Glide Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 I've been struggling to get my E-2D's to maintain a decent airspeed so their escorts don't have to hang in the air like kites. Can anyone share some tips for good AWACS/Escort setups for missions?
PravusJSB Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 make sure you're not setting the altitude too high, other thn that not sure why the airspeed wouldn't be achieved as you set it on the waypoint. Creator & Developer of XSAF ::An AI model that wants to kill you, and needs no help from humans. Discord: PravusJSB#9484 twitch.tv/pravusjsb https://www.patreon.com/XSAF https://discord.gg/pC9EBe8vWU https://bmc.link/johnsbeaslu Work with me on Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/pravusjsb
norman99 Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 Remember mission editor speed is ground speed, not IAS or TAS. If you want the aircraft to maintain say 250kts indicated, you’ll need a higher speed in the mission editor. I use this site to calculate the speed for the ME (use TAS figure as TAS = GS with no wind). Obviously any change in altitude will have an affect and possibly require a recalculation. https://aerotoolbox.com/airspeed-conversions/ Alternatively, use Mach # instead of a speed. M0.6 works well for turboprops and best endurance for jets. For best range, jets are around M0.8-0.85. The advantage with this technique is if you change the aircraft’s altitude, the Mach # doesn’t need to be recalculated. 1
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