33-03. FUEL PLANNING
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1. When calculating the fuel required to carry out a given flight, one must take into account: 1) the wind 2) foreseeable airborne delays 3) other weather forecasts 4) any foreseeable conditions which may delay landing The combination which provides the correct statement is:
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2. A jet aeroplane is to fly from A to B. The minimum final reserve fuel must allow for:
3. Given:
Dry Operating Mass (DOM): 33.510 kg
Load: 7.600 kg
Final reserve fuel: 983 kg
Alternate fuel: 1.100 kg
Contingency fuel: 102 kg
If the flight is performed as planned, the estimated Land ing Mass at alternate airport should be:
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4. The following fuel consumption figures are given for a jet aeroplane:
Standard taxi fuel: 600 kg
Average cruise consumption: 10.000 kg/hr
Holding fuel consumption at 1.500 ft above alternate airfield elevation: 8.000 kg/hr
Flight time from departure to destination: 6 hrs
Fuel for diversion to alternate: 10.200 kg
Forecast visibility at destination: 2.000 m
The minimum ramp fuel load is:
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5. (Refer to figure 033-40) Using the following information, calculate the range. Given: Aeroplane mass at start up: 3.663 lbs Fuel load (density 6 lbs/gal): 74 gal Takeoff altitude: sea level, Headwind: 40 kts Cruise altitude: 8.000 ft Power setting: full throttle 2.300 RPM 20 °С lean of peak
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