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Old 12th Nov 2008, 11:29
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Cobalt
 
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Should have added a ... but this is a half-serious point. What is your endurance and range on full tanks?

Especially IFR with reserves (holding, alternate, final reserve fuel, additional fuel for adverse winds/dodging CBs) you very quickly find your radius quite constrained - even 4 hours endurance can mean an effective 2 hours radius of action at cruise speed - won't get you that far...

However, if your tanks give you, say, 5 endurance / 1000NM + range full up at 200kt (and I mean without exceeting MTOW and/or MLW), please let me know what you fly...
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