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Speaking of Chrysler..Dodge has a new one that burns 1.43 gal/minute
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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1513883" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>When I was on a gas turbine powered Navy destroyer, we refueled about every 2-3 days...four LM 2500 GT engines (25,000 shaft HP ea..same base engines the C-5 Galaxy air transport and DC-10 used) and 3 allison gas turbine gensets. The most efficient cruise was 16kts, making turns for 19kts on one shaft, with one engine driving it. The other shaft was set to 100% pitch and was trailing. This configuration would burn about 1,100 gph.... Bring all four engines on the line, driving both shafts at full power, and you could see the high side of 34+ kts, and burn 5,000 GPH...depending on sea current/wind conditions and maneuvering pattern. The ships carried about 500,000 gallons of fuel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1513883, member: 18945"] When I was on a gas turbine powered Navy destroyer, we refueled about every 2-3 days...four LM 2500 GT engines (25,000 shaft HP ea..same base engines the C-5 Galaxy air transport and DC-10 used) and 3 allison gas turbine gensets. The most efficient cruise was 16kts, making turns for 19kts on one shaft, with one engine driving it. The other shaft was set to 100% pitch and was trailing. This configuration would burn about 1,100 gph.... Bring all four engines on the line, driving both shafts at full power, and you could see the high side of 34+ kts, and burn 5,000 GPH...depending on sea current/wind conditions and maneuvering pattern. The ships carried about 500,000 gallons of fuel. [/QUOTE]
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