[TheForge] Re: Natural gas burner? OT by now

[Demon Buddha]

At maximum power (reheat) the F-16 consumes about 146 gallons per 
minute, not 28.  Thirsty little devils.

Grover Richardson wrote:
> There was actually serious talk about constructing a battery powered tank.
> Stupid.  In war, it is necessary to be able to get out of Dodge, fast.
> Anything else will cost lives.  With all the stuff that they cram into the
> F-16, I'm not surprised that it gets that kind of mileage<G>.
> 
> 
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>>*>May 14, 2006
>>*>Military Plans Tests in Search for an Alternative to Oil-Based Fuel
>>*>
>>*>By THOM SHANKER
>>*>WASHINGTON, May 13 - When an F-16 lights up its afterburners, it 
>>*>consumes nearly 28 gallons of fuel per minute.