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

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On May 15, 2006, at 4:42 PM, Demon Buddha wrote:

> The F-16 consumes about 13% of full fuel capacity per minute in reheat 
> (afterburners).  The aircraft can fly at full throttle for 7.7 minutes 
> and then it runs out of fuel.  The 28 gallon per minute figure is 
> probably the consumption under military power (fancy term for regular 
> mode).  The aircraft holds about 7000 pounds of fuel.  149 gallons = 
> about 1650 pounds, depending on the type of fuel in question.  Do the 
> math.
>
>


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