Originally Posted by
Ancient-Mariner
Following rotation, what would be the typical fuel burn per NM during the climb out for an A321 and B737-800?
Thanks.
Clive
B737-800
Example from a recent flight:
125 nm distance to TOC (FL370 with 26K engines and a TOW of 65 tons)
1900 kg of fuel burn
19 minutes flying time
fuel/nm 1900/125 = 15.2 kg/nm
2404 kg/hour average fuel-flow per hour for entire flight
2190 kg/hour in first hour of cruise flight