Bug 174 on 12lbs boost. Review please.

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by NZtyphoon

Consumption reports that say that 61,000 tons, 315 imp gallons per ton, 192,151,000 imp gallons of 100 Octane was consumed between June and end October 1940



So, where did 192,151,000 gallons of 100 Octane go if it was only consumed by a small number of RAF fighters and some Blenheims?

Interestingly stocks of 100 Octane had already become greater than "Other Grades" by June - NOT October, as Crumpp has surmised:

Great post, thanks for sharing.

100 octane fuel the main fuel stocked during the BoB, slam dunk.

[GraveyardJimmy]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

Great post, thanks for sharing.

100 octane fuel the main fuel stocked during the BoB, slam dunk.

And of course it would make little sense to stockpile fuel when in the most intense air fighting of the period for the RAF. They would need every chance they could get.

[Crumpp]

Interestingly stocks of 100 Octane had already become greater than "Other Grades" by June - NOT October, as Crumpp has surmised:

That document does not look altered one bit...not at all, lol.

Of course you can save a fuel you are not consuming at a high rate. They wanted 800,0000 tons on hand before the first operational aircraft used it, remember??

Look at the fuel at the airfields in your first document. 100 Octane is less than 38% of the fuel on hand in June-August.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...mption-bob.jpg

[bongodriver]

That document does not look altered one bit...not at all, lol.

True the red stuff looks altered but the relevant stuff from June looks perfectly legit to me.....tsk tsk Crumpp that was a desparate attempt without even thinking.

Oh anyone wondered why the fuel is listed as 100 octane and 'other grades'?.......it's almost like anything that isn't 100 octane is secondary

[bongodriver]

Crumpp.....in the long run it is going to be less embarrassing just to admit you are wrong on this, it takes balls to do it so I won't hold my breath.

[GraveyardJimmy]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

That document does not look altered one bit...not at all, lol.

What about June '40?

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by GraveyardJimmy

What about June '40?

I think its called clutching at straws.....

[Glider]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

That document does not look altered one bit...not at all, lol.

Of course you can save a fuel you are not consuming at a high rate. They wanted 800,0000 tons on hand before the first operational aircraft used it, remember??

Look at the fuel at the airfields in your first document. 100 Octane is less than 38% of the fuel on hand in June-August.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...mption-bob.jpg

So who was using the 10,000 tons a month, just under 30% of the fuel being consumed by the UK Crumpp?

PS am still waiting for your evidence that May 1941 was the final switch over for FC.

[lane]

Here's another copy of the document NZtyphoon shared. Obviously NZtyphoon added the other 100 octane data prior to June 1940, taken from similar War Cabinet documents, to show the trend and build up of 100 octane fuel.



This can also be obtained from the National Archives at CAB 68/8/36

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

That document does not look altered one bit...not at all, lol.

Of course you can save a fuel you are not consuming at a high rate. They wanted 800,0000 tons on hand before the first operational aircraft used it, remember??

Look at the fuel at the airfields in your first document. 100 Octane is less than 38% of the fuel on hand in June-August.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...mption-bob.jpg

You being an ex Ranger/SF are in a firefight about to be overrun and have 8 crates of grenades and just pistols for defense. You are not allowed to use the grenades because you need 20 crates of grenades to be on hand before you can use them.

Tell me you wouldn't use the grenades.