Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site pbear.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!bbnccv!pbear!peterb From: peterb@pbear.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: More Bede trivia Message-ID: <800011@pbear.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 18:44:00 EDT Article-I.D.: pbear.800011 Posted: Fri Aug 23 18:44:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 27-Aug-85 01:11:17 EDT References: <1089@mhuxt.UUCP> Lines: 9 Nf-ID: #R:mhuxt:-108900:pbear:800011:000:335 Nf-From: pbear!peterb Aug 23 18:44:00 1985 I remember reading an article a while ago that spec'd the '5J. It had a fuel capacity of about 80 gallons, but the engine ate that at a rate of about 60 gallons an hour! This gives and EFFECTIVE IFR flight time of about 15 minutes! (Since IFR requires 45 minute reserve)... Peter Barada {ihnp4!inmet|{harvard|cca}!ima}!pbear!peterb