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Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
There is also no allowance for things like oil reservoirs, for example I think it was the P-47 that had a 50-gal oil reservoir behind the engine (or I could be remembering something wrong).
My assumption on these matters is that since RL planes sim fairly well using the dry weight engines, and the wet weight is so hard to find, that the designer of Planebuilder probably built it around dry weight engines and those weights likely wound up incorporated into the structure. Granted, that's pure conjecture, but it seems to make sense.
This post has been edited 2 times, last edit by "Kaiser Kirk" (Jun 27th 2007, 5:28pm)
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Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
As for conventional vs. rough field / carrier... yes, I'm expecting the normal to be "rough" grass strips, vs. a "conventional" paved airstrip. That selection is not meant to indicate carrier, just rough/unpaved airstrips. The PB Notes section does say that prior to 1930 or so you can ignore the distinction (and I presume go with the conventional).
This post has been edited 2 times, last edit by "Hrolf Hakonson" (Jun 27th 2007, 10:44pm)
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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
Here's a Fw-190 A-8. I''ve gotten the speed to be correct, the max weight and range are on, and in this version the light weight is also on. HOWEVER, to get that light weight to be correct, I've had to reduce the engine weight by 10%, and set the type to Conventional, vs rough field capable (which if you define rough field as grass, the 190 certainly was).
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