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In a message dated 10/12/03 6:37:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I would start by choosing a lightweight diesel (jet fuel) turbo engine, which > will give you the opportunity to use smaller tanks, since diesel holds 30 % > more power than gasoline. Careful! Diesel fuel has more BTUs by volume, but actually has less by weight. A gallon of Diesel weighs about 7.0 lbs whereas gasoline is only 6.0 lbs. Bottom line is that what you make up in needing fewer gallons is more than lost in the added weight per gallon. As a driver of Diesel vehicles, all I can say is a wish it was 30%. More like 15%. Gasoline has 20,000 BTUs per pound. Jet A has only 18,500 (at 6.7 lbs/gallon). Diesel is going to fall closer to kerosine. Bottom line is you can carry fewer gallons and have the same range, but you won't save any weight because the gallons weigh more. OK, back to the upolstery... John ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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