Request for the Developers - Jettison SPAD Fuel Tank

[Have_Gun_Will_Travel]

I was reading Aircraft Aces 39 SPAD VII Aces of World War 1. Page 65 mentioned a Belgian Ace (Edmond Thierffry) who's SPAD caught fire. He 'escaped death' by a unusual feature incorporated in all the SPAD's - the ability to jettison the fuel tank.

 

I would like to put forwards to the developers to incorporate this feature. The article mentions all SPAD's. I understand more investigation is required but hopefully this is added to one the up coming updates.  

[Chief_Mouser]

How on earth did that work? The lower tank beneath the cockpit floor? Can't see it coming into in the sim but I'd like to know the details. ?

[Tycoon]

What I'm wondering is how did it help, I mean if the airplanes on fire already? Not like getting rid of the fuel will help if it's already burning without it?

Edited September 26, 2021 by Tycoon

[US103_Baer]

Yeah,  believe the tanks could be jettisoned. Would be nice, but currently fires are easily extinguishable in game  so no real need. 

Without making this an fm/dm whining thread, I'd just say that there are a few more higher priority fixes.

 

[=IRFC=Gascan]

Yep, use the rudder to sideslip and dive hard before the fire grows too much and its not too hard to put out a fire. If the pilot is wounded, you may not be able to sideslip enough to put it out: diving alone isn't enough.

 

And yeah, probably not the most important thing on their mind right now. Although, they are working on jettisoning external fuel tanks, so, you know, maybe, just because....

[J2_Trupobaw]

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59100

Apparently it was not fuale tank being jettisoned, but fuel itself...

[1PL-Lucas-1Esk]

Perhaps any changes may be considered once we will be able to (finally) switch between the fuel tanks if there were more than one. This, alone, will be a neat feature, because it will allow to the better fuel management.

[[F.Circus]FrangibleCover]

Some aircraft did have jettisonable fuel tanks, mind you, I believe the Voisin series used a pair of underwing tanks that could be dropped away if they caught fire but were not 'drop tanks' in the true sense because they were the innate fuel storage of the aircraft.

[Garven]

There was a time I thought the tank was able to be jettisoned too, but it appears there is just a rip panel on the tank for dumping fuel in emergency.  http://memorial.flight.free.fr/gallery/spadXIII/res2001/d18.jpg

http://memorial.flight.free.fr/gallery/spadXIII/res2001/d20.jpg

Edited September 26, 2021 by 94th_Vernon

[Have_Gun_Will_Travel]

On 9/26/2021 at 8:44 AM, 216th_Cat said:

How on earth did that work? The lower tank beneath the cockpit floor? Can't see it coming into in the sim but I'd like to know the details. ?

As I understand it, the fuel tank is mounted above the pilot in the top middle part of the wing.

[Garven]

46 minutes ago, Have_Gun_Will_Travel said:

As I understand it, the fuel tank is mounted above the pilot in the top middle part of the wing.

That is not the main fuel tank.  Just a smaller gravity fed fuel tank.

[US103_Baer]

Ah, jettison fuel,  not tank. Makes sense.

Though if the plane was on fire would you want to create a huge stream of fuel? 

Edit: just read the link. To avoid explosions in crash landing scenarios.   Dump fuel and create large hole in tank to depressurise.

Edited September 27, 2021 by US28_Baer

[Have_Gun_Will_Travel]

On 9/26/2021 at 11:00 AM, gascan said:

Yep, use the rudder to sideslip and dive hard before the fire grows too much and its not too hard to put out a fire. If the pilot is wounded, you may not be able to sideslip enough to put it out: diving alone isn't enough.

 

And yeah, probably not the most important thing on their mind right now. Although, they are working on jettisoning external fuel tanks, so, you know, maybe, just because....

Ah thanks for the tip! I never could put out a fire. I usually switch off the engine, mixture cut off and dive but it never works. So plenty of sideslip and a strong dive.