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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

1st Feb 2018, 11:33

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Extra fuel burn per passenger

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Posted By eckhard

I agree that any extra weight increases fuel burn...

I agree that any extra weight increases fuel burn but I’m not sure that the “4%” figure applies to relatively tiny increments. Nor may it apply to huge increments. It’s a rule of thumb for “normal”...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

31st Jan 2018, 03:30

Replies: 32

Extra fuel burn per passenger

Views: 8,057

Posted By eckhard

For a large jet-transport, a useful rule of thumb...

For a large jet-transport, a useful rule of thumb is that any extra weight carried will result in an extra fuel burn of 4% of that weight per hour.
So, for your example, and extra 200lbs will result...

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