Me262 - QM 70% 1800L fuel

[Bilbo_Baggins]

 Gentleman,

 

Just wondering why the default fuel setting for the jet in Quick Mission is 70% 1800L? Which tanks are empty at that setting?

 

Cheers

[[=PzG=]-Southernbear]

As far as I am aware, its to give the plane a full combat load without fueling the Auxiliary fuel tanks which would only be fueled for long range missions 

[Lord_Strange]

I remembered something related to this being in a dev blog about the Me-262, and I managed to find it:

 

"It should be noted that the longitudinal center-of-gravity depends on the remaining fuel, ammo and modifications installed very heavily. For instance, if you remove the nose gun armor and two guns, it becomes so tail heavy with full tanks that it is dangerous to fly." (From dev blog #223)

 

So I assume the rear tank is the one that is empty at 70% as it sounds like full tanks make you more tail-heavy.

[LukeFF]

4 hours ago, Lord_Strange said:

For instance, if you remove the nose gun armor and two guns, it becomes so tail heavy with full tanks that it is dangerous to fly." (From dev blog #223)

 

Yep, and that's why the directive to KG 51 was to remove either the nose armor or 2 of the cannons but not both, because of said COG issues.