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To: Eepsy

Is lightening a frickin’ airplane by 500 pounds going to do a damn thing??

That’s like me saying I’m saving energy by lightening myself by not having a pack of gum in my pocket.

3 posted on 07/09/2008 12:34:00 PM PDT by RockinRight (I just paid $63 for gas. An icefield in Alaska is NOT the Grand Canyon. F--- the caribou.)

To: RockinRight

Is lightening a frickin’ airplane by 500 pounds going to do a damn thing??

On longer flights, lightening the airplane by 500 pounds saves 500 pounds of fuel.

Fuel is pushing a dollar a pound.

For domestic flights, this would probably save $500 every day the airplane is in operation.

13 posted on 07/09/2008 1:02:29 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)

To: RockinRight

Is lightening a frickin’ airplane by 500 pounds going to do a damn thing??

It will allow them to carry 500 pounds more payload (i.e. freight), which will allow them to make more revenue per flight.

17 posted on 07/09/2008 1:15:38 PM PDT by xjcsa (Has anyone seen my cornballer?)

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