China has calculated the cost of one hour of flight of the Su-27 fighter

A publication by the Chinese media appeared on the Internet, in which journalists decided to make an interesting calculation.They

found out how much it costs to fly one hour of the Su-27 military fighter.

According to experts, the mass of fuel in the airship - 9.7 tons. According to Voennoye Obozreniye, the specific gravity of aviation kerosene at the same moment is 0.85 tons, which makes it possible to speak of a fuel volume of 11.2 thousand liters.

Considering that in cruise mode the fighterspends about 3.75 thousand liters per hour, and jet fuel costs 6.5 thousand yuan per ton (about 75 thousand rubles), then an hour of flight costs about 63 thousand yuan (730 thousand rubles).

At the same time, taking into account the expenses for takeoff and the tactical actions of the pilot, the fuel consumption increases to 200 thousand yuan per hour (2.3 million rubles).