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by yovagoyu 2203 days ago
Gas is a huge deal in large passenger planes where instead of miles per gallon, they actually measure efficiency in gallons per mile.

The 747 for example eats about 1 gallon per second (~3600 gallons per hour) according to this source: https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/qu...

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We measure fuel efficiency for cars in "liters per 10 km" in my country.