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Would that be today's typical flight or one of Jimmy Stewart's typical flights ?

One of Stewart's, one takeoff and one landing, with Alaska in between ! :shock: :lol:

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Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D


So how many thousands of gallons an hour would she burn during a typical flight?


I just looked through the book and the maximum appears to be just over 2000 pounds per hour with an average somewhere around 800 pounds per hour. So without doing the math exactly that sounds like about 135 gallons per hour on average. Depending of course on all the usual factors.

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A few photos of the B-36s final move today.

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I'll put post a couple more after the last two props and the jet pods go on.

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jamesintucson wrote:
the330thbg wrote:
RickH wrote:
Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D


So how many thousands of gallons an hour would she burn during a typical flight?


I just looked through the book and the maximum appears to be just over 2000 pounds per hour with an average somewhere around 800 pounds per hour. So without doing the math exactly that sounds like about 135 gallons per hour on average. Depending of course on all the usual factors.

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I suspect that is a per engine figure for the recips. So at 135 gal/engine/hr x 6 engines = ~ 800 GPH plus whatever the 4 jets burn.
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Kyleb wrote:
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RickH wrote:
Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D


So how many thousands of gallons an hour would she burn during a typical flight?


I just looked through the book and the maximum appears to be just over 2000 pounds per hour with an average somewhere around 800 pounds per hour. So without doing the math exactly that sounds like about 135 gallons per hour on average. Depending of course on all the usual factors.

James


I suspect that is a per engine figure for the recips. So at 135 gal/engine/hr x 6 engines = ~ 800 GPH plus whatever the 4 jets burn.


You're right, I forgot to write per engine. The jets are about 2500 lbs per hour each at 70% power or around 416 gph each. Of course they are only used as needed so on any individual flight their impact on fuel use is smaller than that would indicate.

So that all comes out to 2464 GPH, or there abouts.
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Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D


That would be a pretty cool sight to see but I believe there is only one engine left for the plane the rest of the props are hung un a dummy shaft. I asked what happened to the other engines in another thread but nobody ever replied.
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Gary has some in cans, at Austin Acres ! :D

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Heck...that's just $5,500 an hour in fuel costs...what does the F-4 burn?
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That does it. I got to get back out there. Maybe this Jan when it's cool. Thanks for posting the pics, and updates. This is really awesome.
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What an amazing job the Pima people have done ! I'll make sure to drop by on my next visit.

Kudos to all !

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YOu guys really out did yourselves on that one. Awesome. Great job for the guys in Dallas that saved her and preserved her, and now the Pima gang will upkeep her.

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wwrw2007 wrote:
RickH wrote:
Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D


That would be a pretty cool sight to see but I believe there is only one engine left for the plane the rest of the props are hung un a dummy shaft. I asked what happened to the other engines in another thread but nobody ever replied.


The other engines were seized by the Air Force after engine run-ups in the 70s.

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Chris, we forgive you most of the time. But those boys from Ft Worth, who did all of the work might come lookin' for you. I don't think anyone from Dallas had that much to do with the B36 ! :D

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