[FIXED][1268.1] Fuel Consumption
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 7:10 am
I think it doesn't work from "Tiny".
In the mission, there are two F/A-18C with 3 drop tanks.
1st with Mk84, radius in DB is 340nm
2nd is a ferry, radius is 1950nm / 2 = 975nm
but both have a fuel burn of 27.2 kg/min
The second Flight is a pair of A-6E with 22 Mk-82 each.
One plane strikes a building, the other remains his bombs.
After that, both have the same fuel burn rate.
So, there is no penalty for loadout.
What does it mean? There is no reason to use light loadout. For example, F-14A with a heavy loadout can stay at CAP for 4h 40 mins till bingo instead of 96 min as in the database.
In the mission, there are two F/A-18C with 3 drop tanks.
1st with Mk84, radius in DB is 340nm
2nd is a ferry, radius is 1950nm / 2 = 975nm
but both have a fuel burn of 27.2 kg/min
The second Flight is a pair of A-6E with 22 Mk-82 each.
One plane strikes a building, the other remains his bombs.
After that, both have the same fuel burn rate.
So, there is no penalty for loadout.
What does it mean? There is no reason to use light loadout. For example, F-14A with a heavy loadout can stay at CAP for 4h 40 mins till bingo instead of 96 min as in the database.