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Old 08-05-2011, 05:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hackish View Post
I was just thinking if everyone hypermiled to an airshow they still wouldn't save the amount of fuel a Lancaster with it's 4 merlin engines burns in an hour! I'd like to say it's somewhere around 290ga/h!!!
Should I name you as a stalker, maybe after my AV posting ?

TBH the Practical History lesson of a Lancaster (or indeed a B-17 or a Spitfire or a Mustang) booming overhead to people who would otherwise think nothing of the sacrifices and efforts others made to keep us from evil are worth the fuel.

Someone towing a jet ski behind an SUV isn't.

All of this is IMHO of course.
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