Wyatt109 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 (edited) I'm trying to account for two things - In the real-life F-5E manual, it states that a clean, fully-fueled aircraft weighs 14,950 lbs. If we add 560 rounds of 20MM (394 lbs), that gets us to 15,344 lbs. Empty, sitting on the ramp in-game, an F-5 with full 20MM is 15,556. I assume the discrepancy is down to the chaff/flare dispenser? Here's the second question. I've done a second loadout: Weight w/ fuel - clean: 14,950 lbs 2x INBD pylons: 244 lbs 2x OUTBD pylons: 256 lbs 1x CL pylon: 170 lbs 4x Mk-82 LD: 2,124 lbs CL pylon tank (full): 2,004 lbs 560 rds. 20mm: 394 lbs 2x AIM-9: 342 lbs TOTAL: 20,487 lbs However, this loadout in-game is more than 400 lbs lighter at 20,062 lbs. Could it be that pylons are not being accounted for? Something else? This is a fairly significant gap in weight. It's almost a whole Mk-82. Does anyone have any ideas? Edited July 9, 2017 by Wyatt109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escaner Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Temperature could be one factor. Fuel density changes with that. Sent from my MI PAD 2 using Tapatalk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt109 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Temperature could be one factor. Fuel density changes with that. Sent from my MI PAD 2 using Tapatalk More than 400 lbs though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolfo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I'm trying to account for two things - ... Could it be that pylons are not being accounted for? ... Does anyone have any ideas? Pylons seem to be weightless. Try the arming screen and look at the weight changes, compare to the manual stated weights. I recall weapon weight is added but not pylon weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escaner Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 More than 400 lbs though? I don't think so, that is why I said "one factor" ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt109 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Pylons seem to be weightless. Try the arming screen and look at the weight changes, compare to the manual stated weights. I recall weapon weight is added but not pylon weight. You are correct. I added it up and pylons are indeed weightless on all stations. I will report this as a bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svend_Dellepude Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Please don't!! Engines are already struggling as it is.. :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win10 64, Asus Maximus VIII Formula, i5 6600K, Geforce 980 GTX Ti, 32 GB Ram, Samsung EVO SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team cofcorpse Posted July 10, 2017 ED Team Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks for reporting. I'll check this and reply here. Also, I saw bug report, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt109 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks for reporting. I'll check this and reply here. Also, I saw bug report, thank you! Great! Thanks for looking into it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team cofcorpse Posted July 13, 2017 ED Team Share Posted July 13, 2017 Actually, basic aircraft weight (clean, fully fueled) is 15170, because we have E-3 modification, not basic E. Some improvements, like enlarged LEX, were installed, that added some weight. As for pylons weight - yes, it's absent. Good find! We'll try to fix it ASAP. :joystick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt109 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Actually, basic aircraft weight (clean, fully fueled) is 15170, because we have E-3 modification, not basic E. Some improvements, like enlarged LEX, were installed, that added some weight. As for pylons weight - yes, it's absent. Good find! We'll try to fix it ASAP. :joystick: Excellent! Happy to help :) And good tip on the clean weight. I will factor this into my calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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