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Cruising in afterburner: Air force fuel use and emerging energy policy

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Year
2011

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David J, Lucia, 2011, Cruising in afterburner: Air force fuel use and emerging energy policy: Energy Policy, v. 39, iss. 9, p. 5356-5365.

Summary

Operational and mission efficiency were estimated for Air Force fighters, bombers and transports from fuel use data from 2001 through 2008 as reported in the Air Force Total Cost of Ownership (AFTOC) database. This analysis estimated efficiency in terms of the best performance theoretically possible for each platform based upon the energy available in the fuel expended. Operational efficiency considered aircraft operations in general, without regard for the type of mission. Mission efficiency only considered use of allocated fuel for combat (non-training) sorties. The cost associated with fuel inefficiency of the combined fighter, bomber and tanker force were estimated based on the fiscal year 2008 costs of fuel, fully burdened to [...]

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David J, Lucia

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ISSN WECC 0301-4215

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