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Title: P-51 fuel
Post by: Sleight on April 27, 2002, 08:22:30 PM

We need an option to keep the fuselage tank unloaded. It's easy to recover from a stall, but it gets annoying in the middle of combat...

Title: P-51 fuel
Post by: J_A_B on April 27, 2002, 10:50:49 PM

"We need an option to keep the fuselage tank unloaded. It's easy to recover from a stall, but it gets annoying in the middle of combat..."

You have one--load less than 100% internal fuel

at 75% there is a little bit of gas in the AUX tank, but not much.  At 50% the AUX tank is empty.

J_A_B

Title: P-51 fuel
Post by: john9001 on April 27, 2002, 11:05:29 PM

if your flying more than 1 sector, load 75%, if you not sure load 50% and drop tanks.
75% will get you to fight and alt with 50% left

Title: P-51 fuel
Post by: Widewing on April 28, 2002, 09:47:13 AM

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Originally posted by john9001
if your flying more than 1 sector, load 75%, if you not sure load 50% and drop tanks.
75% will get you to fight and alt with 50% left

I agree, for most ops specifying the P-51D, we load 50% and take drop tanks. Hold onto the drop tanks until engaged. This will give your the endurance you need and the performance required.

My regards.

Widewing

Title: P-51 fuel
Post by: bozon on April 28, 2002, 10:23:33 AM

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You have one--load less than 100% internal fuel

at 75% there is a little bit of gas in the AUX tank, but not much. At 50% the AUX tank is empty.

why doen't it work like that with other planes?
p-47, f6f for example.

Bozon

Title: P-51 fuel
Post by: pugg666 on April 28, 2002, 10:35:08 AM

75% and drop tanks.

drain the aux tank first and switch back to the drop tanks. It only takes 3 minutes to drain the aux tank at 75%.when you get into combat you just drop the externals and you still have more flight time with full wing tanks than most fighters have with 100% fuel( and how often do you fight someone with 100% fuel?).

it's the only way to fly the Pony ;)

Title: P-51 fuel
Post by: xHaMmeRx on April 28, 2002, 02:34:07 PM

Personally, I prefer taking 50% and drop tanks.  I always drop 1 DT after takeoff, too.  You get a noticable rise in ROC that way.  

I like 50% because I like to turn the pony.  It turns much better at this load than with full wing tanks.  And, when you turn the pony, you usually don't need all that fuel! :D

HaMmeR
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