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Old April 8th, 2008, 20:29   #3
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Default Re: Piper Warrior Fuel burn?

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Originally Posted by bap327 View Post
I found that I can rent a Warrior dry for $88/hour. If I remember correctly it will burn about 9/hour, probably more with maneuvers, does this sound correct?
It doesn't seem like a good deal to me with 100LL at $4.75 around here and think I should look for a better wet rate.
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Yeah that's about right. Figure 11.4 GPH at Best Power and 9.2 GPH (65% HP) and 7.9 GPH (55% HP) at best economy. That's with a 160hp 2700 hp rated engine.
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