P1_7 Row, Let's Row Away

Authors

  • Oliver East
  • Emma Longstaff
  • Chak Li
  • Mark Fletcher

Abstract

This paper investigates the potential, energy difference between flying to a destination, compared to rowing to it. i.e. the energy burned per passenger on an airplane, compared to a passenger rowing across the sea to the destination. The destinations we consider are from London Heathrow to New York JFK airport, and we found that for a Boeing 747 and an Airbus A380, the energy used is 6069.1 MJ and 5677.8 MJ respectively. The amount of energy to row the distance in a single lightweight scull was found to be 128.67 MJ; in comparison to the Airbus the rower uses approximately 98% less energy.

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Published

20-11-2013

How to Cite

East, O., Longstaff, E., Li, C., & Fletcher, M. (2013). P1_7 Row, Let’s Row Away. Physics Special Topics, 12(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2140