Fuel Consumption

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After 80 hours on a SR20,with power setting of usually 24.8 inches and 2500 rpm, 3500-4500 msl in the south, fuel consumption is running about 9.5-9.9 gph. The flowmeter has indicated 11 gph in cruise. Are other owners getting these numbers?

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After 80 hours on a SR20,with power setting of usually 24.8 inches and 2500 rpm, 3500-4500 msl in the south, fuel consumption is running about 9.5-9.9 gph. The flowmeter has indicated 11 gph in cruise. Are other owners getting these numbers?

We have about 240 hours on our SR 20 and it consistently uses slightly less than 10 gph dispite the flowmeter which usually indicates 11 gph. This is a good thing and should be commended.

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After 80 hours on a SR20,with power setting of usually 24.8 inches and 2500 rpm, 3500-4500 msl in the south, fuel consumption is running about 9.5-9.9 gph. The flowmeter has indicated 11 gph in cruise. Are other owners getting these numbers?

We have about 240 hours on our SR 20 and it consistently uses slightly less than 10 gph dispite the flowmeter which usually indicates 11 gph. This is a good thing and should be commended.

How are you guys leaning the plane and what airspeeds are you getting with this fuel consumption?

Brian

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After 80 hours on a SR20,with power setting of usually 24.8 inches and 2500 rpm, 3500-4500 msl in the south, fuel consumption is running about 9.5-9.9 gph. The flowmeter has indicated 11 gph in cruise. Are other owners getting these numbers?

We have about 240 hours on our SR 20 and it consistently uses slightly less than 10 gph dispite the flowmeter which usually indicates 11 gph. This is a good thing and should be commended.

How are you guys leaning the plane and what airspeeds are you getting with this fuel consumption?

Brian

I am leaning to 75 derees rich of peak and get TAS in the 140’s

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In computing gph are you taking hours off of the Hobbs or using actual flight time?

After 80 hours on a SR20,with power setting of usually 24.8 inches and 2500 rpm, 3500-4500 msl in the south, fuel consumption is running about 9.5-9.9 gph. The flowmeter has indicated 11 gph in cruise. Are other owners getting these numbers?

We have about 240 hours on our SR 20 and it consistently uses slightly less than 10 gph dispite the flowmeter which usually indicates 11 gph. This is a good thing and should be commended.

How are you guys leaning the plane and what airspeeds are you getting with this fuel consumption?

Brian

I am leaning to 75 derees rich of peak and get TAS in the 140’s

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In computing gph are you taking hours off of the Hobbs or using actual flight time?

After 80 hours on a SR20,with power setting of usually 24.8 inches and 2500 rpm, 3500-4500 msl in the south, fuel consumption is running about 9.5-9.9 gph. The flowmeter has indicated 11 gph in cruise. Are other owners getting these numbers?

We have about 240 hours on our SR 20 and it consistently uses slightly less than 10 gph dispite the flowmeter which usually indicates 11 gph. This is a good thing and should be commended.

How are you guys leaning the plane and what airspeeds are you getting with this fuel consumption?

Brian

I am leaning to 75 derees rich of peak and get TAS in the 140’s

I am computing fuel consumption using the hours recorded on the Hobbs meter