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NOTE
For flight planning, enter the Cruise
Power graphs at the forecasted ISA
condition;
for
enroute
power
settings, enter the graphs at the
actual IFAT.
c.
Cruise Fuel Flow. Enter the FUEL FLOW AT
NORMAL CRUISE POWER AT 1500 RPM graph at
25,000 feet, and read the fuel flow for ISA -6°C (-34°C
IFAT) and ISA + 5°C (-24°C IFAT):
ISA -6°C (-34°C IFAT)
Fuel Flow Per Engine................................ 400 lbs/hr
Total Fuel Flow ......................................... 800 lbs/hr
ISA + 5°C (-24°C IFAT)
Fuel Flow Per Engine................................ 370 lbs/hr
Total Fuel Flow ......................................... 740 lbs/hr
Time and Fuel Used were calculated at Normal Cruise
Power AT 1500 RPM as follows:
Time = Distance + Ground Speed
Fuel Used = (Time) (Total Fuel Flow)
(7) Flight Planning Results. Refer to the
EXAMPLE CRUISE RESULTS table for an illustration of
the flight planning procedure.
NOTE
For flight planning, enter the Fuel
Flow graphs at the forecasted ISA
condition; for enroute fuel flow, enter
the graphs at the actual IFAT.
Refer to the example TIME - FUEL - DISTANCE table
for an illustration of the total flight planning results.
EXAMPLE CRUISE TRUE AIRSPEEDS
ALT
FEET
16,000 POUNDS
14,000 POUNDS
ISA - 10°C
ISA
ISA + 10°C
ISA - 10°C
ISA
ISA- +10°C
24,000
261
253
243
267
261
253
25,000
258.5
250.5
239.5
265
259
250.5
26,000
256
248
236
263
257
248
EXAMPLE CRUISE RESULTS
ESTIMATED
2TIME AT
3FUEL
ROUTE
GROUND
CRUISE
USED FOR
SEGMENT
1DISTANCE
SPEED
ALTITUDE
CRUISE
NM
KNOTS
MIN
LBS
BIL-SHH
43
277
90.3
124.19
SHR-CLI
57
318
10.8
143.40
CLI-CPH
5
282
1.1
13.12
TOTAL
105
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21.2
280.71
1Distance required to climb or descend has been subtracted from segment distance.
2Time = Distance divided by Ground Speed.
3Fuel Used = Distance divided by Ground Speed, multiplied by Total Fuel Flow.
EXAMPLE- FUEL - DISTANCE
TIME
FUEL
DISTANCE
ITEM
MIN
POUNDS
NM
Start, Runup, Taxi, and Takeoff Acceleration
0.0
110
0
Climb
16.9
280
48
Cruise
21.2
281
105
Descent
12.6
163
63
TOTAL
50.7
834
216
Block Speed 216 NM 9 50.7 minutes = 256 knots
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