Originally Posted by
vonerotate
Wow! 2500 GAL/hr.....that's pretty inefficient.
Originally Posted by
tpersuit
really, why don't you give me comparisons of props and 70-seater jets and their TAS at altitude?
Darn, grosshole was quicker than me.
It's a shame that joke went RIGHT over your head.
I'm not the sharpest tack in the box, but the last time I flew, the gages on the EICAS displayed fuel in POUNDS PER HOUR, not GALLONS PER HOUR.
Using the assumed fuel density out of our CFM, calculate 2500 gallons into pounds. It's MORE than the XR can even hold.
Also, like I said, I'm not the sharpest tack. But at 370 I don't usually see 460 TAS, it's usually around 440-445. If you want to see something like 460, you usually have to be around FL280/290.