Wayne.B wrote in message . ..
On 20 Apr 2004 11:05:46 -0700, (Curtis CCR)
wrote:
They never started the turbines used for high speed work.
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They're only allowed a very limited amount of running time on the
turbines because of the high fuel consumption, over 2,000 gallons per
hour if my memory is correct.
One of the engineers said it was over a gallon per second. They could
stay out for a couple of months using the diesels - they could run the
fuel dry in just a few hours when running the turbines. So we asked -
so when do you run them? "When responding to live or death
emergencies".
I don't recall the exact speed... but it was in the high 30's when
they used the turbines. 35 to 40 knots is a damned good clip for a
jet fuel burning, 370 footer.