memoric Posted June 13, 2020 Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) Hello So, when I fly wit afterburner on, sometimes the Mach Number gets stuck on 0.99 or 1.0 Mach, on the HUD. It doesn't show any faster speed than Mach 1.0. Anybody else observed this? Thanks Edited June 13, 2020 by memoric
G.J.S Posted June 14, 2020 Posted June 14, 2020 6 AIM-120C, 2 AIM-9x, 3 Fuel Tanks. That’s a pretty draggy loadout, if you are low level then M1 would be pretty hard to attain. As stated already, what was your altitude? Were you full of fuel? Was it a warm day setting? There are loads of variables. - - - The only real mystery in life is just why kamikaze pilots wore helmets? - - -
memoric Posted June 14, 2020 Author Posted June 14, 2020 Altitude was about 30'000 feet. Fuel was nearly full. It happened multiple times. But the variables were always similar. Thanks
G.J.S Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Try dropping the ambient temperature, also a cleaner airframe will help, so drop the bags when empty. The heavier the airframe, the more thrust will be needed to attain a certain speed than would be needed were you lighter. These suggestions will help, but there are very few aircraft that can routinely attain M1 when full of fuel, and with a heavy and draggy warload. Edited June 15, 2020 by garyscott - - - The only real mystery in life is just why kamikaze pilots wore helmets? - - -
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