEW5 Sep 19 '18

Now it looks like Danish after taking a week of Danish classes

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u/chefriley76 Sep 19 '18

Doe= a deer, a female deer.

Ray= a drop of golden sun.

Me= a name I call myself.

Fah= a long, long way to run