"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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"Gould 0738" wrote ...
Oh yes, and a spec I should ask about. How many tons of fuel per
nautical
mile?

As I posted earlier, approximately 4 nm per ton of fuel oil...

So, assuming 6 lbs per gallon, then we have 4nm per 333.33 gallons, or 83
gallons per nm, or around 72 ft per gallon...



Not bad fuel economy. Read somewhere that either the liner Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary got 6" (yes: inches) per gallon.
bill