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Michael Nicolls
Michael Nicolls
@michaelnicollsx · 14 янв. 2026 г.
A 2% fuel impact might be true for legacy terminals, but @Starlink's terminal is much lower profile and more efficient.  Our analysis shows that the fuel increase to a 737-800 (which burns 800 gallons/hour) with our current design is about 0.3%.   Also beg to differ on whether
Sawyer MerrittSawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt· 14 янв. 2026 г.
Starlink for aviation has dramatically thinner satellite antennas, which help reduce fuel consumption compared to bulky legacy satellite antennas.
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk
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Hmm, must be a way to get that down under 0.1%
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