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The aircraft has a unique propeller feathering feature (known as “hotel mode”) which can slow (25% rotation speed) the propellers while the turbines continue to run and pump fuel. This ...
A Boeing 747 burns 1 gallon of fuel every second, totaling 18,000 gallons in a 5-hour flight. The Airbus A380 uses 4,600 ...
An engine fire on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 earlier this month was the result of a fuel leak and could have caused extensive damage to the plane, according to investigators. Hong Kong’s ...