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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 11:12 am
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Originally Posted by emailkid
Don't want to start an argument because I only know a little about this from what I've read, but I was under the impression that it is supposed to save about 5% on fuel. Which is why Boeing never bothered with it originally. But then again .... well, see my sig line

EmailKid
Not looking to argue either, but the Aviation Partners Boeing advertisments on the back of Airways Magazine said "about 10% fuel savings" - then again thats marketing taking - getting even a 5% savings is good.

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