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  2. Afterburner - Wikipedia

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    A jet engine afterburner is an extended exhaust section containing extra fuel injectors. Since the jet engine upstream (i.e., before the turbine) will use little of the oxygen it ingests, additional fuel can be burned after the gas flow has left the turbines. When the afterburner is turned on, fuel is injected and igniters are fired.

  3. Drop tank - Wikipedia

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    It was only with drop tanks supplying 1,700 litres (450 US gal) of extra fuel per fighter that P-38s could carry out Operation Vengeance, the downing of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's aircraft. (For this mission, each fighter carried one drop tank of approximately 570 to 620 litres (150 to 165 US gal), and a larger one of approximately 1,100 to ...

  4. Conformal fuel tank - Wikipedia

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    Conformal fuel tanks are mounted above the wings to replace the drag of underwing tanks. Combined, they carry 1,590 kg (3,500 lb) of extra fuel, while adding extra lift and expanding combat radius by 130 nmi (240 km) with a small transonic acceleration penalty. [14] [15] Chengdu J-10; Wind tunnel tested by Chengdu. [16] WWII:

  5. Fuel economy in aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Very long non-stop passenger flights suffer from the weight penalty of the extra fuel required, which means limiting the number of available seats to compensate. For such flights, the critical fiscal factor is the quantity of fuel burnt per seat-nautical mile. [12] For these reasons, the world's longest commercial flights were cancelled c. 2013 ...

  6. Extra EA-300 - Wikipedia

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    The powerplant is a fuel-injected Lycoming AEIO-540 which produces 300 horsepower (224 kW). The first two-seat Extra 300 made its maiden flight on 6 May 1988, with German type certification following on 16 May 1990. The single-seat Extra 300S flew on 4 March 1992. [1] The Extra 300 is stressed for ±10 G with one person on board and ±8 G with two.

  7. Diesel engine runaway - Wikipedia

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    Diesel engine runaway is an occurrence in diesel engines, in which the engine draws extra fuel from an unintended source and overspeeds at higher and higher RPM, producing up to ten times the engine's rated output until destroyed by mechanical failure or bearing seizure due to a lack of lubrication. [1]

  8. Plus-size passengers: What do airlines offer to make flying ...

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    The aircraft dispatcher and captain can then work together to calculate the exact “zero-fuel weight” of the aircraft (the weight of the plane itself plus all cargo and passengers) and load the ...

  9. Aviation fuel - Wikipedia

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    A worry is that a local aviation fuel tax would cause increased tankering, where airlines carry extra fuel from low tax jurisdictions. This extra weight increases fuel burn, thus a local fuel tax could potentially increase overall fuel consumption. [24] To avoid increased tankering, a worldwide aviation fuel tax has been proposed. [by whom?