Author Topic: 234's DT (Read 366 times)

Spikes · « **on:** June 25, 2007, 02:30:42 PM »

So, I was going to head out and hunt a CV...I load out DT's and 1x 500kg bomb.

I got off the runway and leveled off. The DT's are 300gallons, right? Well, when I leveled out they were at 45

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2007, 03:37:29 PM »

LW didn't use 300 gal tanks. Typical for them on most LW planes is something like 70(?) gallons. Ar234 is a guzzler. It's possible you just burned it off getting to the alt you leveled at.

RSLQK186 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2007, 07:04:17 PM »

234 DT in hanger register as 300 Leters. Guage text may be in gallons or around 1/4TH?

Lusche · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2007, 07:15:47 PM »

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Originally posted by RSLQK186
234 DT in hanger register as 300 Leters. Guage text may be in gallons or around 1/4TH?

Thats right. If I remember correctly, 1l is about 0.264 gals or so. Too lazy to look it up so feel free to correct me.

hubsonfire · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2007, 10:43:27 PM »

Just under 4 liters per gallon. And yes, even though it may display DT loadouts in liters, the in flight display is in gallons.

Spikes · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2007, 11:23:47 PM »

It isn't no gas guzzler...and no...I took off from a 6K base (A37 on ndisles map) and leveled right after I got off the base.

hubsonfire · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2007, 01:53:20 AM »

Hmmm. There are 2 300L tanks, so the display reads 175. Is it possible that you saw 145, and not 45? Did you happen to pull up the E6b to crosscheck?

Lusche · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2007, 05:41:09 AM »

The Arado is indeed a gas guzzler, and the two 300l tanks are quickly emptied.

But I found another bug: The numbers in the cockpit display indicating the external fuel tank status were jumping around wildly the whole time. For example: 145-131-139-126-137 ect. As more and more fuel was used up in the drop tanks, the higher the deviations went.
I even dropped one of the two tanks, but even with a single tank it was still jumping around.
The fuel tank gauge itself and the "Fuel remaining" on E6B were stable, though.
I was able to duplicate this several times.
It shows even on film, I will send it in.

Krusty · « **Reply #8 on:** June 26, 2007, 09:46:24 AM »

Very strange

Spikes · « **Reply #9 on:** June 26, 2007, 02:11:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Lusche
The Arado is indeed a gas guzzler, and the two 300l tanks are quickly emptied.

But I found another bug: The numbers in the cockpit display indicating the external fuel tank status were jumping around wildly the whole time. For example: 145-131-139-126-137 ect. As more and more fuel was used up in the drop tanks, the higher the deviations went.
I even dropped one of the two tanks, but even with a single tank it was still jumping around.
The fuel tank gauge itself and the "Fuel remaining" on E6B were stable, though.
I was able to duplicate this several times.
It shows even on film, I will send it in.

yeah, that was another problem

bj229r · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2007, 12:18:09 PM »

ya get 234 up to 15-20k, fuel consumption at same throttle setting goes WAAYYYy down