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Old 27-March-2008, 04:44 PM
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Default Can airliners/large passenger jets make use of gliding to save fuel?

Can airliners/large passenger jets make use of gliding to save fuel? Is such a thing feasable? I read that the airline carriers are havng a hard time with the cost of jet-fuel. What about flyng with fewer engines for part of the flight? or no engines at all???
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