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Remember that the AETP can have 25% reduction in fuel flow and 15% increase in thrust, but not at the same time. It is likely that fuel consumption is actually higher than the F135 in the low bypass high thrust setting that is likely to be used during actual combat. Cruise to the combat theater could be greatly improved, but total range improvement is likely to be less than the advertised 30%And do we think peacetime fuel consumption will be less? My guess is that F-35 pilots will be using most of their 18000 lbs of fuel on each sortie, just because they can. The sortie duration may be longer, but the fuel will be burned.
Remember that the AETP can have 25% reduction in fuel flow and 15% increase in thrust, but not at the same time. It is likely that fuel consumption is actually higher than the F135 in the low bypass high thrust setting that is likely to be used during actual combat.
Cruise to the combat theater could be greatly improved, but total range improvement is likely to be less than the advertised 30%
And do we think peacetime fuel consumption will be less? My guess is that F-35 pilots will be using most of their 18000 lbs of fuel on each sortie, just because they can. The sortie duration may be longer, but the fuel will be burned.
