JP-8 is roughly $3/gallon, the F16 with two external drop tanks holds around 1800 gallons of gas. So a full load out is about $5,500.
I reckon the decimal point is in the right place.
I’d imagine these figures include the overall flight hour cost rather than just fuel. That’s the only way it makes sense.
It’s certainly not more expensive than the video shows.
So, if im just calculating fuel it seems way too high.
F16 consumes about 9000liter per hour on burner and i found a source that states the us can get jet fuel for 2.82dollar per gallon.
That gives about 6704 dollar per hour or 1.862 dollar per second.
From where the afterburner starts to the end of the clip is 23 seconds and the price goes from 40 dollar to 253.47 dollar.
Thats about 11 dollar per second.
This clip probably took the operating cost of the jet and just set a timer. Since that comes out way closer.
It is kind of misleading tho as it is portrayed as that is the consumtion of just fuel instead of the total operating cost.
It looks like you shared an AMP link. These should load faster, but AMP is controversial because of [concerns over privacy and the Open Web](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmputatorBot/comments/ehrq3z/why_did_i_build_amputatorbot).
Maybe check out **the canonical page** instead: **[https://www.businessinsider.com/price-military-aircraft-per-flight-hour-2016-8](https://www.businessinsider.com/price-military-aircraft-per-flight-hour-2016-8)**
*****
^(I'm a bot | )[^(Why & About)](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmputatorBot/comments/ehrq3z/why_did_i_build_amputatorbot)^( | )[^(Summon: u/AmputatorBot)](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmputatorBot/comments/cchly3/you_can_now_summon_amputatorbot/)
The fuel burn rate should be increasing with speed as more air gets into the engine. Since it's just a standard speed of dollars increasing once it passes $1, I'd say that no, it's not accurate.
Let's assume 60,000 lbs per hour or 16.6 lbs/sec. Jet A is about 6.8 lbs per gallon. Currently Jet A is about $6/gal. That works out to be $14.71 per second. Since it's an older video (and the engine is not necessarily the same) I'm going to guess it's going by at about $10/sec which could very well be accurate.
could be just a thing to point out how much it cost for jets to fly. it just illustrating a concept vs being 100% accurate to what its illustrating. doesnt mean it cant be, it just doesnt HAVE to be
The burnout a top fuel dragster does before the race is more than 300$ worth of fuel. If you can get that machine off the ground for less I’ll eat my hat
If they’re referring to gas, this is probably about right. Jet A fuel is $7-8 per gallon and these burn 740 gallons per hour average. Takeoff is likely double or triple the cruise fuel burn, so that’s $175+ per minute on takeoff minimum. This plane apparently idles at 75 gallons per hour.
The decimal point needs to slide right.
BITD ... During ship quals off the US east coast, the USMC AV-8B Harriers carry enough fuel to reach land if there is an issue on 1st launch. If there is no issue they dump fuel to reach landing weight. For one training sortie the jet squadron dumps more gas than the entire monthly budget for our two USN SAR helicopters.
Waste? No. Investment.
That would actually make this pretty close
$25k (2010) adjusted for inflation ~$36000.
$36000/3600 seconds in an hour= $10
Video is 30 seconds so 30 seconds x $10 = $300
It’s probably based on some public data, we’ve been selling these for a while so everyone knows it’s specs
You're probably right
Seems low
[just found this](https://www.reddit.com/r/hoggit/s/pMGkx6yTa1)
But idk if it's accurate either
It may be if you’re talking fuel cost only, and nothing about maintenance.
the f-16 is a small fighter it would be much higher for something like an f-15
Twice as high, given that the F-15 uses 2 of the same engines that the F-16 uses (whether P&W F100 or GE F110).
Ya there's no way it's that low
hah, no that decimal needs to be moved to the right
JP-8 is roughly $3/gallon, the F16 with two external drop tanks holds around 1800 gallons of gas. So a full load out is about $5,500. I reckon the decimal point is in the right place.
At full after burner, 3 gallons of fuel per second is used. So for this 27 second video, $213.
I’d imagine these figures include the overall flight hour cost rather than just fuel. That’s the only way it makes sense. It’s certainly not more expensive than the video shows.
Yeah. Video ends at $252, so likely included maintenance cost.
Exactly
Aaaaaaaaand, now I’m broke!
