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Aero India-2007 air show consumed eight lakh liters
The 6th International air show Aero India-2007; the biannual event concluded on 11th February 2007 at Yelahanka airbase Bangalore. The 35 aircrafts participated consumed nearly eight lakh liters of fuel for manoeuvres during the week long air show; the cost of the fuel is worked out at Rs.2.88 crore.
Indian Oil Corporation the official supplier supplied air fuel i.e. Jet A-1 fuel to 15 customers for different aircrafts totaling to 35. A liters of Jet A-1 fuel costs Rs.36.
Here are some of the fighter jets and aircrafts which consume fuel for each sortie:
Aircrafts Fuel in liters per Sortie Cost per sortie
· F-18 and MiG-35 3500 liters Rs.1.26 lakh
· F-16 Lockheed Martin 3000 liters Rs.1.08 lakh
· Gripen 2200 liters Rs.0.79 lakh
· Tejas (LCA) 1500 liters Rs.0.54 lakh
· Surya Kirans 800 liters Rs.0.29 lakh
· Helicopter 700 liters Rs.0.25 lakh
Suryan Kiran team comprises nine aircrafts; the fuel spent for each display works out to Rs.2.59 lakh.
The cargo aircraft C-17 Globemaster can store two lakh liters of fuel. Fighter jets can hold 7000 to 8000 liters. Tanks are not filled to capacity as aircrafts become heavier, after each sortie jets and smaller aircrafts were refilled at the airbase. The mailage is calculated as number of liters consumed per kilometer. The aircrafts doing sorties and manoeuvres consume ten times more than the fuel spent on ordinary flying.

Times of India dated 12 February 2007 page10