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paullam wrote:Ok but wouldn't it be more expensive to fire up 4 engines and burn fuel instead of using the tug they use anyway to do the pushback?
Starlionblue wrote:paullam wrote:Ok but wouldn't it be more expensive to fire up 4 engines and burn fuel instead of using the tug they use anyway to do the pushback?
Haven't flown the 340 but I'm guessing two engines have more than enough thrust to propel an empty one around on the ground.
jetblueguy22 wrote:Starlionblue wrote:paullam wrote:Ok but wouldn't it be more expensive to fire up 4 engines and burn fuel instead of using the tug they use anyway to do the pushback?
Haven't flown the 340 but I'm guessing two engines have more than enough thrust to propel an empty one around on the ground.
This is A.net, folklore tells us a hair dryer is more powerful than those engines