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• Fuel calculation — Die Artikel Treibstoffberechnung, Dry Operating Weight, Operating Weight, Take Off Weight und Landing Weight überschneiden sich thematisch. Hilf mit, die Artikel besser voneinander abzugrenzen oder zu vereinigen. Beteilige dich dazu an der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• fuel dump system — A system designed to dump usable fuel in flight. Most aircraft are permitted a higher takeoff weight than their maximum landing weight. Jettisoning of additional fuel is permitted by the fuel dump system. This does not include dropping fuel tanks …   Aviation dictionary

• Fuel — For other uses, see Fuel (disambiguation). Wood was one of the first fuels used by humans and is still the primary energy source in much of the world.[citation needed] Fuel is any material that stores …   Wikipedia

• fuel load — The weight of fuel usable in flight …   Aviation dictionary

• Fuel reprocessing — (nuclear)   The means for obtaining usable, fissionable material from spent reactor fuel.   California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …   Energy terms

• Maximum Zero-Fuel Weight — The Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) of an airplane is the total weight of the airplane and all its contents, minus the total weight of the fuel on board. For example, if an airplane is flying at a weight of 5,000 lb and the weight of fuel on board is …   Wikipedia

• Fossil-fuel power station — A working coal plant in Rochester, Minnesota The St. Clair Power Plant, a large coal fired ge …   Wikipedia

• zero-fuel weight — The sum total of the empty weight of an aircraft, its crew, passengers, and cargo. It is the maximum permissible weight of an aircraft; any additional load beyond this must be in the form of fuel (i.e., the maximum takeoff weight less the total… …   Aviation dictionary

• zero fuel weight — noun The weight of a loaded aircraft after all usable fuel has been consumed • • • Main Entry: ↑zero …   Useful english dictionary

• Ethanol fuel — is ethanol (ethyl alcohol), the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline, and is widely used in cars in Brazil. Because it is easy to manufacture and process and can… …   Wikipedia

• Vegetable oil used as fuel — For engines designed to burn #2 diesel fuel, the viscosity of vegetable oil must be lowered to allow for proper atomization of fuel, otherwise incomplete combustion and carbon build up will ultimately damage the engine. Many enthusiasts refer to… …   Wikipedia