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Typical weight of 15% glow fuel per fluid ounce? - 7/11/2002 2:24:09 PM   
Mike James



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Status: offline 		Hi,

Couldn't find this in the "FAQ", but it would help me with a design problem to know...

What is the typical weight of 15% glow fuel, per fluid ounce?
Thanks!


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Typical weight of 15% glow fuel per fluid ounce? - 7/11/2002 6:41:45 PM   
downunder-RCU



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Status: offline 		Well if I'm to take this literally it's almost exactly .9 ounces/fluid ounce based on methanol's SG of .796, nitro with 1.13 and oil being somewhere close to methanol.

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Fuel Weight - 7/11/2002 7:21:47 PM   
Mike James



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Typical weight of 15% glow fuel per fluid ounce? - 7/12/2002 1:23:59 AM   
can773



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Status: offline 		I heard somewhere that 30% nitro fuel is virtually 1 oz/ floz, with higher nitro being heavier.

When you think about it its a lot, the fuel load on takeoff of my pattern model is about 10% of the total weight


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Fuel Weight - 7/12/2002 3:00:28 AM   
Mike James



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