Fuel Tanks on the BF 110

ATAG_Keller · #1 10-21-2011, 11:08 PM

Since the official patch has changed the way the fuel works for the 110, has anyone figured out how to manage them? I tried every combination of fuel cocks using the levers on the left of the seat as well as the selector on the right side console and I could not figure out how to draw fuel from the front left and rear right tanks.

I'm guessing that the tanks are engine specific now since I somehow ran out of fuel for my right engine that seemed to be drawing from the right front tank and my left engine was still running seemingly drawing from the left rear tank. Since the front tanks start with a larger quantity of fuel this is confusing to me.

Is this messed up or am I doing something wrong?

Has anyone mastered this new system?

ACE-OF-ACES · #2 10-21-2011, 11:18 PM

check the TWO RED KNOB levers on the left hand side.. they were not used before, but since the last patch they now act as fuel cocks

As far as I can tell they act as the main on/off and the stuff that use to control it on the right hand side now selects which tanks you use? Just guessing here.. but I had the same problem, slide them two levers on the LHS with the red knobs and youll be good to go

robtek · #3 10-21-2011, 11:56 PM

The two red levers behind the throttles operate the fuel-pumps.

There are 4 fuel pumps, one in each tank.

The engines get their fuel from one of the two main tanks (frontal switch)

The rear tanks are reserve tanks and are used to fill up the selected main tank (rear switch).

The engines cannot feed from the rear tanks, only fom the main tanks.

ATAG_Keller · #4 10-22-2011, 04:16 AM

Ok, that makes a little more sense. Since the red levers have 4 positions what should be standard procedure for fuel management? I'm also not clear on how you fill the main tanks via the reserve tanks.

robtek · #5 10-22-2011, 08:14 AM

You can just turn on all 4 pumps with the levers all the way to the front in the game now.

If the fuel flow is modeled correctly you can use the rear switch to choose wich main tank is refilled, middle meaning both.

That is only important when you have a fuel leak, to save as much fuel as possible.

ATAG_Keller · #6 10-23-2011, 04:29 PM

Alright, I think I've discovered the problem.

When you set tank 4 to fill tank 2 it actually fills tank 3. This means that both reserve tanks feed engine 1, but only tank 2 will feed engine 2.