FUEL-EFFICIENCY A TOUGH SELL
Setting aside the validity of Robin Stanier's claim of 5,000 km. (3,100 mi.) as the most fuel-efficient range for a passenger aircraft, breaking a 10,000-km. trip down into two 5,000-km. legs is a non-starter. The 10,000-km. trip would take 12.4 hr. gate to gate. Each 5,000-km. trip would take 6.7...
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