Supersonic Dream
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Student Handout
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Aircraft Specifications
Fuel Burn
Aircraft Type |
Engines |
Average Take-off Mass with Fuel (kg) |
Fuel Burn Rate (gal/h) |
Weight of Gallon of Fuel (kg) |
Mass of Fuel Burned (kg/h) |
Hour 1 Mass of Plane (kg) |
Hour 2 Mass of Plane (kg) |
Hour 3 Mass of Plane (kg) |
Boeing 747-100 |
4 |
340,190 |
3,638 |
2.7215 |
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Boeing DC-10-3 |
3 |
259,450 |
3,130 |
2.7215 |
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Concorde |
4 |
185,062 |
6,771 |
2.7215 |
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Airbus 300-600 |
2 |
161,022 |
1,678 |
2.7215 |
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Boeing 727-200 |
3 |
95,026 |
1,844 |
2.7215 |
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Boeing 737-4 |
2 |
64,636 |
792 |
2.7215 |
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BAE 146-2 |
4 |
40,993 |
817 |
2.7215 |
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Fuel Burned per Hour
Fuel
Burn Rate (gal/h)
x Weight of Gallon of Fuel (kg)
= Mass of Fuel Burned (kg/h)
Change in Mass
Average
Take-off Mass with Fuel (kg)
- Mass of Fuel Burned (kg/hr)
= Hour 1 Mass of
Plane (kg)
Hour 1 Mass of Plane (kg)
- Mass of Fuel Burned (kg/hr)
= Hour 2 Mass of Plane
(kg)
Hour 2 Mass of Plane (kg)
- Mass of Fuel Burned (kg/hr)
= Hour 3 Mass of Plane
(kg)
Mass of Fuel Burned
Mass
of Fuel Burned (kg/h)
x 3 = Mass of Fuel Burned after 3 Hours (kg)
Percent Mass Change
Mass
of Fuel Burned after 3 Hours (kg) ÷ Average Take-off Mass with Fuel (kg)
x
100 = Percent Mass Change
Passenger Count
Aircraft Type |
Fuel Burn Rate (gal/h) |
Average Airborne Speed (km/h) |
Amount of Fuel Burned (gal/km) |
Passengers and Crew |
Distance per Passenger per Gallon (km/gal) |
Distance Traveled (km) |
Gallons per Passenger (London to New York) |
Boeing 747-100 |
3,638 |
825.6 |
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423 |
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5,547 |
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Boeing DC-10-3 |
3,130 |
828.8 |
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283 |
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5,547 |
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Concorde |
6,771 |
2,160.0 |
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109 |
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5,547 |
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Airbus 300-600 |
1,678 |
740.3 |
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274 |
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5,547 |
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Boeing 727-200 |
1,844 |
703.3 |
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157 |
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5,547 |
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Boeing 737-4 |
792 |
664.7 |
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150 |
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5,547 |
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BAE 146-2 |
817 |
463.5 |
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92 |
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5,547 |
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Fuel Use Per Passenger
Calculate
your results to one decimal place (increase the first decimal place (increase the
first decimal place number by one if the second decimal number is 5 or above).
Fuel Burn Rate (gal/h)
÷ Average Airborne Speed (km/h)
= Amount of Fuel
Burned (gal/km)
Passengers and Crew
÷ Amount of Fuel Burned (gal/km)
= Distance per
Passenger per Gallon (km/gal)
Distance Traveled (5,547 km)
÷ by Distance per Passenger per Gallon
(km/gal)
= Gallons per Passenger from London to New York
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