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Concorde, a supersonic transport, managed about 17 passenger-miles to the Imperial gallon, which is 16.7 L/100 km per passenger; similar to a business jet, but much worse than a subsonic turbofan aircraft. Airbus states a fuel rate consumption of their A380 at less than 3 L/100 km per passenger (78 passenger-miles per US gallon). [52]
In 2013, as the ultra-long range market is a niche, the A340 was less attractive, with the best usage on long, thin routes from hot-and-high airports or as interim air charter. A 10-year-old A340-300 had a base value of $35m and a market value of $24m, leading to $320,000/mo ($240,000–$350,000) lease rate, while a −500 is $425,000 and a − ...
[10] fall (faw) 6 ells, or 222 inches (5.648 m). Identical to the Scots rod and raip ("rope"). [11] Scots mile 320 falls or 5920 feet (1807 metres, compare with the English mile of 5280 English feet or approximately 1609 metres), but varied from place to place. Obsolete by the 19th century. [12]
The regulation 6-pounder, with a rifled bore (weight 884 pounds), carries a James projectile of about 13 pounds." [24] James rifles were an early solution to the need for rifled artillery at the start of the war. Six-pounder bronze guns could be rifled to fire the projectiles invented by Charles Tillinghast James. Some were simply rifled from ...