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

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On May 15, 2006, at 11:49 AM, Darrell wrote:

> Are you trying to tell me that an F16 would burn 70 tons of fuel in a 
> two hour flight?
> I think your numbers are off.
> Darrell
>


According to the New York Times article I posted earlier today an F-16 
burns 28 gal. per minute using it's afterburners. I think kerosene is 
about 7lbs per gal. Approx 200 lbs per minute on afterburners.

No idea where Andy is getting his numbers.

Bob