how to calculate landing speeds

[dave76]

one thing i do not find anywhere...is there a way to calculate takeoff and landing speeds for the weight/configuration? sure i refer to aoa index for landing but i wonder if there is a precalculated speed value.......

thank you:(:(

Edited May 4, 2020 by dave76

[ilikepie]

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3306442/

 

for take off speeds. handy.

[Steph21]

For approach speed it's 136KCAS +4KCAS per 1000 pound of fuel/weapons/stores. For landing, use AOA indeed

Edited May 4, 2020 by Steph21

[wraith70]

Is there an easy way to see the aircraft weight?

[VampireNZ]

Is there an easy way to see the aircraft weight?

 

Not in flight aside from mentally adding everything up (ZFW, current fuel, stores), on ground just open the rearm screen.

 

Generally at landing you will have no stores remaining and min fuel so pretty easy to determine per Steph21's post above, but honestly just place the FMP at the top of the staple - which is in the middle of the 5 deg lines placed on the landing spot. The Viper is crazy easy to land.

Edited May 4, 2020 by VampireNZ

[RazorTM]

Yeah, there's no reason to calculate a landing speed because the AoA index replaces that.

[Geraki]

A quick practice to calculate is add 4 kts per 1000 pounds of fuel and stores to the basic speeds.

 

143 knots for F-16C

[Nealius]

Yeah, there's no reason to calculate a landing speed because the AoA index replaces that.

 

Technically there is a reason: Cross-checking the AoA indexer to make sure everything is correct.

 

But given this is the virtual world where nothing fails and crashing comes with zero consequence, there isn't much reason for us armchair pilots to do it.

[Dee-Jay]

Technically there is a reason: Cross-checking the AoA indexer to make sure everything is correct. .

 

100%

 

And on some other airplane there is also other reasons.