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Offline prono

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Spifire internal tanks fuel distribution
« on: January 22, 2012, 05:24:31 PM »
When upping with 25, 50 or 75% fuel only spitfires take same % of fuel to each tank they have. Other planes have tanks filled with reverse order they use them in flight.
Example : P-47 loaded with 75% fuel takes 100% main and 10 % aux. Spitfire 8 takes 75% to each four tanks it has.  :headscratch:

Offline MachFly

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Re: Spifire internal tanks fuel distribution
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 06:10:17 PM »
I'm not exactly sure why they did that but I don't think it's a bug.
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Re: Spifire internal tanks fuel distribution
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 07:34:09 AM »
yeah ive noticed that, definitely not right.

also you shouldnt be able to drain the lower (labelled Aux) tank first (although I doubt anyone does this), as its gravity fed from the upper tank.
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Re: Spifire internal tanks fuel distribution
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 12:25:08 AM »
yeah ive noticed that, definitely not right.

also you shouldnt be able to drain the lower (labelled Aux) tank first (although I doubt anyone does this), as its gravity fed from the upper tank.

+1

I don't even see a reason why you would want to drain the bottom tank first. Bottom is self sealing and armored, top is not.
I'm going to go make a wishlist thread about it.
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Re: Spifire internal tanks fuel distribution
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 12:34:15 AM »
+1

I don't even see a reason why you would want to drain the bottom tank first. Bottom is self sealing and armored, top is not.
I'm going to go make a wishlist thread about it.

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"Now, if I had to make the choice of one fighter aircraft above all the others...it would be, without any doubt, the world's greatest propeller driven flying machine - the magnificent and immortal Spitfire."
Lt. Col. William R. Dunn
flew Spitfires, Hurricanes, P-51s, P-47s, and F-4s