Fuel Tanks

[frodrigues2016]

Hi to all...i would like to see the F-16 with smaller fuel tanks too has has the albatroz since in every picture i see about the F-16 and others there are only huge fuel tanks that i think its bad for plane performance.:pilotfly:

[=Panther=]

USAF F-16 uses 370 gallon tanks for the wings, and 300 gallon tank for the centerline. There are no other options.

 

Foreign operators have 600 gallon tanks.

[frodrigues2016]

USAF F-16 uses 370 gallon tanks for the wings, and 300 gallon tank for the centerline. There are no other options.

 

Foreign operators have 600 gallon tanks.

I am not talking about USAF only.

[Sryan]

Our F-16 will only receive USAF/ANG operated equipment.

 

 

We will be taking great care though to develop a very accurate simulation of the F-16C Block 50 operated by the United States Air Force and Air National Guard circa 2007.

 

 

As for those tanks, drop em when you go into combat! You'll still have 6900lbs of internal fuel, enough to complete most missions and RTB or hit the tanker.

[Fjordmonkey]

Hi to all...i would like to see the F-16 with smaller fuel tanks too has has the albatroz since in every picture i see about the F-16 and others there are only huge fuel tanks that i think its bad for plane performance.:pilotfly:

 

You're asking for something that doesn't exist. And if you check, you'll see that the 370 Gallon tanks that the USAF (and many other Viper-operators) fly with, they're significantly smaller than the 600-gallon ones that you can find in other services.

 

The 370's doesn't negatively impact performance that much. On the MLU-Vipers they introduce a 7,5g limit while there's still fuel in them, unrestricted when they're empty.

[Slug72]

You'll still have 6900lbs of internal fuel[...]

 

Shouldn't that be 7100lb for the F-16C Block 50?

[Sryan]

Shouldn't that be 7100lb for the F-16C Block 50?

 

 

I stand corrected! I did not know there was a difference in fuel capacity inbetween some versions except between the single- and dual seat versions.

[Smoked]

When you talk about smaller fuel tanks are you sure you're not confusing them with the pilots personal travel pod that they will stow under a wing?

[KalAbaddon]

When you talk about smaller fuel tanks are you sure you're not confusing them with the pilots personal travel pod that they will stow under a wing?

 

Tell that airman to blouse his boots up, that is a mess! :P

 

edit: I mean it is expected from a 55th but still... (79th all the way!)

[Slug72]

I stand corrected!

 

I'm just a life-long civvie who's never been close to a real F-16C and is using info based on publicly-available (i.e. old) documents and prior experience of other sims. I'd never claim to be "correct", Sryan. ;-)

[mvsgas]

They are both correct, it depend on the fuel use.

With JP-4 (NATO F-40) 6900lbs plus or minus 300lbs

With JP-8 (NATO F-34) 7100lbs plus or minus 300lbs

[Slug72]

They are both correct, it depend on the fuel use.

 

I had no idea... that's fascinating. So JP-8 is lighter (lb/gallon) than JP-4?

[mvsgas]

I had no idea... that's fascinating. So JP-8 is lighter (lb/gallon) than JP-4?

 

Opposite, at the same temp (60°F) JP-4 is around 0.751 to water. JP-8 is 0.775 to 0.840

 

This can vary depending on the fuel manufacturer and different additives in the fuel, measuring device, etc.

 

This are direct PDF links

JP-4 Fuel (MIL-T-5624) msds

 

Jet Fuel msds

[Slug72]

at the same temp (60°F) JP-4 is around 0.751 to water. JP-8 is 0.775 to 0.840

 

Gotcha, a lower sg (familiar to us old-skool home brewers)

 

This can vary depending on the fuel manufacturer and different additives in the fuel, measuring device, etc.

 

Thanks for enlightening me. It's details like this that bring the aircraft to life for we civvies, even if ED don't go so far as to actually model the different fuel types. :-)

[Smoked]

Did you say fuel tanks?