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  "id": 5845,
  "title": "Out of fuel",
  "url": "/competitions/flight2-milestone/discussion/5845",
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  "post_date": "2013-09-22T21:34:24.693Z",
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  "content": "<p>Flight 302728755 runs out of fuel and crashes somewhere over Kansas, over 1000 miles away from Salt Lake, its destination. This flight looks unsaveable. Must be an error in the data. Maybe it was bound some place else.</p>",
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      "id": "31357",
      "postDate": "09/22/2013 21:34:24",
      "content": "<p>Flight 302728755 runs out of fuel and crashes somewhere over Kansas, over 1000 miles away from Salt Lake, its destination. This flight looks unsaveable. Must be an error in the data. Maybe it was bound some place else.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "31358",
      "postDate": "09/22/2013 22:00:21",
      "content": "<p>Yes - I came across the same problem. Even with 200kts tailwind, and the most efficient fuel saving setting, there's no way that plane can reach the airport with its current remaining fuel!</p>",
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    {
      "id": "31361",
      "postDate": "09/22/2013 23:36:17",
      "content": "<p>Suppose that there is no wind (or wind resistance), and neglect all the other airplanes and assume constant speed and altitude. What is the optimum path for an airplane to get to its destination? Drawing a straight line from (easting, northing) of origin to (easting, northing) of destination doesn't do the trick(I am guessing due to the radius of earth). Does anyone have good tips for this problem, perhaps maybe some reference?</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>",
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    {
      "id": 31358,
      "author_name": "alzmcr",
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      "post_date": "09/22/2013 22:00:21",
      "content": "<p>Yes - I came across the same problem. Even with 200kts tailwind, and the most efficient fuel saving setting, there's no way that plane can reach the airport with its current remaining fuel!</p>",
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      "id": 31361,
      "author_name": "nassimkhaled",
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      "post_date": "09/22/2013 23:36:17",
      "content": "<p>Suppose that there is no wind (or wind resistance), and neglect all the other airplanes and assume constant speed and altitude. What is the optimum path for an airplane to get to its destination? Drawing a straight line from (easting, northing) of origin to (easting, northing) of destination doesn't do the trick(I am guessing due to the radius of earth). Does anyone have good tips for this problem, perhaps maybe some reference?</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>",
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