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minus-squareHupflinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoOf course a plane would be super light, how else could it fly?
minus-squareJoe Dyrt@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoEmpty Weight of a Boeing 747 is 325,660–336,870 lb. (wiki) It carries 4 turbo-fan engines, each of which weighs approximately 12,000 lbs. (also wiki) So the 747 weighs at least 27 times heavier than one engine, on average. ( iOS calc)
Of course a plane would be super light, how else could it fly?
Empty Weight of a Boeing 747 is 325,660–336,870 lb. (wiki)
It carries 4 turbo-fan engines, each of which weighs approximately 12,000 lbs. (also wiki)
So the 747 weighs at least 27 times heavier than one engine, on average. ( iOS calc)