The One took two flights on Air Force One, four flights on Marine One. That’s one strange way to save the earth.
Source: CBS News
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I wonder how Obama’s staff is planning to “offset” that carbon footprint. Perhaps they can print out the 10,000 page stimulus plan on recycled paper…
Remember, Missy has a garden. Maybe that is the offset!
The 5 gallons per mile statistic is only when the aircraft, 747-200 AF1, is at cruise speed. The aircraft burns a lot of fuel taxiing and taking off, and while not in cruise. The 9,000 gallons is definitely an under-measurement. According to a flight planner for a 747-200 model with Air Force One capacity would consume approximately 6309.8 gallons (42275 lb) of fuel for a *ONE WAY TRIP* from Andrews Air Force Base to Des Moines INTL. Hence total gallons consumed for the entire flight would be: ***12,620*** gallons of fuel.
FOR **ONE** WAY in a 747-200 AIR FORCE ONE MODEL:
Andrews AFB/NAF -> Des Moines Intl
Distance: 800.0 nm
Estimated fuel burn: 6309.8 gal / 42275.5 lb
Estimated time en route: 1:34
**Something to note, AF1 flies in pairs for backup and security. Hence two 747-200s may have taken this trip. If they did that for this trip, than you would have 25,240 gallons consumed for the trip.
**A sedan with a 15 gallon capacity could be filled 841 times. This calculation is made using the total fuel consumption plane of a round trip made by ONE AIR FORCE ONE.
To put this in perspective, the POTUS consumed about as much fuel just to “celebrate” Earth Day 2009 as the average American commuter uses in 10 YEARS! Now THAT’s what I call “going Green.” Should we figure he’s leading by example?