DmitriKozlowsky Posted November 5, 2021 Posted November 5, 2021 AV-8B flight computer real time air craft gross weight readout. Now where would we find that. Or do we have to do arithmetic on a kneepad? So for example. At sea recovery onto ship doing 20 knots aviation stations, with wind over deck at 31 knots. My AV-8B has 1500 lbs of fuel, DECM pod, TPOD on stbd inner station, APKWSMP on port inner station. 300 rnds gun, AIM-9M X2 on outer station, 400 lbs of H20. Now I wanna know my GW before recovery. In few minutes it will be different, as fuel is burned off and/or H20 used.
Recluse Posted November 5, 2021 Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) I believe the VREST PAGE GWT shows it... Edited November 5, 2021 by Recluse 1
tech_op2000 Posted November 6, 2021 Posted November 6, 2021 The VREST page will display your Gross Weight as GWT. You can select VL, VTO, or STO to see additional calculations based on that weight to determine aircraft performance for vertical takeoff and landing or short takeoff. Unless edited manually by the pilot, the GWT will update automatically when stores are added or removed, fuel and water are added or removed. Fuel is used, weapons are used, etc. The F+W value on VL and VTO represents the maximum weight of Fuel AND Water combined that the calculations believe may be on the aircraft to perform a vertical takeoff or landing.
cw4ogden Posted November 6, 2021 Posted November 6, 2021 IIRC you need to be in VSTOL mode as well, not A/A or A/G. Then you should be able to see real time weight in you mfds as indicated prior.
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