How much fuel do you consume when you fly from Amsterdam to New York?
A very simple back of the envelope calculation shows that it’s about one bath tub filled with Kerosene:
- The flight distance from New York to Amsterdam is 5863 kilometers
- A Boeing 747 uses approximately 12 liters per kilometer
- This plane carries about 500 people
- A bath tub contains about 150 liters of water
- 5863*12/500 = 140 liter
