How do you calculate weight?

[Red_Donkey]

Found some max landing numbers on the forums.

 

But is there an overview on how much the aircraft, missiles, external tanks, LANTIRN and all that weigh? So that I can calculate if I need to dump fuel or not?

 

If not. You guys have any rule of thumb on what fuel quantity to be at for good carrier landings?

[Donut]

54,000lbs is max trap weight

 

In the mission editor, select a desired loadout and then subtract internal fuel until your maximum weight is at 54,000lbs...whatever fuel you have left is the max fuel you can land with on the carrier.

[Red_Donkey]

Thanks for the tip.

 

But there is no weight chart to show how much the individual missiles and stuff weight, then?

 

Maybe I should make one.

[Donut]

Thanks for the tip.

 

But there is no weight chart to show how much the individual missiles and stuff weight, then?

 

Maybe I should make one.

 

Take a look at the following thread...some good info and I believe that there is a chart in there somewhere.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=233971

 

For individual missile weights, you could just unload one missile at a time in the mission editor and see the weight difference, however, I don't know if missile rails/attachments are calculated.

[viper2097]

Empty weight: 43.600lbs

Max trap weight: 54.000lbs

Aim-9: 500lbs

Aim-7: 800lbs

Aim-54: 1500lbs

 

So you can easily calculate your max. fuel.

[Larkis]

I drop everything left (except tanks and lantirn) when apperoaching the carrier and drop fuel until im <10.000