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Old 11-25-2004 | 01:17 AM
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Default Reasonable Fuel Capacity

I am new to jets and am trying to figure out what is a reasonable first Jet. What fuel capacity is reasonble for a JetCat p70 or PST 600R based aircraft. Is a single 50 oz with a UAT enough fuel? How long a flight do you get? The 50 oz tank is 1500 ml. The maximum fuel consumption rate of the JetCat P70 is listed in the 250 ml/min range as is the PST 600R. That would give 6 minutes at full throttle. How much fuel is used getting going on the ground? In my prop planes I have always strived for maximum fuel capacity and fly for 15 minutes routinely. Does a plane with 50 ounce capacity and a 14 to 16 lbs thrust turbine have enough fuel capacity?

I was looking at the DV8R and it has 100 oz of fuel for a JetCat P80. Does this imply that 50 oz in plane with a p70 is inadequate?