2322
6. Maximum flying hours
Question: With a fuel consumption rate of 220 gallons per hour and a fuel
supply of 550 gallons, what is the maximum number of flying
hours?
Solution: Align the 22 of the outside scale with the inside scale’s SPEED
INDEX (Y) of the inside scale. The 55 of the outside scale is now
aligned with 2:30, and the answer is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
7. Conversion
Question: How do you convert 30 miles into nautical miles and kilometers?
Answer: Align the 30 on the outside scale with the STAT (Y) mark on the
inside scale. At this time, 26 nautical miles is aligned at the NAUT
(Y) mark on the inside scale, while the answer of 48.2 kilometers is
aligned at the kilometers on the inside scale.
