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Old 03-02-2010, 10:57 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lazarus View Post
The average fuel mileage in the US is around 20 MPG. Small airplanes are pretty close to that if not over.
That also depends on the airplane. Remember that almost all non-homebuilt light airplanes are '50s or '60s designs, so it's maybe fair to compare their mpg to say a '59 Chevy. If you look at some of the homebuilts, you can find (as in the original post) much better mpg.

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If you add passenger load they are much better than the average car with only one person in it.
But the average light plane also has only one person in it :-)
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