Greg47....and everyone...
Some data from the MS Excel file....
I used AUW 15000lbs. Fuel 1151 USG, ZFW 8094. Max. Nomal Operating Weight was 10,500lbs.
What I have up to NUKUMANU:
Hour 0-2.
Cr-Climb at 130 mph for 2.0 hours 60'/min to 7000". Power in climb uses Av. 58 USGPH. Fuel used Taxi/ T.O. /Climb is 144 USG.. Distance covered 250 miles. Wind goes from -3 to -9
Hour 2 - 4.36 Cruise at 145 mph TAS increasing to 150 mph at 7000'. Cruise power uses Av. 44 USGPH Total distance covered 572 miles. Radio Call at 0418GMT "making 140" G/S is 140 mph. wind is -10
Hour 4.36 - 5.0 ....at 60'/min, Climb to 10,000' at 151 mph TAS. 51USGPH Wind -16 at 10K.... Descend at 5.0 due cloud.. Radio call "At 10,000 but descending due cloud"
Hour 5.0 - 5.3. Descending to the
PR given at 0518 GMT overhead Mount Maetambe (3,800 feet) [also known as Mount Gourdain]. Altitude now 8000'. Total miles 686.
Hour 5.3 - 7.0. Cruise at 8000' 146 mph TAS increasing to 149 mph by 0700 GMT. Radio call "Making 150" This was TAS as the G/S is only 127. In a quartering wind vectored at -18 to -21. 0700 GMT is considered by me to be the turnpoint where they saw NUKUMANU and turned onto the Easterly direct track towards Howland. Distance flown 912 miles. fuel used 347 USG
Hour 7.0 - 7.3 Climb commenced to 12,000 feet at 66.66'/minute 155 mph TAS wind -26, G/S 129 mph 50 USGPH. Radio Call at 0718 GMT. Distance covered 951 miles.
These hours from 0 to 7.3 (0000 - 0718 GMT) have used 22 Columns in Excel and about 25 lines., 7 columns for the initial climb out,