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Airplanes are already almost as energy-efficient as they could possibly be, so no redesign will radically improve their efficiency.

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  1. David MacKay

    Physicist

    planes are already almost as energy-efficient as they could possibly be. Planes unavoidably have to use energy for two reasons: they have to throw air down in order to stay up, and they need energy to overcome air resistance. No redesign of a plane is going to radically improve its efficiency.

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