UncertainlyCertain
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<summary>Update on the KC-390 capabilities</summary>
<detail>Here is some data about the KC-390 (aircraft DB ID #4013) capabilities taken from wikipedia and a brochure from Embraer:
- max. payload is up to 26t, tough this is for a heavily loaded aircraft
- (relatively) short TOD/LAD: at max. payload of 23t the TOD is 1524m and 1165m for 16t. LAD for a 26t laden aircraft is 1000m. This along with a low stall speed (104kts) and the capability to fly as slow as 120kts for AR of helicopters (as per wikipedia in the Design section and in the brochure) hints that the TOD/LAD may be changed to 901-1400m to better reflect actual capabilities
- flight range for a ferry flight, 14t, 23t and 26t payload as well as extended ferry are listed in the brochure, currently in-game this figures are quite close to the officially declared values, just for reference
- the aircraft is built with a refueling probe as standard but lacks such feature under the proprieties tab
- the aircraft is designed to be able to double as tanker with 2 wing drogues, currently in-game it lacks such feature. According to wikipedia the total fuel capacity is listed as 35t i.e. 12t payload fuel (3x aux. internal fuel tanks) + 23t own fuel. Portuguese wikipedia puts the max. AR mission range as 2495 km (1348 nm c.a.)
- the aircraft is able to paradrop loads up to 19t (42000 lb) and deliver by LAPES up to 10t (22000 lb). Currently in-game it lacks a cargo air drop feature. Info found on the brochure, link #2
- the aircraft is supposed to have fly-by-wire, currently it lacks such feature under the proprieties tab
- it supposedly mounts, as standard, countermeasures in the form of: chaff & flares, DIRCM, RWR, LWR and MAWS, generic versions of such systems as present in the DB may be used to represent them. Reference in the wikipedia and the brochure links
- following the (unsuccessful) Embraer-Boeing joint venture the aircraft was re-branded as C-390 Millenium. I suggest a name amendment: Embraer KC-390 -- Brazil (Air Force), 2018 --> C-390 Millennium [KC-390] -- Brazil (Air Force), 2018
- apart from 28 orders by the Forza Aerea Brasileira, there are also 12 orders from Colombia, 6 by Argentina, 6 by Chile, 6 by Portugal (5+1 optional), 2 by Czech Republic, so you may add this users too if you wish, at least the Portuguese order is certain
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<evidence>1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_C-390_Millennium
2: https://defense.embraer.com/global/en/c-390
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< Message edited by UncertainlyCertain -- 8/16/2020 2:23:47 PM >
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