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Old 09-10-2008, 11:39 PM   #43 (permalink)
dremd
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Originally Posted by trebuchet03 View Post

Just remember - every 747 you see fly by is a 140KW power plant in the sky... The US commercial airline fleet has a combined output around 1 terrawatt (US power production is ~6TW)...
Got a source on that?
My Calculations indicate that 140KW = 187 hp
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