Correct block fuel calculation in DCS

[kotor633]

Hello,

I think it would be a useful addition if the Mission Editor had the option of calculating the fuel. I think because of a button. This becomes active when a route has been planned (with a landing point at the destination airport) & the payload of the aircraft/helicopter has been set accordingly. Of course, the idea is not fully thought through (I assume if you take more time for it then there might be one or the other pitfall that you would have to solve). But we're playing a simulation here, isn't the block fuel also important?

[upyr1]

I've suggested this as well 

I think the ideal situation for a fuel state indicator is something that would use real world guidelines, and give you a variable called lreserve fuel and change the look of the flight path indicator depending on whether or not an aircraft is expected to make it. If a plane can make a flight with some reserve fuel the line is solid, if not it becomes dashed or dotted at the way point you are expected to run out of fuel. The IP target marker might be given an option to show up as a way point, and caluclated accordingly. (plane plus missile range). If you add a refueling waypoint or adjust the fuel and speed the dotted line will turn solid indicating you can make it.

[kotor633]

Am 27.8.2022 um 18:54 schrieb upyr1:

I've suggested this as well 

I think the ideal situation for a fuel state indicator is something that would use real world guidelines, and give you a variable called lreserve fuel and change the look of the flight path indicator depending on whether or not an aircraft is expected to make it. If a plane can make a flight with some reserve fuel the line is solid, if not it becomes dashed or dotted at the way point you are expected to run out of fuel. The IP target marker might be given an option to show up as a way point, and caluclated accordingly. (plane plus missile range). If you add a refueling waypoint or adjust the fuel and speed the dotted line will turn solid indicating you can make it.

Sounds good. It would also be a way to do this.