Originally posted by moot
We can agree to disagree but you're wrong wrag. It's plain physics.
1) The engine's fuel consumption is the same no matter what the tank.
2) An equal amount of ballast removed from aft will be more beneficial than from fwd.
3) AUX is further aft than AFT.
You keep sayin that and I keep tellin you that when I fly those planes IF I do what you suggest I get SNAP STALLS (one wing snaps down or up and the plane rolls with VERY little actual maneuver affect!), BUT when I burn off the AFT 1st the SNAP STALL are MUCH harder to induce and the plane actually MANEUVERS.
I'm NOT ARGUING physics here!
I'm referring to how the plane preforms in AH.
You apparently have a problem with that. I however do NOT. I will fly the plane the way it preforms BEST for ME NOT YOU!
The PHYSICS you refer to may be OFF in the AH FM I don't know. Ask HTC.
NOW do YOU perhaps finally understand what I AM TALKING ABOUT?
WHEN the plane we're are talking about ACTUALLY preforms as you say it does I will GLADLY burn the fuel tanks in the order you claim works better.
SOOOOOOOOOOOO do YOU UNDERSTAND that i'm telling you? Do YOU understand I don't CARE what argument you put forward?
Why? Because IMHO your argument SEEMS about as accurate as Krusty's math!
AND IMHO you Sir are WRONG!
In the mean time how about you fly the planes yourself, try using BOTH techniques, and see what happens.
DOES THAT WORK FOR YOU?
BTW I normally fly both the F8 and A8 with 100% fuel.