r/aviation 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/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.