dresoccer4 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Quick q: how can I add empty external fuel tanks in the mission editor? I want to practice landings that simulate end-of-mission loadouts. Thanks 1 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exorcet Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Add tanks, remove internal fuel. Tank fuel will pump to internal tanks in flight. Alternatively if you can find the lau files for the tanks you might be able to change fuel weight in them, I've never tried. Awaiting: DCS F-15C Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRobertsen Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 If you set any of the EXT TANKS-switches to "Oride", you'll enable fuel-transfer from them while on the ground Then you can take off with empty tanks 1 First become an aviator, then become a terminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dresoccer4 Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Exorcet said: Add tanks, remove internal fuel. Tank fuel will pump to internal tanks in flight. Alternatively if you can find the lau files for the tanks you might be able to change fuel weight in them, I've never tried. huh, I had just assumed there was maybe some sort of advanced command in the ME to add empty external tanks. I could do what you suggested, but I wonder if having 0 internal tanks and full external tanks would change the flight characteristics. not sure how fast those pumps work, especially if i have myself set up in the pattern already Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRobertsen Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 They drain fast, but maybe not as fast as you might need, unless you can active-pause First become an aviator, then become a terminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstar98 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) +1 An even better solution is to be able to set the amount of fuel in each tank as desired, and obviously keep the option to just set totals as we have now. Edited March 9, 2021 by Northstar98 3 Modules I own: F-14A/B, Mi-24P, AV-8B N/A, AJS 37, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorianR666 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 10:49 PM, dresoccer4 said: huh, I had just assumed there was maybe some sort of advanced command in the ME to add empty external tanks. There isnt any command for it. Some planes simply have an empty external tank as another item to be selected in loadout screen. Hornet doesnt. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X GPU: AMD RX 580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrustvector Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 just a question though, would they not drop them on a carrier landing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cytarabine Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 minute ago, thrustvector said: just a question though, would they not drop them on a carrier landing? Why would you drop them? They aren’t in unlimited supply. In truth you would only drop them if you are in a situation where the extra drag or weight would be detrimental (dogfighting, emergency situations etc). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrustvector Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 as weight is a factor for carrier landing, i know theres a recommended weight, so just wondered thats all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tholozor Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) When empty, the FPU-8 fuel tank weighs approximately 290 pounds. Landing requirements for a carrier trap mainly only care about total gross weight and asymmetric foot-pounds. Edited March 6, 2021 by Tholozor REAPER 51 | Tholozor VFA-136 (c.2007): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305981/ Arleigh Burke Destroyer Pack (2020): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313752/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrustvector Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 ah ok thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRobertsen Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 12 hours ago, thrustvector said: just a question though, would they not drop them on a carrier landing? The F-4's did that in vietnam (not for carrierlandings though), turns out droptanks makes for great canoes 1 First become an aviator, then become a terminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cytarabine Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 On the block 3 Rhino’s you certainly wouldn’t want to be dropping the centreline pod without a good reason given it contains the IRST hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svend_Dellepude Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 It could be good if external tanks were empty pr default and you had to choose to refuel or leave them empty, or anywhere in between. 1 [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...
Hoirtel Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 9:26 PM, TimRobertsen said: If you set any of the EXT TANKS-switches to "Oride", you'll enable fuel-transfer from them while on the ground Then you can take off with empty tanks Good tip! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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