Fred
Your point is well taken..
Jim
Fred Fillinger wrote:
>
> > Fred
> >
> > There were (TWO) tri-gears that day. One mono wheel, one
> > mono wheel with the glider wings. All I was saying was all
> four
> > a/c were in same airspace at same time, same speed. When
> tanks
> > were topped off each tri- gear took approx. 2 gal more
> that the
> > mono wheel.
> >
> > Jim Brown
> >
>
> I got that part, but I was just trying to restate "trigear
> burns more gas" to simple math. Assuming all were same
> engine/prop combination, at 75%, all will burn same gas.
> Well, ignoring that a heavier aircraft will burn more in
> climb. Fuel burn is proportional to power (though not
> always linearly), and power required, in formation flight,
> to overcome add'l relative drag has a "cube" in Dr.
> Hoerner's handy little formula.
>
> Reg,
> Fred F.
>
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