I was having a conversation concerning airplanes and the calculated fuel. We were having a conversation about the Airbus A380. Based on this site:
http://www.modernairliners.com/airbus-a380/airbus-a380-specs/
It shows a capacity of 320,000 Litres. After some conversion (I am in the US)
320,000 Litres = 84,535 gallons
84,535 gallons = 710,000 lbs
Now that is based on water density. I've heard that jet fuel isn't exactly comparable to water? Is this true? I am trying to confirm because 700 thousand pounds of fuel sounds like a lot? Is there something I am missing? An average Olympic sized swimming pool carries about 660,430 gallons of water. How does this plane carry that much weight? And what would be the easiest way to explain this to a layman like myself?