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litres? Why is aviation fuel measured in pounds or kg

but not in volumes?
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Why is aircraft fuel measured in kg?

Rob Lion, mechanical engineer with wide-ranging interests How many liters are in 1kg of gasoline?
Answered 6 years ago · Author has 2.6K answers and 7.8M answer views
Why is airplane fuel measured in pounds not
Other answers touch on the control of the center of gravity and the balance of the
gallons?
plane in flight, which is surely very important. However, there is another factor
contributing to this logic: the varying density of the fuel over temperature swings. How much kg is in 1 liter of petrol?
As the plane, and the fuel, may leave the airport at 40°C, and then climb to high
altitude where the temperature is -40°C, the volume of that fuel measured in liters How do I convert the gross weight of aircraft
will shrink by almost 8%[1], while the mass does not change, and neither does the in pounds into ESAL?
stoichiometry of the combustion reaction in the engine. If they filled up the tanks to
a certain volume in liters on a hot day, without accounting for the actual mass or
density, the flight could run out of fuel!

[1] Volumetric or Cubical Expansion Coefficients of Liquids , jet fuel = 0.00099

1/°C
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Anas Maaz, Airline pilot.

Answered 6 years ago · Author has 1.7K answers and 22.4M answer views

This is a good question. Answer is quite simple. Before every flight, a Mass and
Balance sheet has to be completed and signed by the Pilot in Command. The use of
the balance sheet is to see whether all the Masses are well in limits. Also, pilots
need to know the Centre of Gravity of the airplane to adjust the aircraft trim
position.

The CG position has to remain in a fwd and aft limit set by the aircraft manufacturer
to get proper flight stability. For example, the more aft the CG is, the more unstable
the aircraft is, and the more forward it is the more the stability.
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Answered 6 years ago · Author has 12.3K answers and 11.1M answer views

When the refueller (the fuel supplying company) fuels you up and comes to you
with papers to sign acknowledging receipt of fuel, he always writes down how many
litres (or gallons, in the US) are supplied to you. He also provides you with the
density of the fuel he has just sold you.

Once the fuel enters the airplane, however, all talk of fuel is in kilograms (or
pounds). This is because a very important component of airplane stability and
control is weight and center of gravity (CG).
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the total weight of the fuel on the plane goes on reducing. Also, becaus
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S. Patrick Maiorca, lived in Las Vegas (2002-2017)

Answered 4 years ago · Author has 23.3K answers and 40.6M answer views

If an aircraft is to heavy it cannot take off. So when using liters you then have to
calculate the weight. If you use kilograms you then have the weight
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Kancheepuram Narasimhan, former Aviation / Aircraft Instructor

Updated 4 years ago · Author has 17.7K answers and 5.7M answer views

I doubt U are right. Fuel uploaded is measured volumetrically- in terms of liters/

gallons. Fuel gauges in cockpit were calibrated in Kgs/ Pounds- gravimetrically.

Heat energy produced by fuel is proportional to its weight and not volume. And
weight changes for same volume. In USA, the density of ATF is 0.803. In India , it
seldom exceeds 0.78.

For same volume ( say 45000 ltrs), the energy produced by Indian fuel will be less
than energy produced by US fuel. Hence measurement by Kg is correct.
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Nicolas Alegría, studied at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

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Fuel is not only measured in kilograms but knowing its weight is fundamental to the
weight and balance calculation of the aircraft.
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John Stephens
Answered 2 years ago

Aircraft fuel is measured in LBS. 6 lbs = 1 gal. Reason weight and balance also
weigh limits MTOW max take of weight. Fuel burn in flight reduces max weight
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Ananda Ganguly, Aviation specialist.

Answered 4 years ago

Aircraft fuel is measured in KGS because the total weight and balance of an aircraft
is calculated in kgs. If one element is measured in other scale there might be
confusion.
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An airplane's weight is critical in determining whether or not the plane can generate
enough lift to go airborne at take-off. In addition to passengers and freight, the
weight fuel in the tanks is a significant consideration.

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per volume basis.

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Damien Leimbach, USAF avionics technician, U-2s

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Most modern aircraft use a capacitance type system. I know it sounds crazy, by
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dielectric in a capacitor. By measuring the capacitance of the fuel, you can
accurately measure how much is left.

On small planes they can still use “float” type sending unit systems no different
than your car.

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