LaserM to CyberstuckEnglish · 7 months ago"Im a real truck"imagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1830arrow-down19
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minus-squareHupf@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 months agoOf course a plane would be super light, how else could it fly?
minus-squareJoe DyrtlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoEmpty Weight of a Boeing 747 is 325,660–336,870 lb. (wiki) It carries 4 turbo-fan engines, each of which weighs approximately 12,000 lbs. (also wiki) So the 747 weighs at least 27 times heavier than one engine, on average. ( iOS calc)
Of course a plane would be super light, how else could it fly?
Empty Weight of a Boeing 747 is 325,660–336,870 lb. (wiki)
It carries 4 turbo-fan engines, each of which weighs approximately 12,000 lbs. (also wiki)
So the 747 weighs at least 27 times heavier than one engine, on average. ( iOS calc)