DC8 average Fuel flow Question?
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Hello G3,
On the 60 series aircraft (61,62,63) you can plan 10,000 LBS to climb, 10,000 LBS used at cruise evry 45 min and 3000 LBS for the decent. Idle will be 100/min/eng. Hope this helps you.
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On the 60 series aircraft (61,62,63) you can plan 10,000 LBS to climb, 10,000 LBS used at cruise evry 45 min and 3000 LBS for the decent. Idle will be 100/min/eng. Hope this helps you.
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I always thought the fuel flow for an older 8 was 18000 lbs per hour and 12000 lbs for the -70 series? (CFM-56)
Flew a -73 a long time ago and I think the max endurance before flame-out was around 18 hours, close to -340 country.
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Flew a -73 a long time ago and I think the max endurance before flame-out was around 18 hours, close to -340 country.
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The original 8 (especially the Rolls Royce Conway engines were 'gas'hogs,but on a cold day the conway could put out 20000lbs thrust)
The model 61,long fuselage,small 50's series wing was a bit of a dog-didn't like to go too high. The 63 came with P/W JT3d-3/7
Good for 19000lbs thrust,and the redeveloped wing,an excellent aircraft,until the 70's came with the CFM56's.
The P/W JT3D proved to be so 'popular' that with the grounding of the 707-300 series(noise/fuel costs) the USAF acquired the engines off the grounded aircraft for refit to the KC135,to extend their range.
The model 61,long fuselage,small 50's series wing was a bit of a dog-didn't like to go too high. The 63 came with P/W JT3d-3/7
Good for 19000lbs thrust,and the redeveloped wing,an excellent aircraft,until the 70's came with the CFM56's.
The P/W JT3D proved to be so 'popular' that with the grounding of the 707-300 series(noise/fuel costs) the USAF acquired the engines off the grounded aircraft for refit to the KC135,to extend their range.
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20ppm? you don't mean pounds? For the 61-63 figure on 100ppm/eng/min. And the P/W JT3D and the -7's (ultra low bypass, lol)are on the 60 series
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Idle is approx 1200 pph./eng. Divide that by 60 (minutes) and it yields 20 lbs. per minute.
If each engine burned 100 lbs. per minute, that would be 6000 pph, and if all 4 were running, it would be 24,000 pph. (On the ground at idle? No way.) That's about what they burn at takeoff thrust.
Idle is approx 1200 pph./eng. Divide that by 60 (minutes) and it yields 20 lbs. per minute.
If each engine burned 100 lbs. per minute, that would be 6000 pph, and if all 4 were running, it would be 24,000 pph. (On the ground at idle? No way.) That's about what they burn at takeoff thrust.