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Title: Fuel dumping
Post by: TOMCAT21 on January 26, 2011, 05:52:05 PM

Would asking for the option to dump fuel be a waste of time ?

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: The Fugitive on January 26, 2011, 06:00:16 PM

most likely   :D

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: ImADot on January 26, 2011, 06:08:45 PM

They could do that back then?  How would that add to gameplay?

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: Krusty on January 26, 2011, 06:33:21 PM

It would be used to game the game...

Pilots in fighters would go into a fight full, then as soon as the see a spitfire dump all but 10%, banking that they'll out-fight the spitfire because they're empty.... For the next 4 minutes that they have gas for. Once the spit is dead they'll ditch and repeat.

Bombers will climb to 30K on 25% fuel, then dump 24% of that to skyrocket up to 45K and still have enough gas to cruise across the map and back.

While some aircraft had this historically (SOME, not all), its use in AH would only be to bend the rules to the fuel-dumper's advantage.

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: TOMCAT21 on January 26, 2011, 06:39:23 PM

Noted

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: kvuo75 on January 27, 2011, 08:45:26 AM

we already have fuel dump ability -- drop tanks.  :neener:

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: JOACH1M on January 27, 2011, 08:53:13 AM

(http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b461/snax6/48fa2627.jpg)

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: waystin2 on January 27, 2011, 11:43:52 AM

I have no problem with it if it was historically applied to each plane.  I imagine some could do this, some could not.  You can always dump fuel by making a quick pass through the enemy field ack and getting one of your tanks holed... :D  Seems to work for me all the time, although I never planned to lighten up.

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: AWwrgwy on January 27, 2011, 03:41:38 PM

Quote from: waystin2 on January 27, 2011, 11:43:52 AM

You can always dump fuel by making a quick pass through the enemy field ack and getting one of your tanks holed... :D  Seems to work for me all the time, although I never planned to lighten up.

Coincidentally enough, this is an interesting read:

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Above--Beyond-Shooting-Up-a-Shooting-Star.html (http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Above--Beyond-Shooting-Up-a-Shooting-Star.html)


wrongway

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: waystin2 on January 27, 2011, 05:54:11 PM

Quote from: AWwrgwy on January 27, 2011, 03:41:38 PM

Coincidentally enough, this is an interesting read:

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Above--Beyond-Shooting-Up-a-Shooting-Star.html (http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Above--Beyond-Shooting-Up-a-Shooting-Star.html)


wrongway

Wow Wrongway, what a story!  Shoot your own plane to safely land... :uhoh  Thanks for sharing Sir.

 :salute

Way

Title: Re: Fuel dumping
Post by: Ten60 on January 27, 2011, 07:36:13 PM

<S>wrongway

Great story