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Old 29th Jan 2010, 18:34
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Keith.Williams.
 
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Fuel flow in a piston/prop is proportional to power not thrust.

So minimum fuel flow will be at Vmp not Vmd.


A 10% increase in weight gives approximayely a 5% increase in Vmp.

Power required is proportional to TAS cubed.


So a 10% increase in weight, will increase Vmp by a factor of 1.05.

1.05 cubed is approximately 1.15.

So our 10% increase in weight costs us about a 15% increase in fluel flow.


All very approximate of course.....
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