KC-46 Pegasus burns about 4.3 gallons of fuel per mile flown
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- A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus can consume over four gallons of jet fuel for each mile it travels, based on a simple miles‑per‑gallon calculation that uses its 6,385‑nautical‑mile maximum range and an estimated fuel volume of 31,800 gallons.
- The calculation assumes the aircraft is fully loaded with its maximum fuel capacity of 212,299 lb, but the tanker’s actual fuel use on missions varies with weight, payload, reserves, weather and the amount of fuel transferred to receiver aircraft before landing.
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