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Can we build a more efficient airplane? Not really, says physics.

Update (13 October): I emailed David MacKay to get his opinion on some of the critical comments responding to this blog post. David is a physicist at Camb

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Hasnain says:

"The only way to make a plane consume fuel more efficiently is to put it on the ground and stop it. Planes have been fantastically optimized, and there is no prospect of significant improvements in plane efficiency."

Posted on 2015-09-16T06:39:03+0000