AIRCRAFT NOT SO INEFFICIENT
Large aircraft do not "far exceed" compact automobiles in fuel efficiency as stated in Vermont Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie's Viewpoint (AW&ST Feb. 19, p. 66). A Boeing 747 gets 0.2 mpg.; an average five-passenger compact auto get 30 mpg. Doing the math then, a 400 passenger Boeing 747 operating 75% full...
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