formula's & rules of thumb

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FA28 guy
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Post by FA28 guy »

Old timer I'm going to borrow your last post it's a good teaching aid.

Fuel consuption rule of thumb.

A piston aircraft burns five gallond of gas for every 100 horse power. I use canadian gallons for a fudge factor.

E.G. 150 Horses = 7.5 gallons
500 horses = 25 gallons
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