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Aircraft Range? - 1/11/2008 4:30:06 AM

floydg

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Quick one: How is the aircraft range computed? Is it some function of the endurance?

Thanks.

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RE: Aircraft Range? - 1/11/2008 5:16:21 AM

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RE: Aircraft Range? - 1/11/2008 5:24:13 AM

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Excellent. Thanks!

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RE: Aircraft Range? - 1/11/2008 6:28:36 AM

el cid again

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There are potential complications.

Some mods use drop tanks. Each drop tank adds one minute of endurance for each pound of weight of the tank. This isn't exactly right - but it is close for most classical fighters - and it is the way code works.

The normal range = 25% of transfer range.

The extended range = 33% of transfer range.

Transports work to 50% of transfer range.

This is right for fighters - and wrong for everything else. So in RHS - we use it for fighters ONLY.

We modify transfer range so what would have been 42% (of the original) = 33% (of the new) for everything except fighters and transports.

We modify transfer range for transports so what would have been 42% (of the original) = 50% (of the new).

And we call transport flying boats patrol flying boats - instead of transports - so they work without runways from tenders - and because they can carry troops or cargo. Without armament they are not great bombers.

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RE: Aircraft Range? - 1/11/2008 5:11:42 PM

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El Cid -

So for other than fighters and transports, you increase the transfer range by 27%, and for transports by 16%, right?

Do mods other than RHS also make modifications to the range?

Floyd

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RE: Aircraft Range? - 1/11/2008 6:44:11 PM

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No - for non fighters other than transports, we increase transfer range by 9%.

For transports, we decrease range by 8%.\

Except for mods based on RHS (e.g. Empire's Ablaze and couple of others which may not have released yet)
as far as I know the operational ranges are not changed. But it is such a good idea it won a consensus on the board,
so it may be others are using it. Almost certainly mods do change range vs stock - as these were not consistent with each other - and both stock and CHS used to deliberately understate Allied bomber ranges. I am sure someone changed that at least.

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RE: Aircraft Range? - 1/11/2008 11:46:24 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: floydg
Do mods other than RHS also make modifications to the range?

I expect that most mods have changes to aircraft ranges. CHS certainly does.

Andrew

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