The only scam is this video, by a nitwit who doesn't have the first idea about aerodynamics or gas turbine propulsion. His primary claim---that the wings are not large enough to hold the stated fuel--is demolished by the facts. The wing area of an Airbus 380 is 845 square meters. If the average thickness of the wing is taken to be 1 meter (thin at the tips, much thicker at the root), that would give the same number in cubic meters. A cubic meter holds 1000 liters, so this would imply that the wing would have volume on the order of 845,000 liters. The specification fuel capacity is 323,546 liters---plenty of room for the fuel. The entire wing is essentially filled with fuel, and baffles to prevent sloshing. So much for "common sense"...if the ability to do arithmetic is not included in common sense.
The fact of the matter is that the engine thrust is sized by take-off (acceleration) and landing (high-drag lift augmentation). It does not operate at that thrust level during cruising flight---but cruising flight is the purpose for the fuel burn. His notion that the airplane simply glides without thrust is nonsense.
I am an aeronautical engineer, and have worked for one of the largest manufacturers of commercial jet aircraft. There is no secret technology involved. Read a good introductory book on flight, aerodynamics, and propulsion, and you will be educated. Take this video seriously, and you deserve to wear a Dupe medal around your neck.
Wait until you find out how long they've been scamming us on airfares, claiming the ticket price is "mostly fuel costs".
AIRLINE JET FUEL, AND THE AMOUNT OF IT, IS A HUGE HOAX AND SCAM
The only scam is this video, by a nitwit who doesn't have the first idea about aerodynamics or gas turbine propulsion. His primary claim---that the wings are not large enough to hold the stated fuel--is demolished by the facts. The wing area of an Airbus 380 is 845 square meters. If the average thickness of the wing is taken to be 1 meter (thin at the tips, much thicker at the root), that would give the same number in cubic meters. A cubic meter holds 1000 liters, so this would imply that the wing would have volume on the order of 845,000 liters. The specification fuel capacity is 323,546 liters---plenty of room for the fuel. The entire wing is essentially filled with fuel, and baffles to prevent sloshing. So much for "common sense"...if the ability to do arithmetic is not included in common sense.
The fact of the matter is that the engine thrust is sized by take-off (acceleration) and landing (high-drag lift augmentation). It does not operate at that thrust level during cruising flight---but cruising flight is the purpose for the fuel burn. His notion that the airplane simply glides without thrust is nonsense.
I am an aeronautical engineer, and have worked for one of the largest manufacturers of commercial jet aircraft. There is no secret technology involved. Read a good introductory book on flight, aerodynamics, and propulsion, and you will be educated. Take this video seriously, and you deserve to wear a Dupe medal around your neck.
This lifelong jet mechanic agrees with you.
Beyond that when you purchase airline tickets (thinking of international travel) a substantial amount of the cost is comprised of "taxes".
And all the airlines rushed to jack up their prices when there was a tax holiday.