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Hello:

 

I am trying to fly the buses on LAX-Hawaii legs but I am having trouble with fuel quantities; I don't have enough.  Does anyone have a work around for the limited fuel amounts - to increase the amount of fuel on the airplanes?  

 

Thanks.

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I've applied this "fix" to my A321s as it reflects the additional optional fuel tank Airbus offers, which jetBlue (which I fly virtually) uses on their aircraft.

 

Long story short, in bold are the lines I've edited (I think I caught them all!) - make sure you save a copy of the originals in case you mess something up!

 

The following updates the physical capacity available in the fuel dialog:
 

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aircraft.cfg

 

[FUEL]            // A320 & A321
fuel_type                 = 2
number_of_tank_selectors         = 2                  
electric_pump                = 1
fuel_dump_rate                 = 0.0
Center1                    = -2.55,   0.00, -0.00, 2938.69, 0
//Center1                    = -2.55,   0.00, -0.00, 2180, 0

LeftMain                = -8.89, -21.50, -0.00, 2061, 0
RightMain                = -8.89,  21.50, -0.00, 2061, 0

 

 

The following edit updates the capacity in the MCDU for "automatic" fuel loading:

 

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MCDU2c.XML

 

    <!-- A319 -->
    (L:AB_TypeIdent, number) 21 ==
    (L:AB_TypeIdent, number) 22 == ||
    if{
        156 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Pax, number)
        17.00 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Cargo, number)
        19.15 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Fuel, number)
        75.50 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Tow, number)
        39.73 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_empty_weight, number)
    }

    <!-- A320 -->
    (L:AB_TypeIdent, number) 31 ==
    (L:AB_TypeIdent, number) 32 == ||
    if{
        180 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Pax, number)
        17.00 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Cargo, number)
        19.15 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Fuel, number)
        77.40 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Tow, number)
        41.24 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_empty_weight, number)        
    }

    <!-- A321 -->
    (L:AB_TypeIdent, number) 41 ==
    (L:AB_TypeIdent, number) 42 == ||
    if{
        220 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Pax, number)
        17.00 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Cargo, number)
        21.46 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Fuel, number)
        89.00 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_max_Tow, number)
        46.86 (&gt;L:MCDU2_FP_empty_weight, number)        
    }

 

 

The following edit updates the capacity in the fuel planner:
 

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Aircraft_320_321.xml

 

        <!-- Design weights -->
        <mtow>89000</mtow>
        <mtw>89400</mtw>
        <mlw>75000</mlw>
        <bow>46856</bow>
        <mzfw>73800</mzfw>
        <maxpayload>19900</maxpayload>
        <centertank>8934</centertank>
        <lefttank>6263</lefttank>
        <righttank>6263</righttank>
        <maxfuelonboard_kg>21460</maxfuelonboard_kg>
        <maxusablefuel_kg>21350</maxusablefuel_kg>

        <maxusablefuel_gal>7110.2</maxusablefuel_gal>

 

 

Hope that helps!

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It does very much.  Do you notice any changes to the way the airplane flies or handles?  Does making this change effect anything else on the airplane i.e. weight and balance?

 

Take care.

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No change in handling other than what you might expect from having slightly more weight.  I've found you sometimes maybe have to pay a little more attention on climb out if flying manually, especially around the acceleration altitude after a steep climb, as it can be a little sluggish picking up airspeed if you're not careful.  Or maybe that's just because I'm accustomed to flying the lighter A320 much more often, or I may have messed something else up...

 

Not sure about the ACJ as I don't have it, but my guess would likely be in the aircraft.cfg under the [Fuel] header as well.

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