It is a great example of how to fool the ignorant with a catchy one-liner.
In reality there is only about 450 liters of air in one hull and that amounts to a weight of 0.45*1.293 kg = 0.582 kg.
Ofcourse you can never reduce that amount to zero by replacing it with helium therefore the max weight gain you can achieve with both hulls full of helium is 2*0.582 = 1.164 kg
I'm sure nutcases like Macca or TornadoAlive will easily spend 35K on getting their hulls fully (helium) airtight (hard to do with such small molecules) and buy a years worth of helium supply ! Afterall they will win all races with such a large performance gain !
Wouter
Last edited by Wouter; 05/28/10 05:14 PM.
