Questions tagged [fuel-consumption]
The amount of fuel an aircraft burns during a specified time period or for a specified distance; also known as "fuel burn".
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Input Parameters for Combustion Chamber
I am doing a column breakup study. But for a better study I need air velocity, turbulence intensity (not primarily needed though),temperature, pressure and same parameter for injected liquid fuel. I ...
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AirBus A380 and Boeing 747 - fuel consumption while taking off?
I have talked with my friends about fuel consumption while taking off. None of us know much about airplanes, so I'm asking here, because I didn't find an answer searching on the internet.
How much ...
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How much fuel can be saved in a half full of passengers plane?
On a typical airliner (let's say A320 / B737 / or similar), comparing a plane full of passengers vs one half full, how much fuel an airline can save on a trip when the plane is only half full?
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How the EFD system of F18e shows the fuel in tanks of the fighter?
I was seeing this image:
How the EFD system of F-18E/F shows the fuel in the tanks of the fighter? I mean it's very low. e.g. 7.2 lb? Is it rounded?
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Determining Required Fuel from Payload/Range Diagram
I would like to determine the amount of fuel required for a flight at a given range/payload combination - ideally from the payload/range-diagram [1] of the corresponding aircraft alone.
I know that ...
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Max Range Relationship to Altitude for Propeller-Driven Aircraft
Chapter 11 of the PHAK states, "If a change in altitude causes identical changes in speed and power required, the proportion of speed to power required would be unchanged. The fact implies that ...
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Airliner sharp wing tip vs elleptical [duplicate]
Now that most airliner manufacturers are using composite materials for wings, making compound curves is much easier to produce, why aren't we seeing elliptical wings, outer panels or wing tips?
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How to calculate fuel burn rate in Model BK117 helicopter
I am confused which parameters we are use, I have fuel quantity, fuel flow, fuel weight and speed etc is there so how to using and which parameters using the Endurance time calculate in helicopter
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Are Runway Profile Descent charts available to non-121 carriers? If so, where can I find them?
AIM 5-4-2(c) says:
When crossing altitudes and speed restrictions are issued verbally or are depicted on a chart, ATC will expect the pilot to descend first to the crossing altitude and then reduce ...
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What are the parameters typically used by airlines to assess the fuel economy and efficiency for their flights?
Are there parameters that are typically being used by airlines to assess the fuel economy and efficiency done in their flights?
And how exactly those parameters are being used to do the assessments ...
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What are the standard numbers for fuel consumption (kg), kg/NM, and kg/h, of Boeing 737-300?
I'm currently working on a school project regarding the analysis of Boeing 737-300 fuel consumption. I'm working on some parameters that my supervisor gave me, which are :
Total fuel consumption (kg),...
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How much fuel cost will be incurred for transporting 4000kg of cargo via Mi-17 helicopter for 54 km?
I am working on a logistics case study in which I am using Mi-17 helicopters for transportation of relief to the affected areas in a disaster.
In this regard, I want to check my estimates with the ...
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Does flying slower actually save fuel?
Following a discussion on travel.SE, I wonder: would flying more slowly actually save fuel?
I suppose that it would save fuel on a volume of fuel per flight hour basis, but the flight would end up ...
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What would be the range of a cargo 777 full of usable fuel up to MTOW?
Having read about Rutan's Voyager and more recently about Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
I wondered how would some modern long haul airliner such as a cargo Boeing777 (or other airliner) perform at this ...
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How does the Boeing TTBW reduce fuel consumption?
Compared to a traditional airliner wing, the Boeing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) showcases a much longer wingspan and an associated higher aspect ratio. Intuitively, this seems to reduce fuel ...
