Specs for the Airbus are 250 metric tons of fuel.
Yep. You read that right. So I was downgrading to 200 metric tons.
So the 737 only carries about 41 tons? That would be 20 tons each wing?
Wowser.
Again, there is no narrowbody aircraft, whether Airbus or Boeing, that is carrying anywhere near 500,000 pounds of fuel. I’m not sure what you’re referring to when you’re just saying “the Airbus.” Which model?
The comparable Airbus models to the B737 would be in the A320 family, and they carry a similar quantity of fuel. Very few aircraft even have maximum gross weights (which includes the full-up weight of the aircraft with fuel, passengers, and baggage) in the 500,000 pound range, much less carry that much in fuel.