F111 torching from behind

"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
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"The Raven" wrote in message
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I recall the old RAAF Mirage simulator (analog and ancient by todays
standards), it used to give a click for every imperial gallon of fuel
consumed (4.5L). At cruise it clicked at a rate of roughly one gallon
per
second. On after burner it sped up enormously. Now that was a single
engine
jet, now a big Pig with two (albeit modern) engines doing a dump and burn
must be literally roaring through the fuel.

For one thing, the engines aren't that modern; they're essentially '60's
technology.

The F-111 or the Mirage? Australian F-111's are now running the -110
engines. They'd have to be more advance than the old Avons.

Also, don't forget that the fuel capacity of the Aardvark is
much higher per unit of thrust than the Mirage - it's designed for
long-range bombing, not short-range fighting.

Still with two engines it's going to burn it up quick, in particular doing a
"dump and burn" spectator run.

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"Daniel \"Naughty Tentacles\" Blakemore"
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A tad close for toasting the marshmallows, aren't ya? ;D

I'm convinced Glenn won't be truly happy until he has collected a ding on
his noggin from every aircraft in the southern hemisphere...

Meanwhile, we all get to enjoy his efforts!

Think I'll put this one on the Desktop wallpaper and save scads of heating
costs this winter. =^)

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"Glenn" www.warbirdz.net@come-join-the-forum wrote in message
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It's heavily cropped but makes a nice image

The commentator at the Richmond Airshow put the fuel consumption of
this action into laymen's terms when he said this was the equivalent
of X number of beer cartons being consumed per second.

Sorry, I can't recall the exact number. But I guess a few second worth
would keep you in beer for some time!

Gotta love air show announcers... Also can't recall the exact number, but
still get a chuckle remembering the announcer that gave the internal volume
of a C-5 Galaxy in millions of ping pong balls.