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The man formerly known as
22nd May 2001, 15:51
What is the fuel consumption of Concorde in the cruise compared with a full afterburner takeoff.
Also what is the difference, if any, between Afterburner and Reheat?
CRZ = approx 1/3 of TO flow.
MPG at M2.0 is actually better than a jumbo (though, obviously, with fewer seats).
Reheat=British
Afterburner=American.
They're the same thing. (Like - Concorde has throttles, Boeings have thrust levers etc.)
Tinstaafl
24th May 2001, 01:46
I'm a bit curious myself. What is the fuel flow for CRZ, and full throttle with & without reheat?
The man formerly known as
24th May 2001, 12:35
WOK
Thanks for the reply.
What are the actual figures in Tons per hour.
Co-incidentally I saw a programme on wings last night about Concorde. It refereed to a fule load of 91 tons for a 200 minute flight. Give or take reserves that sounds like about quarter to half a ton a minute. Is this correct?
ickle black box
24th May 2001, 19:20
Web site is getting a bit old, but here are a few specs:
http://www.concorde-jet.com/e_spectech.htm
The man formerly known as
24th May 2001, 19:44
Ickle,
Thanks for the reference site, good info which answers a lot of questions, but promts more such as:
What is Carburizing?
Anyone?
Bellerophon
25th May 2001, 02:11
Heathrow, ISA, Calm, MTOW, Fuel SG0.8
Fuel Flow at Take Off, Reheats ON:
20,700 kg/hr/eng....Total: 82,800 kg/hr
45,635 lb/hr/eng....Total: 182,540 lb/hr
5,704 gph/eng.......Total: 22,818 gph
6,850 USgph/eng.....Total: 27,400 USgph
25,931 lit/hr/eng...Total: 103,724 litres/hr
Rotate...193 kts / 223 mph / 358 kph
V2.......215 kts / 248 mph / 399 kph
Start of Roll to Reheats OFF: 83 seconds.
Fuel Used: 1,909 Kg / 4,209 lbs / 526 g
So you can see why the Reheats are turned OFF fairly quickly :)
91,000 kg for a 3h:20m LHR-JFK sounds typical, depending on weather etc.
Carburizing...Not a clue!