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Adding unusable fuel in aircraft profile


Adding unusable fuel in aircraft profile
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Mike@EDTG
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posted 4/23/2014 12:01:06 PM HOT
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Unfortunately there is no option to define the amount of dead fuel within the aircraft profile. The only way to do this right now is adding an additional w&b station including weight&arm of the unusable fuel. Reduce amount of max fuel capacity in the profile to usable & everything will be fine. Any plans to exclude dead fuel in future releases?

P.s. please ad gasoline/diesel to fuel type options

-mike
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miaelch - 4/11/2026 1:31:16 PM
"Why is that a disadvantage?" - I think I made it quite clear.
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I am wondering why people are replying who have nothing to contribute except saying "I don't care about this".

I don't think you did make it clear. I still can't see why it's a problem if you've configured your aircraft profile correctly.
I'm contributing, because either I, or you, are missing something. If it's me, I'd like to understand where I'm going wrong.
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Adding unusable fuel in aircraft profile
Mike@EDTG - 4/23/2014 12:01:06 PM
     There is often confusion as to whether, when an aircraft is weighed,...
psb777 - 6/28/2014 10:49:52 AM
             Sorry to revive an old thread, but as a new kid on the block I was...
InfrequentFlyer - 8/5/2015 8:24:24 AM
                 The empty weight of an aircraft includes unusable fuel as well as all...
ckurz7000 - 8/5/2015 5:34:37 PM
                     [quote][b]ckurz7000 (8/5/2015)[/b][hr]The empty weight of an aircraft...
InfrequentFlyer - 8/5/2015 8:21:38 PM
     To bring up this topic again... From what I understood and...
miaelch - 4/11/2026 4:40:19 AM
             Why is that a disadvantage? Weight and balance will be correct,...
grahamb - 4/11/2026 6:36:37 AM
             FWIW, I have kept this post as a reference text and obviously support...
exEHAM - 6/27/2026 9:49:38 PM
     If the W&B of unusable fuel is a concern you are very precise with the...
KimW - 4/11/2026 7:23:46 AM
     "Why is that a disadvantage?" - I think I made it quite clear....
miaelch - 4/11/2026 1:31:16 PM
             I don't think you did make it clear. I still can't see why it's a...
grahamb - 4/11/2026 2:54:09 PM
     I dont see the problem either. If the dry W&B does not include...
KimW - 4/12/2026 8:13:51 PM
     The issue we are talking about is that the empty weight in SkyDemon...
miaelch - 5/18/2026 11:11:41 AM
             Surely the empty weight in SkyDemon is whatever you want it to be? It...
grahamb - 5/18/2026 12:14:55 PM
                 It is not. In SkyDemon the take-off mass is calculated asempty weight...
miaelch - 5/18/2026 3:38:31 PM
                     So you declare the empty weight and CoG to SkyDemon as including the...
grahamb - 5/18/2026 3:50:44 PM
                         I just updated my previous post. Please think about it in detail....
miaelch - 5/18/2026 3:56:46 PM
                             I don't need to think about it in detail, as I'm very happy that the...
grahamb - 5/18/2026 4:28:01 PM
                                 Ok, so it is exactly as I said. You don't use the unusable fuel...
miaelch - 5/18/2026 4:38:24 PM
                                     I can't find such a feature in standard SkyDemon. You could...
grahamb - 5/18/2026 4:55:12 PM
                                         Sorry, but I really don't understand the whole discussion. You haven't...
miaelch - 5/18/2026 4:58:44 PM
                                             Apologies, I've found it. :) The 'Unusable Fuel' value is...
grahamb - 5/18/2026 5:50:16 PM

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