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No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:50 am
by snpower
Greetings,
I am unable to use the tip tanks; when loading a new scenario in the C310 the mains read about 80 gallons, and the tips empty. Accessing the Fuel and Payload menu lets me go to 100% for the mains... but that is all. I must be missing something?
Re: No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:52 pm
by snpower
Happy New Year
Re: No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:03 am
by snpower
Well... I looked at the aircraft.cfg file, and this is what I have:
[fuel]
//normal fuel capacity is 163 gals.
LeftMain = -0.5, -15.00, 0.0, 51.0, 1.5
RightMain = -0.5, 15.00, 0.0, 51.0, 1.5
External1= -1.4, -3.45, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
External2= -1.4, 3.45, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
fuel_type = 1 //Fuel type: 1 = Avgas, 2 = JetA
number_of_tank_selectors = 2
electric_pump=1
I know that isn't what it is supposed be (empty tips by default)... I guess I can just put in the correct value of 32 gallons each and go from there (he asks, rhetorically)
Re: No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:05 am
by doodlebug
Sorry for the tardy response. We are investigating and will get back to you as soon as we can.
Re: No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:37 am
by snpower
No worries. Just pleased I had sense enough to investigate on my own!
Re: No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:32 pm
by N4GIX
The [fuel] configuration is incorrect. The original release of the C310R had this for the configuration:
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[fuel]
//normal fuel capacity is 163 gals.
LeftMain = -0.5, -15.00, 0.0, 51.0, 1.5
RightMain = -0.5, 15.00, 0.0, 51.0, 1.5
External1= -1.4, -3.45, 0.0, 32.0, 0.0
External2= -1.4, 3.45, 0.0, 32.0, 0.0
fuel_type = 1 //Fuel type: 1 = Avgas, 2 = JetA
number_of_tank_selectors = 2
electric_pump=1
Note that the last two parameters are
total capacity, unusable qty.
The two External (tip) tanks have 32 gal capacity, and 0 unusable qty.
Re: No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:41 am
by snpower
That's what I thought - and is fixed. Not sure why it was at zero, since I'm not one to poke around the cfg files... but glad it is resolved. Thanks!
Re: No Fuel in Tip Tanks
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:56 pm
by N4GIX
Thanks for the confirmation on the fix. Now it needs to be made to the installer's aircraft.cfg to fix the issue permanently. I have no idea whatever how it got changed. I've added that to Mantis for Chuck's attention.