Bingo fuel....How do you guys work it out?

[JujuMan]

For the times when you dont fly with your wingman, what is the best way of calculating the fuel needed for a sortie?

[SmokeyTheLung]

The simple method would be to moniter the fuel used to get to the target.

 

So you start out with 10,000 pounds and by the time you get to the target you have 8,000.

 

Give yourself a safety margin of 1,000 pounds and Bingo is set at 3,000... That might be cutting it a little close though. I know there are threads buried around here with much more satisfactory/exacting methods but this will get you in the ballpark

[Steel Jaw]

http://www.en.wiki.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=83177

[JujuMan]

Thanks for the reply.

 

I am currently designing some missions that need to take on extra fuel from the available KC-135 in the mission.

 

I didn't really want to start with full tanks, but just enough to get to the refuelling point with some extra in reserve if things get a bit tight.

 

Are there any documents lurking around that give fuel burn data by weight and altitude?

 

How do the mission planners calculate fuel in the real world?

 

Curious....

[JujuMan]

http://www.en.wiki.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=83177

 

Cheers Mower, you snuck in under my radar with that one..

 

Checking it out now...

[Sierra99]

Thanks for the reply.

 

I am currently designing some missions that need to take on extra fuel from the available KC-135 in the mission.

 

I didn't really want to start with full tanks, but just enough to get to the refuelling point with some extra in reserve if things get a bit tight.

 

Are there any documents lurking around that give fuel burn data by weight and altitude?

 

How do the mission planners calculate fuel in the real world?

 

Curious....

 

In the real world, take-off weight is driven by numerous things. Runway available, tempreture, pressure altitude, Aircraft weight, weapons load, Tanker availability etc. In most cases, fighters take-off with as much fuel as possible after the items listed above are considered. It may be full tanks... it may not.

 

Another thing to consider is most of the time, missions are planned with Tanker / No Tanker option. Tanker available, we attack A+B+C... No Tanker We attack A+C then RTB... Maintains flexibility.

 

If you check scribed for the A-10A Dash 1, there is a version that has the 1-1 performance manual which covers take-off calculation in detail if youre really that interested.

 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/34087548/To-1A-10A1-A-10A-Flight-Manual

 

Gadgets Sends

[ralfidude]

When I hit 2 thousand pounds, I punch all externals, and head back if it's a long journey home, and climb, always climb.

 

It has saved my ass numerous times to just glide to base from a high altitude once all my fuel is gone.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Thanks for the reply.

 

I am currently designing some missions that need to take on extra fuel from the available KC-135 in the mission.

 

I didn't really want to start with full tanks, but just enough to get to the refuelling point with some extra in reserve if things get a bit tight.

 

Are there any documents lurking around that give fuel burn data by weight and altitude?

 

How do the mission planners calculate fuel in the real world?

 

Curious....

 

This should help: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=60438

[JujuMan]

This should help: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=60438

 

Perfect.

 

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