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Old 30th Jun 2008, 19:46
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minigundiplomat
 
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Roughly, my guess gives each flight 25-30 tonnes more load from reduced fuel.
That sounds very, very optimistic.

Rough Figures MAUW 225,000 KG

Av Fuel Burn 2680 US Gall/hr (from tinters) x 3.785 for Litres, allowing for SPG working out at roughly 7 tonnes an hour.

If the old route was roughly 7 hrs BZZ-KDH and 3 to next refuel = 10 hrs, and you are planning to save 30 tonnes, then you are telling us that AKT-KDH-AKT will come in at just under 6 hours.

And why is it that a walk to the BX at KAF regularly takes you past civil charters, yet this seems to be beyond us.

Im not having a dig here, I am genuinely interested.

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