zippoa Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 For example, F-14 without tanks has 16000 fuel, with tanks 20000 fuel. But external tanks are fully empty when indicator has 13000 total fuel. What about numbers for Viggen? Currently I drop them at 100%
Mesha44 Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 Yes, I think that is right, anything above 100% is the extra fuel stored in the tank.
randomTOTEN Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 I almost never drop my external tank in the Viggen
veenee Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 No point keeping them on below 100% of fuel. Unless you really want to pretend you're flying a real airplane :-) So many modules, so little time... www.mikphotography.com
MYSE1234 Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 The external tank is empty somewhere between 103-104%. Viggen is love. Viggen is life. 7800X3D | RTX 4070 Ti S | 64GB 6000MHz RAM |
Skyracer Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Im to lazy to drop it. I only drop it if i need to run. MY SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware Intel pentium 3 @ 800 MHz, 256 Mb RAM, Geforce 2 64Mb, Dell screen 1024x768 + Microsoft sidewhiner joystick + TrackIR 2 + TrackClitPro SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 98, Noice Attack & VIASAT PRO, SnackView
Canadus Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 No point keeping them on below 100% of fuel. Unless you really want to pretend you're flying a real airplane :-) Isn't this why we play this game? :music_whistling: Ryzen 5800XD - 32GB RAM - Sapphire RX 7900 XTX - VKB Stuff + MFG Crosswind Pedals Homebase: Southwest Germany
Gunar_Konrad Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 I did not see any difference when I drop ir at 100% +- 2%. So, once you reach 100% external tank is pretty empty.
Goblin Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 The external fuel tank on the Viggen isn’t a drop tank, really. It’s only supposed to be dropped in case of an emergency. If it’s empty, there’s very little or no performance gain in dropping it.
Elor Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 The external fuel tank on the Viggen isn’t a drop tank, really. It’s only supposed to be dropped in case of an emergency. If it’s empty, there’s very little or no performance gain in dropping it. I'm not so sure about that. I don't recall the exact numbers but I tried that on the 107th server a few months ago and the Viggen went quite a bit faster without the tank both in dry thrust and with afterburner.:music_whistling:
Goblin Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 quite a bit faster without the tank both in dry thrust and with afterburner. An empty X-tank will of course add some drag, but not enough to warrant dropping it. Dropping the tank may become necessary if the flight control system is damaged as it can lead to yaw and roll instability. But other than such instances, the tank should stay on. Could be different in DCS, of course.
veenee Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 Isn't this why we play this game? :music_whistling: No idea why others do that, but I don't :-) I am jut doing it for fun! So many modules, so little time... www.mikphotography.com
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