Bourrinopathe Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 As I was wondering how to set the fuel quantity for specific roles in the Mission Editor, I finally ran a few quick tests to guesstimate the average fuel consumption for a cruising Flanker. /!\ There's no super-realistic-hard-science in the following /!\ The Flanker is equipped with a classic CAP/escort/intercept loadout: 2*Sorbitsyia 2*R-73 2*R-27ET 4*R-27ER 5264 kg fuel (56%) (default value in the ME) Initial total weight: 25517 kg I tried to stick to the Su-27SK manual while keeping the parameters sim&user-friendly. Excerpt: 4.9. Полет на практический потолок. Полет на практический потолок с учебной целью выполнять на самолете без подвесок или с 2хР-27 и 2хР-73Э по следующей программе: − разгон самолета у земли до Vпр=650-670 км/ч до высоты 200 м на форсажном или максимальном режимах работы двигателей, набор высоты до достижения М = 0,8-0,85; − набор высоты 11000-12000 м на М = 0,8-0,85; − на высоте 11000-12000 м разгон до числа М = 1,6 на режиме полного форсажа и на числе М = 1,6 набор высоты до достижения вертикальной скорости 3-5 м/с; − отключение форсажа, установка РУД на упор МАЛЫЙ ГАЗ и снижение до высоты 12000-13000 м с уменьшением числа М до 0,8-0,85; − полет на М = 0,8-0,85 на высоте 12000-13000 м до рубежа снижения (до дальности 150-170 км); − снижение на V пр = 500 км/ч при работе двигателей на режиме МАЛЫЙ ГАЗ до высоты полета по кругу. Практический потолок на режиме полного форсажа (при выработке 50 % топлива от нормального запаса) без подвесок составляет 18500 м. На учебно-боевом режиме работы двигателей максимальное число М = 1,75, практический потолок 16300 м. From what I've understood the cruise altitude is 12000-13000 m, and the cruise speed is Mach 0.8-0.85. (I may be wrong with that translation) I was aiming for a flight duration efficiency and the best configuration I found with a stable autopilot is: Standard atmosphere. Time: 12:00'00" AP: leveled flight mode (easy access on the stick) altitude (MSL): 11000 m speed: - Mach 0.9 - IAS: 520 km/h - TAS: 963 km/h RPM: 84-85% (perfectly stable autopilot) Fuel quantity tested: 2500 kg (I used two warning lights on the fuel gauge: Бак 3 to 1.5) Flight duration (2500 kg kerosene used): 44'22" Covered distance: ~705 km Fuel consumption: 0.9391 kg/s 56,34 kg/min 3.546 kg/km The results are pretty close to those old charts (clean loadout). I'll have to run more tests if I can afford the time but those rough values should help keeping a decent fuel efficiency. I made another test at 12000 m altitude, but at Mach 0.93 (490 km/h (IAS)), the AP was struggling and the aircraft was endlessly oscillating (roll axis). Flight duration: 40'29" Covered distance: ~806 km (I'll need to double-check that). Fuel consumption: 61.75 kg/min Of course, that test does not include the climb/descent fuel consumption. I'll try to run more tests if I can afford the time and I'll update the results if anything interesting pops out. In the meantime, feel free to add your findings about the in-sim fuel consumption, share any information, criticism, thoughts and such. Fly safe! /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo ///
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