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Old 11th March 2007 | 23:40
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Rule of thumb: fuel. 0.45 pounds per hour, per horse power. {lean to peak}

Turbo or supercharged: 0.55 pph/ph [lean to peak]

Turbine: 0.75 pph/ph

300 hp normally aspirated using 75% power in cruise, leaned to peak EGT.

300*0.75=225hp * .45=101.25 pph divide by six = 16.8 gph.
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