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| Cameron 2005-07-25, 8:58 pm |
| Hi everyone
Hoping someone can help me out here, i think a question like mine has been
posted before if my memory is correct.
I am flying from New York (KEWR) to Las Vagas (KLAS) and my Cargo in Pounds:
34,496, 77% of Capacity,, tell me how do i work this out regarding how much
fuel i need etc for my flight.
Is there a web site with a calculator to work it out,
ll help is very much appreciated
Happy flying to you all
Cameron
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| Gary L. 2005-07-25, 8:58 pm |
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"Cameron" <cameronpeters@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:42e49f2a$0$24974$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
quote:
> Hi everyone
>
> Hoping someone can help me out here, i think a question like mine has been
> posted before if my memory is correct.
>
> I am flying from New York (KEWR) to Las Vagas (KLAS) and my Cargo in
> Pounds: 34,496, 77% of Capacity,, tell me how do i work this out regarding
> how much fuel i need etc for my flight.
>
> Is there a web site with a calculator to work it out...
I don't know of a web site, but I can give you some pointers. First, it all
depends on what aircraft you're flying. The fuel consumption will vary by
gross weight (the total weight of cargo, fuel, and the plane itself). In
the real world the airplane comes with charts that list the fuel consumption
based on weight and what engine settings you use (and density altitude, and
all kinds of other stuff), but unfortunately most Sim aircraft don't come
with any documentation, which is very frustrating. To make things worse,
whatever info you might find on the web will usually be for the real
aircraft, not the aircraft that is simulated in FS (and the differences
between the two can be huge). My suggestion to you is to do a few test
flights at different weights and carefully note how much fuel you're using
under various situations.
This might not be the help you were hoping for, but I think that's the
bottom line. Take care...
-Gary Letona
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