Author Topic: B24 F4u-1 (Read 2411 times)

214thCavalier · « **on:** April 19, 2004, 06:36:27 PM »

Fuel tank loadout is different.

In AH1 if you selected 75% you got 75% in all tanks ie main and both wing tanks. Repeat for 50% and 25%.

In latest beta for example if you select 50% fuel loadout you now get 75% in the main tank and no fuel in wing tanks which become unselectable.

Stall speeds are lower with flaps considerably so.

I intended to film a test then view it and note the speeds, unfortunately the film viewer is borked again.

So from memory 50% fuel, power on, gear up, no flaps stall speed is approx 95 mph and with full flaps approx 65-70mph.

And if you push for the stall it will rapidly drop a wing.

The F4U-1D however stalls full flaps at approx 80mph again with 50% fuel but of course its a lighter load than the -1's.

Pyro · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2004, 11:17:47 AM »

I changed the way the fuel loadout works on the -1. It is still giving you the correct % of total capacity, but the main tank takes priority over the wing tanks.

Flaps for the other corsairs have not changed yet. The stall on the the -1 will be slightly lower than the other corsairs but it will be sharper. This is due to the addition of a spoiler strip on the right wing on the later F4Us.

moot · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2004, 11:36:35 AM »

Pyro, are you guys going to keep fuel selection a closed system, in AH2, or do you think we might some day be able to separately choose each fuel tank's load?

Octavius · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2004, 01:44:09 PM »

Ditto what moot said.

I think we can find and punt 2-3 different threads on the subject. I, and many others, would *really* love a "slider" or something that woudl allow different fuel percentages in each tank. The P40E, for example has a huge Fuselage tank. I'd like to be able to lower that a tad and throw in a larger Main tank percentage instead. Of course, thats for shorter hops in the MA.

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lasersailor184 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2004, 01:47:25 PM »

Yeah, you're supposed to burn off the Left and Right fuel tanks first anyway, so...

Reschke · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2004, 01:47:45 PM »

Personally I would like to have the option as Pyro has it now in the F4U-1. If you want 50% fuel then you get one tank with 75% of its capacity. In AH that still allows you to have many miles and minutes of flight time in that one plane.

Mister Fork · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2004, 01:48:30 PM »

Agree with moot on this point. A lot of aircraft I fly I purposely drain a specific tank(s) first - wishing I had a way to determine which fuel tanks I want filled, especially the Fw 190 series and the P-51.

To the 'beginner pilot' it's a don't care feature. To the seasoned veteran, it's a must have. The ability to determine where you carry your fuel should be almost as important as weapons convergance.

What you say Pyro? Enhancement for AH 2.01?

Pyro · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2004, 02:25:34 PM »

The P-51 is already set up in a similar way. I can set up other planes to prioritize certain fuel tanks over others. If you have a plane you want changed, just tell me.

jodgi · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2004, 02:37:21 PM »

It seems that most of us burn the "aft" tank on the 190's first, though it always defaults to main. You could set the auto fuel system to burn the aft tank first.

Batz · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2004, 02:38:07 PM »

TA-152, wing tanks should be the last to fill. Same with the 205. Or at least have these drained first before changing tanks in Auto.

If the all the 190s could be set to burn AFT first that would be great as well.

I may be wrong but I believe the F-8 and A-8 aux tanks were used for the C-3 injection (Erhöhte Notliestung). If so wouldn't these tanks drain when "wep" is engaged regardless of selected tank?

Similiarly with the D-9. The AUX tank held the water methanol (provided the AH d9 has mw50).

quig · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2004, 02:39:48 PM »

The P-51 is already set up in a similar way. I can set up other planes to prioritize certain fuel tanks over others. If you have a plane you want changed, just tell me.

Maybe have the 205 burn the wing tanks 1st?

Wmaker · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2004, 02:53:06 PM »

Sounds great pyro!

Would be nice to have KI-61 tanks filled so that AUX-tank fills first before the right and left wing tanks and to have also wing tanks drained first if possible.

Pyro · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2004, 02:58:00 PM »

I'm not talking about which tanks burn first. You can set that manually. I'm talking about which tanks are filled first when you take less than 100% fuel.

Wmaker · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2004, 03:01:17 PM »

Ahh, ok I was thinking that since the sequence is automatic anyway it would ok to set it up that way.

Well, anyways to get the AUX-tank fill up before the wing tanks would be great!

quig · « **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2004, 03:01:42 PM »

OK then....

fill the wing tanks in the 205 last