Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to “ward off” people who he said were breaking into businesses.
Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to “ward off” people who he said were breaking into businesses.
That dude hasn’t sung in 20+ years. Is it really true to say he’s still a somewhat active singer if he hasn’t been carried by a label or toured in multiple decades?
He’s a Texan who found a worse way to travel than an oversized pickup truck.
Technically, it said he still occasionally sings at the family restaurant.
Idk. So I look it up, cause it sounds ridiculous, and it says that Jet fuel produces an average of 21.1 pounds of CO2 per gallon and aviation gas 18.4, while fuel for cars is 19.6 and that (not the greatest source but) helicopters and airplanes use the same type of fuel he might not actually be wrong about saving emissions, considering Austin traffic nowadays…but im no expert, and it’s still a jackass thing to do, not to mention pretty dangerous, no matter how much the police block off the parking lot.
helicopters use vastly more fuel than cars. and they always will.
This is one of the reason that “flying cars” never actually catch on- it’s horribly inefficient and most people can’t afford the fuel, never mind all the other associated maintenance costs.
the amount of fuel being consumed by a helicopter depends greatly on it’s engine- piston engines like the bell 47 and Robinson r22 are 15 and 8, respectively. But turbine engines? the bell 206 jet ranger will use about 30+ (don’t get me started on the military birds- the black hawks are like 180, and go down hill from there.)
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