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by freeqaz 1289 days ago
How the $*^% is that possible...

Are there any more details available about this, or is there just that FlightAware log? How does one ensure they have enough fuel to do this?!

2 comments

You remove the back seats and replace them with auxiliary fuel tanks. Typically this is done by couriers delivering aircraft for sale - the seats are then shipped separately as freight.
That's absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing this! He was able to get 2500 miles of range by going from ~50 gallons to ~200 gallons. Talk about "hacker mentality"!
That's only around 12.5mpg, which is surprisingly low fuel efficiency.