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Old Oct 2, 2003 | 11:55 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Bellerophon:
LondonElite
Concorde standard taxi fuel 1,600 Kgs / 440 gallons.

Concorde fuel burn LHR-JFK 80,000 Kgs / 22,000 gallons.
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And worth every drop!

When I was on 001 Captain told us it was mainly the afterburners. He said they'd burn the entire fuel capacity in an hour.
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