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Old Oct 29, 2019, 9:24 am
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Prospero
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Originally Posted by Dovster
If I had driven in both directions, the plane would still have made the flights. The addition of my weight in the plane made only a minuscule difference in how much fuel the plane consumed during the flight. My driving for two hours each way would have consumed much more fuel.
As far as emissions go, for such a short distance a gas guzzling BMW M5 driven with a heavy foot probably compares quite closely to one passengers share of emissions in a brand new A319 neo
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