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Given the following information for a Commercial Air Transport operation, calculate the maximum possible Extra Fuel, including any fuel penalty, that can be uplifted.

MTOM: 875 000 lb
MLM: 652 000 lb
MZFM: 555 100 lb
DOM: 394 100 lb
Traffic Load: 155 215 lb
Trip Fuel: 198 620 lb
Planned T/O Fuel: 226 195 lb
Taxi Fuel: 1600 lb
Fuel penalty for carrying Extra Fuel: 470 lb per 1000 lb of Extra Fuel
Fuel tank capacity: 377 750 lb
  • A

    99 490 lb

  • B

    5785 lb

  • C

    110 411 lb

  • D

    75 110 lb

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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