DC-Design Concorde Trimtransfer

[pmplayer 9,817]

Hi guys ,

 

Anybody figured out how to trim the fuel from Tank 11 to Tank 9 and/or Tank 10 ??

I tried hours now but can`t find the setting to pump fuel from Tank 11 to Tank 9 or 10. ( what you should do if you goeing to land )

I can do it the other way, no probs here, but not as i mentioned obove - anybody found the way to do so ?

Could this be a bug ?

 

cheers 😉

Edited April 4, 2022 by Ray Proudfoot
Spelling of Concord corrected

[MarkW 1,503]

Sorry no.  Have you been able to figure out how to move fuel AFT ? I keep trying to apply my fuel knowledge from FSLabs and its just not working. 

[DC1973 522]

1 hour ago, pmplayer said:

Hi guys ,

 

Anybody figured out how to trim the fuel from Tank 11 to Tank 9 and/or Tank 10 ??

I tried hours now but can`t find the setting to pump fuel from Tank 11 to Tank 9 or 10. ( what you should do if you goeing to land )

I can do it the other way, no probs here, but not as i mentioned obove - anybody found the way to do so ?

Could this be a bug ?

 

cheers 😉

Hi, it's relatively straight forward;

AUTO TRIM TRANSFER switch to FWD. Ensure that the Inlet Valves to Tanks 9 and 10 are open and that their pumps are off. Tank 11 Pumps to on. Fuel should now flow forward into tanks 9 and 10.

There is also a great tutorial on both forward and aft fuel-transfer here;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWLli6utjwA

[pmplayer 9,817]

1 minute ago, DC1973 said:

Hi, it's relatively straight forward;

AUTO TRIM TRANSFER switch to FWD. Ensure that the Inlet Valves to Tanks 9 and 10 are open and that their pumps are off. Tank 11 Pumps to on. Fuel should now flow forward into tanks 9 and 10.

There is also a great tutorial on both forward and aft fuel-transfer here;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWLli6utjwA

Thank you 👍🏽, goeing straight forward to look on this..

cheers 😉

[MarkW 1,503]

Thanks for the tutorial link.  
 

[Ray Proudfoot 9,114]

Looking at that video the limits for CG look to be too far apart when CG is at 59. The tolerance was far more critical with a rear CG compared to when it's further forward for take-off - typically 53 or 53.5 depending on the route. 53 for JFK, 53.5 for Barbados.

On the Concorde I fly the CG warning gong is sounded when CG goes further rearward than 59.2. Just something to consider.

The official guidance is to transfer fuel forward from 11 to 5 / 8 to get CG back at 59 - its optimum setting. This would require action several times during flight. The balancing was that critical for optimum operation of the aircraft.

[MarkW 1,503]

From what I have experienced so far it seems the CG warning gong is not modeled.  Give that this model is not designed as study level and does not have a fully automated virtual flight engineer that might be a good thing.

[Ray Proudfoot 9,114]

@MarkW, appreciate it’s not designed as study-level but minor improvements  can be made if it matches the actual aircraft.

[MarkW 1,503]

32 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

@MarkW, appreciate it’s not designed as study-level but minor improvements  can be made if it matches the actual aircraft.

Yes absolutely.  I know a lot of suggestions have been provided so hopefully these will work their way into this sim on future updates. 

[pmplayer 9,817]

Ok, now it seems to work but I noticed that the buttons should always be pressed several times, I've noticed the same thing more often with the RAD/NAV button for the ILS to work too..

And a AI Officer for the FE Panel that do the job would be fine for a later update.

cheers 😉

Edited April 4, 2022 by pmplayer

[Beagle12 143]

>>And a AI Officer for the FE Panel that do the job would be fine for a later update.

YES please. Many of us have our hands full just flying this aircraft.