Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: -lynx- on November 05, 1999, 05:06:00 AM
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Just wondering if it would make more sense to give fuel loads in gallons/litres rather than percentages?
Been reading Gatt's flight tests and 75% fuel on a Pony wouldn't even fit into some other plane tanks. We're making sure that the climb rate of a certain plane is spot-on to the second and arguing about extra 5 kts of speed but quote %% of fuel load when comparing planes performance?
I might be wrong but it makes very little sense to me.
I'm pretty sure that in RL it would be "take 200 gallons" rather than "take 75% fuel"...
Just a thought...
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-lynx-
13 Sqn RAF
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Every plane got a different fuel load, so the easiest way to set fuel is with percentage. This will tell you how far you can go with your fuel. A FW 190 A-8 had a maximum range of 900 kilometers with full fuel load (100%). If you take 100% you can got for the total distance.
To make it complicated we can have liters or gallons. If so, you will do the calculations for me! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) agreed?
Werewo