Re: SCITECH: Boeing and blended wing body aircraft

From: Michael M. Butler (butler@comp-lib.org)
Date: Sun Jun 30 2002 - 16:10:46 MDT


B-47: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-47.htm

Fuel costs depend a great deal on load factor. On heavily competitive routes,
not counting "loss leaders", I seem to recall that fuel was around 70% of the
ticket cost in 1990.

"Robert J. Bradbury" wrote:
> Anyone know what fraction of ticket costs are fuel?
>
> The article also cites that the design is derived from the
> B-47. Anyone know the history on the B-47? It was before
> my time.
>
> Robert

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