ASA Electronics E6-B manual Quantity/Weight Conversions

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Quantity/Weight Conversions

middle scale and read 38.5 U.S. gallons on the outer scale.

Quantity/Weight Conversions

Aviation gasoline weighs 6 pounds per U.S. gallon. For weight and balance calculations, aviation gaso- line weight-per-gallon can be determined by lining the U.S. GAL arrow on the middle scale with the FUEL LBS arrow on the outer scale. Fuel gallons are read on the middle scale and fuel weight on the outer scale. To find the weight of 32 U.S. gallons:

1.Align the arrows.

2.Read 192 pounds on the outer scale opposite of 32 gallons on the middle scale. See Figure 11.

Figure 11

Similarly, oil weight may be determined by lining the U.S. GAL arrow on the middle scale with the OIL LBS arrow on the outer scale. Oil gallons are read on the middle scale and oil weight is read on the outer scale. To find the weight of 2 gallons (8 quarts) of oil:

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