HiddenLayer5 to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoAn "airport neighbourhood" where people can store their planes in their yard and taxi directly to the runwayimagemessage-square242fedilinkarrow-up1976arrow-down130file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting
arrow-up1946arrow-down1imageAn "airport neighbourhood" where people can store their planes in their yard and taxi directly to the runwayHiddenLayer5 to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square242fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting
Location on a map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=42.1486108&mlon=-88.5628734&zoom=17#map=17/42.14861/-88.56287
minus-squareSomeAmateur@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoProps tend to be more efficient aircraft when it comes to fuel consumption but fly relatively low and slow. Jets are faster so they make more sense for ferrying people and cargo but they burn more fuel in the process.
Props tend to be more efficient aircraft when it comes to fuel consumption but fly relatively low and slow. Jets are faster so they make more sense for ferrying people and cargo but they burn more fuel in the process.