I am struggling with the following question:
The following data refers to a charter flight in an Echo aeroplane.
Weight of empty aircraft plus the pilot..........2109 kg
Fuel on board at take-off..........................300 litres
Trip fuel to first intended landing..............110 litres
Fixed reserve.........................................15 gallons
Taxi allowance.......................................3 gallons
No passengers are to be carried.
If there are no limitations imposed by runway lengths, the maximum weight of baggage
[ignoring balance] that may be carried is closest to -
Here is my working out:
Aircraft: 2109kg
Fuel 300 litres: 216kg
Flight fuel 110 litres: 79.2kg
Taxi fuel 3 gallons: 8.2kg
At take-off : Aircraft plus all fuel but less taxi
Take-Off: 2109+216-8.2 = [b]2316.8kg[/b]
Max Take-Off: 2950
Max weight to add: 2950-2316.8=[b]633.2kg[/b]
At landing : Take-off less flight fuel
Landing : 2316.8-79.2 = [b]2237.6kg[/b]
Max Landing:2725
Max weight to add: 2725-2237.6=[b]487kg[/b]
ZFW: [b]2109[/b]
Max Take-Off: 2950
Max weight to add: 2950-2109=[b]521kg[/b]
In the suggested solution the answer is 480, which makes we wonder what I missed or where I wend wrong.
The old trap of not reading the question.
The 300 litres was where?
Try again and your answer might be more satisfying.
Engineering specialist in aircraft performance and weight control.
Thanks for taking a look. I accounted for 300 litres
Fuel 300 litres: 216kg
Unless I mixed something else up.
[color=blue][i][b]I accounted for 300 litres. Fuel 300 litres: 216kg[/b][/i][/color]
Indeed you did.
[color=blue][i][b]Unless I mixed something else up.[/b][/i][/color]
Not at all, that I can see.
But you still aren't reading the question ....
[b]Question -[/b]
[i][b]Fuel on board [color=red]at take-off.[/color].........................300 litres[/b][/i]
[b]Your solution -[/b]
[i][b]At take-off : Aircraft plus all fuel [color=red]but less taxi[/color][/b][/i]
Engineering specialist in aircraft performance and weight control.
Right you are. Now I feel really silly.
Be relaxed. We all make mistakes.
Secret is to catch them and correct them before they cause any problems.
As you progress things get better and the error rate ramps down rapidly.
Engineering specialist in aircraft performance and weight control.
