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Post by Stuart - bgan035 on Aug 25, 2008 22:08:31 GMT -5
Does anyone know the fuel consumption for the DC3 I've done 2 flights now and ran out of fuel on both. I use FS passengers and one of the requirements is to accurately predict your required fuel plus either 45 or 30 minute extra depending on whether or not you are flying IFR or VFR, I also use FS nav to help with these calculations but I need to know what my consumption is in the different stages of flight such as climb, cruise and descent. On some planes its easy, it either says in the provided manual or there is a gauge in the air craft that allows me to monitor the fuel flow such as in the Maule, all I can find on the DC3 is 100 gallons per hour, based on this I fueled up with over 1200 lbs of fuel for a 1 hr trip which I believe to be more than enough, however as my engines sputters coming into KSEA from CYVR i had to make a detour and glide into an unfamilar airstrip. Needless to say either my calculations were wrong or the aircraft really sucks back more fuel than I read. the result was a total of 2 hrs wasted in the planning, ground work and flight, my FS passengers were not terrably impressed either. Not only that, I declared the emergency, but got docked 'cause FSpassengers said there was no reason to declare the emergency. Yet another in the long list of flights gone wrong.
Thanks for any help BGAN035
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Post by Bill Von Sennet on Aug 27, 2008 12:27:08 GMT -5
Sounds like your aircraft dynamics aren't set up correctly.
A real DC-3 and my FS2004 model consumes about 90 gal and hour on cruise with power settings of 30"map and 2050 rpm.
Which DC-3 are you flying.
I will be happy to send you my air file and the appropriate section of my aircraft.cfg file.
I'm going to load up with 1200# and fly from cyvr to ksea and let you know how I do.
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Post by Bill Von Sennet on Aug 27, 2008 13:44:23 GMT -5
Time at gate CYVR 10:38 PT KSEA 11:33 PT
fuel at gate CYVR 1200# fuel on reaching 5,500' cruise altitude 1088# fuel at gate KSEA 726#
Fuel used 474#
I'd say there is something way out of kilter with your flight dynamics.
My route was CYVR RW12.YVR.PAE.KSEA RW16R
mY fsnav setting
Cruise 140 kts Climb 120 kts Touchdown 90 kts
Fuel flow Cruise 90 gph Clumb 155 gph Touchdown 60 gph
My plan for this flight estimated 496.7 # of fuel actual usage was 474#
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