If you drive a car-bike or any other vehicle, then you must also be paying attention to the mileage, but have you ever thought about the airplane flying in the air, how much mileage does the flight give, which fuel is used? What happens and what is the cost of this fuel? Do you know the answers to all these questions? If your answer is no, then today we will give you some special details related to the flight.
On which fuel does the airplane run?
Let us first of all answer you that on which fuel the flight you board runs on. Be it an airplane or a helicopter, a special fuel is used in them. This fuel is known as Aviation Kerosene aka QAV.
How much does aviation kerosene cost?
The second biggest question is that what is the cost of this fuel and is the rate equal for domestic and international flights? According to the information given on the official site of Indian Oil, the price of fuel is different for domestic and international airlines. - It's different.
The price in Delhi is Rs 98,508.26 per kl, which means one liter costs around Rs 107. For the information of the people, let us tell you that there is 1000 liters of fuel in one kiloliter.
The price in Kolkata is Rs 1,07,383.08 per kiloliter, which means one liter costs around Rs 107.38. The rate in Mumbai is Rs 92,124.13 per kl, which means one liter costs around Rs 92.12.
Speed-mileage math
According to the company that makes Boeing 747, the flight requires about 12 liters of fuel to fly one kilometer and the speed of the plane is 900 km / h (ground speed). At one go, 568 people can sit and travel together in the flight.
It is mentioned in many reports that Fly consumes 2400 liters of fuel in an hour and covers a distance of up to 900 kilometers in an hour. Accordingly, 2.6 liters of fuel is consumed for one kilometer.
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