OK flatty, these are facts.... A Boeing 747 uses 7840kg of aviation fuel for the take-off, climb and descent portions of the flight and these account for about 250km. For journeys longer than that, the plane will use 10.1kg for each additional kilometre under typical cruising conditions. So to fly from Heathrow to Edinburgh (530km) uses 10,668kg of fuel, which releases a little over 33 tonnes of CO2. Whereas a Ford Mondeo 1.8 TDCi emits 151g of CO2 per km and covers 650km to reach Edinburgh. That works out to be 98kg for a single passenger, compared to 79kg per person for the Jumbo, assuming it carries its full complement of 416 passengers. But you could drive 336 cars to Edinburgh for the same CO2 as one plane. This aircraft is much bigger and less economic than your A330 but it's one I'm familiar with. This is for one trip, not one year Einstein . Pipe, put in, smoke it fish lad
You were nearly correct with 300 cars, just not for a year, but for one trip, I've done a rough calculation for the A330, and I think it's about 255-265 cars worth, as I don't have accurate facts to hand about the A330, but thank you anyway, its very entertaining
lol, ive just realised what i typed, it should have said 1 plane 'flying' not 'flight' no wonder you questioned me! yes, i roughly worked out 1 plane, v's 300 cars per year were the same, which when you think about it is quite surprising! good sport man, good sport
You've assumed full occupancy for the aircraft, yet assumed driver only for the car. You've taken scant and reckless disregard for occupant diversity and biased the sum to your point. Your mathematical comparison is incompatible. 2/10
Shit, your right, 3 extra mondeo passengers, I'm fired!! PS, a full car would suit my argument even better.
Now a plane full of flatulent bovine quadrupeds would be very bad ( for everyone ). Especially if one of them opened a window. A plane being high up in the tropopause and all.
Ok do an a380 flying to Singapore. Please factor in all the trips to London to visa offices for driving to singapore.
I was thinking the same thing V4 if i want to know about planes i will just look in the sky thanks lol