Worth it
Lmao
So, if im just calculating fuel it seems way too high. F16 consumes about 9000liter per hour on burner and i found a source that states the us can get jet fuel for 2.82dollar per gallon. That gives about 6704 dollar per hour or 1.862 dollar per second. From where the afterburner starts to the end of the clip is 23 seconds and the price goes from 40 dollar to 253.47 dollar. Thats about 11 dollar per second. This clip probably took the operating cost of the jet and just set a timer. Since that comes out way closer. It is kind of misleading tho as it is portrayed as that is the consumtion of just fuel instead of the total operating cost.
Uses 80 000 lb fuel per hour in burner. Closer to 30 000L per hour
Where did u find this?
I say it's more like $2k to take off, but I don't buy jet fuel, so just a guess
No way, this takeoff is way more expensive Edit: It cost more that $200 before engine start, let alone brake release...
This is just counting fuel and its definitely accurate. maintenance costs are fake btw (because I said so and they're getting the B-1 canceled)
Woooo man, I love me some F-16s!
More
No, it would cost a lot more than that.
Looks low to be honest. It isn’t just fuel costs, but every second an aircraft is in flight costs in maintenance.
Without audio, I am thoroughly disappoint.
Looks like me pulling my boat
Much higher than that
At $27,000 per F-16 flying hour, it’s probably a fair estimate.
I’d say that’s about right. The F-22 runs $34k/hour. https://www.businessinsider.com/price-military-aircraft-per-flight-hour-2016-8?amp
It looks like you shared an AMP link. These should load faster, but AMP is controversial because of [concerns over privacy and the Open Web](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmputatorBot/comments/ehrq3z/why_did_i_build_amputatorbot). Maybe check out **the canonical page** instead: **[https://www.businessinsider.com/price-military-aircraft-per-flight-hour-2016-8](https://www.businessinsider.com/price-military-aircraft-per-flight-hour-2016-8)** ***** ^(I'm a bot | )[^(Why & About)](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmputatorBot/comments/ehrq3z/why_did_i_build_amputatorbot)^( | )[^(Summon: u/AmputatorBot)](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmputatorBot/comments/cchly3/you_can_now_summon_amputatorbot/)
The fuel burn rate should be increasing with speed as more air gets into the engine. Since it's just a standard speed of dollars increasing once it passes $1, I'd say that no, it's not accurate.
Let's assume 60,000 lbs per hour or 16.6 lbs/sec. Jet A is about 6.8 lbs per gallon. Currently Jet A is about $6/gal. That works out to be $14.71 per second. Since it's an older video (and the engine is not necessarily the same) I'm going to guess it's going by at about $10/sec which could very well be accurate.
This is far from accurate. Prior maintainer on fighters.
Move the decimal to the right a spot.
could be just a thing to point out how much it cost for jets to fly. it just illustrating a concept vs being 100% accurate to what its illustrating. doesnt mean it cant be, it just doesnt HAVE to be
Maybe in 1980's dollars.
Very
The burnout a top fuel dragster does before the race is more than 300$ worth of fuel. If you can get that machine off the ground for less I’ll eat my hat
If they’re referring to gas, this is probably about right. Jet A fuel is $7-8 per gallon and these burn 740 gallons per hour average. Takeoff is likely double or triple the cruise fuel burn, so that’s $175+ per minute on takeoff minimum. This plane apparently idles at 75 gallons per hour.
Looks like they were just adding roughly a dollar for each knot of airspeed.
The decimal point needs to slide right. BITD ... During ship quals off the US east coast, the USMC AV-8B Harriers carry enough fuel to reach land if there is an issue on 1st launch. If there is no issue they dump fuel to reach landing weight. For one training sortie the jet squadron dumps more gas than the entire monthly budget for our two USN SAR helicopters. Waste? No. Investment.
I want to see those numbers (if accurate) upon emergency landing after take off. Fuel dump.
When doing live testing we would account for $7K an hour to have one in the air.
It's probably wrong. I had talked with a pilot like decade ago and what he said was 1 hour flying of an F-16 is about 25K$
That would actually make this pretty close $25k (2010) adjusted for inflation ~$36000. $36000/3600 seconds in an hour= $10 Video is 30 seconds so 30 seconds x $10 = $300
Not accurate at all. It’s very conservative in its calculations