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While 80 gallons or so of fuel may not be much...we must ask a few
things.... snip That must have been SOME headwind to burn an extra 80 gallons. . . Rich S. The article doesnt seem to give the details....but i would guess its not so much that the HEADWIND burned the whole 80 gallons so much as the fact the headwind was gonna keep him from making it all the way....so once he reached the halfway point....or so....and he turned around....so its probably like 10 to 20 percent of the fuel was due to headwind burning and the rest was just normal fuel consumption...AND antartica has some of the strongest, most consistent/continous head winds on the planet....due to its unique geographic layout.... besides....i still say it was a boneheaded glory stunt that accomplished NOTHING....and HAD already been done..and he apparently KNEW he wasnt welcome....(which is WORSE than not knowing if he was/wasnt)....he failed to plan properly....tough cookies.... take care Blll |
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