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Capt. Amazing
8th Jan 2004, 13:06
Two identical turbojets are at the same altitude and same speed and have the same specific fuel consumption. Plane 1 weighs 130,000kg and the fuel flow is 4,300kg/hr. If plane 2 weighs 115,000kg, what is the fuel flow?
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pa28biggles
8th Jan 2004, 16:03
I agree.
(115000/130000) x 4300
= 3804kg/hr
Alex Whittingham
8th Jan 2004, 16:36
This is a JAA question which originated in France and has suffered slightly in translation. It was discussed on wannabees (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=100616) a few months ago, about half way down the page.
Capt. Amazing
9th Jan 2004, 02:07
Yep, that's the correct answer!
Sorry, I did not know it had been here before. One of my mates sent it to me and I thought it was a good one.