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Re: P51 fuel consumption & "fighting weight" on long range escort
Just being picky, but ...
AvGas is less dense than automobile gasoline. for 100/130 octane today, 6.0 lbs per US gallon is a good number. 80/87 is only slightly heavier, say 6.1. I expect aviation fuel in WW2 was closer to 6.0.
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