Fuel Tanks on the BF 110

[ATAG_Keller]

Wow, thanks for that post ZG15_FALKE, now I understand the system.

Seems as though it's not properly modeled in game as the front switch has no neutral position.

[ICU_DIE535]

Wow! What a great explaination thanks guys.

[ATAG_Keller]

So what's the consensus on this subject? Are the fuel tanks working properly and I just haven't figured out the right way to manage them, or are they modeled incorrectly?

[nadasero]

Originally Posted by Keller

So what's the consensus on this subject? Are the fuel tanks working properly and I just haven't figured out the right way to manage them, or are they modeled incorrectly?

I have done some tests. It apears that the fuel tanks are not working correctly.

Each Engine is using the fuel from its own main tank. I couldn't find a way to get fuel from the left main tank into the right engine.


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°|° Normal situation. Both main tanks are used until empty.

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°/° Left reserve tank pumping into left main tank (if not full)

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°\° Right reserve tank pumping into left main (if not full)

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°\° Bug: Right reserve pumping into left reserve

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°/° Bug: Nothing happens (Left reserve pumping into itself?)

The right engine stops after the 350l are used up, no matter what. It is possible to fill up the left main tank, but it is not possible to get reserve-fuel into the right main tank. According to manuals I have seen, the red light from the reserve tanks should be switched on when the reserve tanks are empty.

If I remember this right, it was different befor the latest patch. I think the front switch was controling the usage of the main tanks.

[ATAG_Keller]

Originally Posted by nadasero

I have done some tests. It apears that the fuel tanks are not working correctly.

Each Engine is using the fuel from its own main tank. I couldn't find a way to get fuel from the left main tank into the right engine.


°\°
°|° Normal situation. Both main tanks are used until empty.

°\°
°/° Left reserve tank pumping into left main tank (if not full)

°\°
°\° Right reserve tank pumping into left main (if not full)

°/°
°\° Bug: Right reserve pumping into left reserve

°/°
°/° Bug: Nothing happens (Left reserve pumping into itself?)

The right engine stops after the 350l are used up, no matter what. It is possible to fill up the left main tank, but it is not possible to get reserve-fuel into the right main tank. According to manuals I have seen, the red light from the reserve tanks should be switched on when the reserve tanks are empty.

If I remember this right, it was different befor the latest patch. I think the front switch was controling the usage of the main tanks.

This is exactly what I had concluded. Can't wait for the fix so we can get more than 45 minutes of fly-time in a 110.


Prior to the last patch both engines fed simultaneously off of whichever tank you had selected.
Not that it matters now but it used to work like this. (Obviously historically incorrect but much simpler)

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°|° Both Engines feed from front left.

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°|° Both Engines feed from front right.

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°/° Both Engines feed from rear left.

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°\° Both Engines feed from rear right.

[Untamo]

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°/° Both Engines feed from rear left.

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°\° Both Engines feed from rear right.

Hmm.. how do you get the forward selector going straight up, I have only left/right selection in it, not both? The rear selector does have both though. Will have to test it this evening to make sure.

[ATAG_Keller]

Originally Posted by Untamo

Hmm.. how do you get the forward selector going straight up, I have only left/right selection in it, not both? The rear selector does have both though. Will have to test it this evening to make sure.

That's how it used to be pre patch, not anymore.