Average Starting Salaries. According to salary surveys conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), mechanical engineering graduates with a master's degree earned an average starting salary of $66,158 in 2009 and $69,954 in 2010. This average starting salary rose to $74,300 in 2011.
A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon of fuel (about 4 liters) every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn 36,000 gallons (150,000 liters). According to Boeing's Web site, the 747 burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile (12 liters per kilometer). This sounds like a tremendously poor miles-per-gallon rating! But consider that a 747 can carry as many as 568 people.
Price includes all taxes and fees. FUEL BURN â The average fuel burn is depicted in gallons per hour for the make/model aircraft. All data is generally derived from flight manuals and is calculated at typical cruise speeds and includes ground fuel. Cruise altitude assumed for unpressurized aircraft is 8,000 feet.ircraft VARIABLE COSTS FUEL COST â Fuel cost per gallon is based on a Conklin & de Decker survey of a number of Fixed Base Operators (FBOs) at major general aviation airports in the United States.