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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...yeah, but it makes for real simple mathematics: 1 MPG =1 gallon per mile (GPM)!
...which is basically what the oiriginal Chrysler Abrahms turbine-engined tank got! Back during the Carter administration, I instrumented and measured its fuel-consumption tests at the Yuma Army Proving Ground...300 gallon fuel tank = 300 mile range...which was virtually same as the GM variable-compression ratio diesel tank.
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I usto run boats with 4 420 hp turbo diesels. Each would burn 15 gallons per hour. The total fuel burn was 60 gallons per hour or 1 gallon per minute going 25-30 knots.