NeilWillis Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Very useful link, thanks Eddie. Maybe someone could put together a PDF the of hows and whys of stuff like this? I know I for one would like to get to grips with it. Any volunteers?
GripenNG Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Ok.. all charts on question have a max of drag index of 8.00 having 3 Mavericks on each wing add to almost 8.00. And with a few bombs its very easy to get numbers up to 10-15 range. Does that mean that any load above 8.0 its unrealistic? I can´t give you a professional answer, but at least a hint if it´s realistic or not. The A-10 have flown with 6x MAV in the earlier days - but I´m unsure if any other payload was present. But this encountered some problems to the airframe, and a total of 4x MAV was the new maximum. Depending on conflict zone and unit tasking there is almost only 2x MAV payloads - and in some cases even just 1x MAV. If the official chart only reaches 8,0 DI - then any more of that is probably unrealistic because you´d want the ability to maneuver and get the lady airborne safely in relation to gross weight and drag. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Snooze-81st-vFS
Biga42 Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 Is there any video showing how to proper use these charts? thanks!
Cerppo Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 Hi Biga42. It's all explained in the doc. You have to read text before in each chapter, explaining how to uses charts. It's easier if you have the chart printed while reading the text. I prefer how they did in UH-1H charts where examples are displayed next to the chart ( but it reduces the chart size ) . Then on the top of each chart you have a small "map" with arrows to show you how to read things. Some are harder concept ( single engine blablabla .. ). The one with Stripes on the border are emergency ones ( if i'm correct) . i'm working on a calculator to help prepare missions in a more "realistic" way ( providing DCS A10CII is close enough to the charts i'm using )
skypickle Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 43 minutes ago, Cerppo said: It's all explained in the doc. which doc? the manual?? 4930K @ 4.5, 32g ram, TitanPascal
Cerppo Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, skypickle said: which doc? the manual?? On 12/3/2012 at 4:48 PM, PhoenixBvo said: You'll find the procedure for range using drag index in section 4 of the T.O. 1A-10A-1-1 (the dash one) included in this pdf: A-10A Flight Manual. It starts on page 479 of that pdf. Thanks for uploading Eddie
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