Given the following information for a Commercial Air Transport operation, calculate the maximum possible Extra Fuel, including any fuel penalty, that can be uplifted.
In order to find out the amount of fuel which can be uplifted you have to calculate the MTOM, MLM and tank capacity limitation - the most limiting value obtained from these calculations will be the maximum fuel which can be uplifted.
Note: MZFM does not limit fuel.
BASED ON MAXIMUM TAKE OFF MASS (MTOM):
- MTOM – (ATOM) = 875 000 lb - 775 510 lb = 99 490 lb
- Actual Take off mass ATOM = Dry Operating Mass (DOM) + Traffic load (TL) + Take Off fuel (TOF) = 394 100 lb + 155 215 lb + 226 195 lb = 775 510 lb
BASED ON MAXIMUM LANDING MASS MLM:
- MLM – Landing mass = 652 000 lb - 576 890 lb = 75 110 lb
- LM = ATOM - Trip fuel = 775 510 lb - 198 620 lb = 576 890 lb
- On top of this calculation, for the MLM limitation we have to apply the fuel penalty - which will be burned off during the flight
Rule of thumb: to calculate fuel penalty, use the following formula:
(MLM extra / 1000) x Y
- where "Y" is the variable given by the question, in this case = 470
( 75 110/1 000) x 470 = 35 302 lb
Extra fuel that can be loaded is the sum of MLM extra (75 110 lb) and fuel penalty:
75 110 lb + 35 302 lb = 110 412 lb (this value exceeds the MTOM limitation)
⇒ The most restricting value in based on MTOM: 99 490 lb
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