AI Fuel Usage

[Exorcet]

I was testing AI fuel usage since I'm developing a long range bombing mission with the B-1 currently. I used a simple script and output the fuel states of a few B-1's flying across the Black Sea. It seems like AI fuel use just depends on engine RPM, and idle RPM = 0 fuel used. The AI can taxi at idle indefinitely. Altitude only weakly affects AI fuel consumption and I found the best B-1 fuel consumption for my test to be at 15000 ft which corresponded with the lowest engine RPM at 480 knots, which was also the lowest altitude I tested. I tested from 15000 to 40000 ft, though only 4 planes at a time so this track does not have all the aircraft.

 

 

 

I just figured I'd post this in case anyone might find it useful. Track attached.

B-1B_Fuel_Usage2.trk