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A monitoring system (10) for measuring fuel consumption of an engine having a supply tank and an input fuel line extending between the supply tank and the engine is provided. Structure (12, 14) is disposed within the input fuel line for measuring the fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the supply ta

A monitoring system (10) for measuring fuel consumption of an engine having a supply tank and an input fuel line extending between the supply tank and the engine is provided. Structure (12, 14) is disposed within the input fuel line for measuring the fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the supply tank to the engine and for generating an output digital pulse stream proportional to the fuel flow rate. Circuitry (56, 58) is provided for generating a signal representing an initial amount of fuel stored in the supply tank. An electronic processor (18) is responsive to the digital pulse stream and the signal representing the initial amount of fuel for generating an output signal representing the fuel consumption rate of the engine. A display (50) is interconnected to the electronic processor (18) for displaying the electronic processor output signal representing the fuel consumption rate of the engine, fuel status and other measured parameters.

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A monitoring device for monitoring fuel consumption of an engine having a fuel supply tank and an input fuel line extending between the fuel supply tank and the engine comprising: means disposed within the input fuel line for measuring the fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the supply tank to the e

A monitoring device for monitoring fuel consumption of an engine having a fuel supply tank and an input fuel line extending between the fuel supply tank and the engine comprising: means disposed within the input fuel line for measuring the fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the supply tank to the engine and for generating an output digital pulse stream proportional to the fuel flow rate; means for generating a signal representing an initial amount of fuel stored in the supply tank; an electronic processor responsive to said digital pulse stream and said signal representing an initial amount of fuel for generating an output signal representing the fuel consumption rate of the engine; first display means interconnected to said electronic processor for displaying said electronic processor output signal representing the fuel consumption rate of the engine; and second display means for continuously displaying the amount of engine operating time remaining based upon the amount of fuel present in the supply tank and the current fuel consumption rate of the engine.