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Old 19th April 2012 | 17:47
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Torque Tonight
 
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OK, just to spell it out:

A rule of thumb for jet airliners:
The additional fuel burnt in order to carry additional load on board the aircraft is approximately 2.5% by mass of the extra load carried, per hour.
Carrying an extra 100kg would increase your fuel burn by approximately 2.5 kg per hour.

SEP manual = Safety and Emergency Procedures manual.

Our manuals are approximately A5 in size, a couple of inches thick and with the consistency of a telephone directory!

I did not include the Tech Log or Certificates File in my guesstimate because for regulatory reasons those must be hard copies.

My current type is B737NG.
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