HOW TO CONSERVE FUEL
The most fuel-efficient range of a passenger aircraft is around 5,000 km. (3,100 mi.). To fly farther, the aircraft has to be bigger and heavier to carry the additional fuel, have larger and noisier engines to cope with the heavier weight and increased drag, has to have a stronger undercarriage to...
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