Balu Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 While integrating the Mig-21 into my Flight Planning Tool I have noticed a difference between the manual and the values displayed in the mission editor. Small external tank Manual (page 15): 382kg fuel + 52kg tank weight= 434kg Mission Editor: 436kg Difference: 2kg Big centerline tank: Manual (page 15): 625kg fuel + 57kg tank weight = 682kg Mission Editor: 689kg Difference: 7kg My question is, is this a mistake of the manual or is the mission editor displaying a wrong value for the tanks or is the difference the weight of the rack of the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aginor Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Maybe just a rounding error. IIRC the mission editor uses lbs internally. DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestandskraft Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I cannot answer your question directly, but I've faced the exact same problem when building my own Excel-based loadout/ops limits spreadsheet. Through some testing and logical deduction, I have found the following values are consistent with the numbers in the mission editor: A 490-l tank holds 388 kg of fuel, and an empty 490-l tank (including the rack) weighs 48 kg. A 800-l tank holds 639 kg of fuel, and an empty 800-l tank (including the rack) weighs 50 kg. See also http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=139374 for some of the related efflux of my testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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