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Can't wait to see how this turns out.
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Placing the cockpit farther aft allows for , conservatively , a 125 gallon / 473 L fuel tank
According to this --> https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/flugwerft-schleissheim/ausstellung/flugantriebe-und-raketen/jumo-004#:~:text=Fuel consumption: 1273 kg/h
that JUMO 004 burns 1273 Kg/hr
Using 830 grams/ L for the fuel mass gives 378.4 Kg of fuel
( fuel density range is 815 to 845 g/L , from --> https://ww2-history.fandom.com/wiki/Junkers_Jumo_004_Engine )
About 19 minutes of the engine doing engine stuff .
So a generous compliment of JATO bottles on takeoff it is then ..
According to this --> https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/flugwerft-schleissheim/ausstellung/flugantriebe-und-raketen/jumo-004#:~:text=Fuel consumption: 1273 kg/h
that JUMO 004 burns 1273 Kg/hr
Using 830 grams/ L for the fuel mass gives 378.4 Kg of fuel
( fuel density range is 815 to 845 g/L , from --> https://ww2-history.fandom.com/wiki/Junkers_Jumo_004_Engine )
About 19 minutes of the engine doing engine stuff .
So a generous compliment of JATO bottles on takeoff it is then ..
