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The [[US Air Force]] (USAF) is the single largest consumer of jet fuel in the world. The [[F-4 Phantom Fighter]] burns more than 1,600 gallons of jet fuel per hour and peaks at 14,400 gallons per hour at supersonic speeds. The [[B-52 Stratocruiser]], with eight jet engines, guzzles 55 gallons per minute. A quarter of the world’s jet fuel feeds the USAF fleet of [[flying killing machines]].<ref>https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial</ref><ref>https://truthout.org/articles/the-military-assault-on-global-climate/</ref> | The [[US Air Force]] (USAF) is the single largest consumer of jet fuel in the world. The [[F-4 Phantom Fighter]] burns more than 1,600 gallons of jet fuel per hour and peaks at 14,400 gallons per hour at supersonic speeds. The [[B-52 Stratocruiser]], with eight jet engines, guzzles 55 gallons per minute. A quarter of the world’s jet fuel feeds the USAF fleet of [[flying killing machines]].<ref>https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial</ref><ref>https://truthout.org/articles/the-military-assault-on-global-climate/</ref> | ||
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US Air Force
The US Air Force (USAF) is the single largest consumer of jet fuel in the world. The F-4 Phantom Fighter burns more than 1,600 gallons of jet fuel per hour and peaks at 14,400 gallons per hour at supersonic speeds. The B-52 Stratocruiser, with eight jet engines, guzzles 55 gallons per minute. A quarter of the world’s jet fuel feeds the USAF fleet of flying killing machines.[1][2]