Max Speed?

[DW2020]

Hi All,

 

Buddy of mine just bought the F-16c and says he cant get it to go above 450 knots, is there some switch he is missing?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Blue skies always!

 

Rattler21

[QuiGon]

He might have missed the landing gear lever or the speed brake switch.

 

Or he's just at very high altitude and is looking at his IAS (Indicated Airspeed), when he should rather look at his TAS (True Airspeed) or Mach number.

Edited March 19, 2020 by QuiGon

[grafspee]

Hi All,

 

Buddy of mine just bought the F-16c and says he cant get it to go above 450 knots, is there some switch he is missing?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Blue skies always!

 

Rattler21

 

Depends on what alt he is flying, does he read IAS or TAS. But most probably he forgot to rise landing gear.Or he just took plenty of stuff under wings fuel tank, bombs racks and he don't use afterburner. There is afterburner detent in controls iirc.

Edited March 19, 2020 by grafspee

[PickleMonster]

Also possible that your bud's not in afterburner as well. There's a detent that needs mapping.

[BuzzU]

Also possible that your bud's not in afterburner as well. There's a detent that needs mapping.

 

 

Not true. Full throttle will go into AB.

[ricktoberfest]

Not true. Full throttle will go into AB.

 

 

Depends how it’s set up in the special options menu

[BuzzU]

Depends how it’s set up in the special options menu

 

How could you set it up so you wouldn't get AB at full throttle?

[razo+r]

How could you set it up so you wouldn't get AB at full throttle?

 

By enabling the detent

[ricktoberfest]

How could you set it up so you wouldn't get AB at full throttle?

 

 

There’s a setting for afterburner detent. If that setting is enabled you have to push a button to go into afterburner.

 

I’m second guessing myself now. I know there’s one for the hornet, and I’m pretty sure it’s the same for the viper, but I’m at work so can’t check it out.

[BuzzU]

Ok, a game setting. Not realistic.

 

If he set that up you'd think he'd make sure it worked. I assume it's not on by default. So, if not set to on then full throttle would get AB.

[grafspee]

There’s a setting for afterburner detent. If that setting is enabled you have to push a button to go into afterburner.

 

I’m second guessing myself now. I know there’s one for the hornet, and I’m pretty sure it’s the same for the viper, but I’m at work so can’t check it out.

 

There is, you need to move throttle lever to side to engaged afterburner range, so this option is still realistic.

[ricktoberfest]

Ok, a game setting. Not realistic.

 

If he set that up you'd think he'd make sure it worked. I assume it's not on by default. So, if not set to on then full throttle would get AB.

 

 

In real life they have throttle stops they either have to disengage or push past to go into afterburner. Unless your HOTAS has that option then the button is the only way to simulate that.

 

I dont use this option btw, I’d rather just watch my throttle position in the cockpit and stay below the afterburner zone when I don’t want it. That way I don’t forget in a dogfight

[randomTOTEN]

The AB detent is also modeled in game. i.e. you can see the throttle rotate around the detent when you select AB. It's very helpful for those of us with head tracking to look down and easily set Military Power, even without a hardware or software detent. :)

[BuzzU]

Ok. :)

[mcnabb100]

The AB detent is also modeled in game. i.e. you can see the throttle rotate around the detent when you select AB. It's very helpful for those of us with head tracking to look down and easily set Military Power, even without a hardware or software detent. :)

 

Some modules also have an audio que. Its fairly distinct sounding in the viggen and j17, I dont remember noticing it in the falcon.

[DW2020]

Thanks for the info folks I have passed this onto my buddy.

 

I will find it useful also as I just bought the Viper :-)

[Damalio]

Just out of curiosity and to see if I need to make any throttle adjustments. What speeds are everyone seeing in the SIM?

 

With 2x wing fuel tanks, AIM9Ms on the wings I am seeing Mach 1.2 full AB straight and level flight at 15k feet ASL