Bozon did some
endurance tests at sea level, full throttle, 25% fuel and 10x multiplier, which yielded 95 second endurance. Multiply times 4 for the fuel load and 10 for the multiplier and that equates to 3800 seconds or 1.056 hours for 100% fuel load and "historical" 1.0 multiplier.
Now refering to Snafu's
Pilot's Notes we see that this airplane had
452 gallons internal fuel capacity. If it burns that fuel load in 1.056 hours that is a fuel consumption rate of 428 gallons per hour.
It's a twin engine plane, so that's 214 gallons per hour per engine. However the highest fuel consumption shown in the pilot's notes is about
115 gallons per hour. Furthermore the Pilot's Notes charts indicate Total Gallons Per Hour which I believe includes both engines. So that would be 57.5 gallons per hour per engine, which means AH fuel consumption is off by about 272%.
However that appears to be a cruise figure, not a full throttle figure, because the TAS is only 240 kts at sea level. Referring to Pilot's Notes for other Merlin-engined RAF aircraft, the highest fuel consumption rate I can find is the Spitfire Mk. IX at
130 gallons per hour, at +15 boost and 3000 rpm. If that is a realistic figure then the 214 gph figure is still off by about 65%. Much better than 272% but still a sizable error.
Based on this information I think the AH Mossie is either consuming fuel at too high of a rate, or the fuel tanks are too small. Please take a look at this HTC. I will do some further testing to verify the in-game endurance figures.
Also please take a look at the loadouts. In the bomb bay there should be the options of 2 x 500 lb bombs or one 63 gallon long-range fuel tank or the current 2 x 250 lb bombs. Additionally, the Pilot's Notes make a
direct reference to the simultaneous carriage of drop tanks and rocket projectiles on the wings.
Thanks
[ 10-19-2001: Message edited by: funkedup ]
