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JF-17 Max Weight


IcedVenom

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I am not sure when this change happened, but now the default loadout selections are not usable. The max weight of the JF-17 in instant action is 12,500kg. Two PL-5's, two dual SD-10's and two 1100L fuel tanks make up 12,541kg, just outside of the 12,500kg limit. Is this a bug, or is it supposed to be this way? I've flown with even more on my JF-17 in the past. How come now all of a sudden I am unable to load the aircraft with fuel tanks and 2x dual SD-10's?

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8 hours ago, IcedVenom said:

I am not sure when this change happened, but now the default loadout selections are not usable. The max weight of the JF-17 in instant action is 12,500kg. Two PL-5's, two dual SD-10's and two 1100L fuel tanks make up 12,541kg, just outside of the 12,500kg limit. Is this a bug, or is it supposed to be this way? I've flown with even more on my JF-17 in the past. How come now all of a sudden I am unable to load the aircraft with fuel tanks and 2x dual SD-10's?

I mean... That's quite a heavy payload for what it usually carries

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First: Dual SD-10 racks have not been seen on an operational aircraft to my knowledge. 

 

Second: if they were used, they would not be loaded with the 1100L tanks for that reason. 

 

So the 'realistic' loadout would be with 800L tanks. 

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24 minutes ago, Mustang25 said:

Also, you can still take off when you're slightly above max weight.

That's normal. MTOW is not a number that says 'you cannot take off' it specifies a number where it becomes unsafe to take off due to aircraft limitations. 

 

MTOW affects many aspects of an aircraft's performance. It will affect stopping distance after a rejected takeoff, takeoff performance (including engine failure), climb performance, taxi weights, and many structural aspects. MTOW will be chosen so that the requirements for all of these conditions are met.

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5 hours ago, Mustang25 said:

Also, you can still take off when you're slightly above max weight.

Oh I just assumed it would not let me even select the load-out if it was above the weight. After trying again it seems it still lets you even if you're over the maximum weight. This is different from the MiG-21bis. Thanks for clarifying things for me.

7 hours ago, Foogle said:

First: Dual SD-10 racks have not been seen on an operational aircraft to my knowledge. 

 

Second: if they were used, they would not be loaded with the 1100L tanks for that reason. 

 

So the 'realistic' loadout would be with 800L tanks. 

I had no idea twin SD-10's were not used on the aircraft in service. Any idea why that is, or why we have twin SD-10's in the game? Is this a Chinese loadout?

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31 minutes ago, IcedVenom said:

I had no idea twin SD-10's were not used on the aircraft in service. Any idea why that is, or why we have twin SD-10's in the game? Is this a Chinese loadout?

It was shown on one of the static mockups IIRC, but that's probably a better question for @uboats


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MTOW is heavily influenced by rejected takeoff requirements ie stoppping the takeoff and not running over the end of the runway every time among other things. Since this is a game we can accept more loose restrictions so feel free to load all you can and strap a fat lady on the back for good measure!

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