Flight planning - cargo and central tank

[GaryMcCl 17]

Hi guys.

 

I put a question on here the other day, and you got back to me and I updated my software, but I still have an issue with the cargo and fuel load. If you take a quick look at the image, it shows that I can maximize the passenger load, but not the cargo load (before the landing weight goes red). Surely it would be able to load more cargo if I was loading more fuel, yet the central tank remains empty...  ?

 

Sorry if I've got this wrong, I'm just interested in why I can't get more in there.

 

Thanks, Gaz

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[DaveCT2003 2553]

3 hours ago, GaryMcCl said:

I can't get more in there.

 

More?  See here.

 

Couldn't resist!

 

[GaryMcCl 17]

15 minutes ago, DaveCT2003 said:

Couldn't resist!

 

 

lol - that's me!  Am I right in thinking that if I took out some of the weight (cargo?), then essentially I should be able to load up the central tank and fly further?  I guess in them terms, there's a max take off weight - but doesn't that depend on the runway in use?

 

Sorry if I'm sounding stupid - I am! Gaz

[DaveCT2003 2553]

No, you have it right Gary.

 

Best wishes!

 

[GaryMcCl 17]

Thanks mate. I put a long distance in there and it let me put fuel in the centre tank. 

 

Thanks, Dave.

[Hoffie3000 96]

Gary, I am wondering why your Fuelplanner show 156 Pax for the A319.

My Planner and the relevant data file show 124 PAX.

 

Would you please be so kind and look in following file:

Document/Aerosoft/Airbus/Fuelplanner/AircraftData 

Open with Editor file "Aircraft_318_319.xml"

 

Look in section:

<AircraftConf>
        <type>A319</type>
        <displayname>A319 - 124 pax</displayname>

 

What is displaying in your file?

 

Regards, Wolfgang

[Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558]

Gary is not running the latest build I think.

[GaryMcCl 17]

5 hours ago, Hoffie3000 said:

What is displaying in your file?

 

 

I'm currently running 1.1.0.1 with the experimental updates turned on, and I'm not having any probs.  Here is that XML file content you asked for, Hoffie3000:

    <AircraftConf>
        <type>A318</type>
        <displayname>A318 - 132 pax</displayname>
        
        <paxmax>132</paxmax>
        
        <!-- Set one if available, then set max value -->
        <paxpayloadposition>1;1;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0</paxpayloadposition>
        <paxpayloadmax>9;123;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0</paxpayloadmax>
        
        <!-- Weight of one passenger -->
        <paxweight>84</paxweight>
        
        <maxcargo>17000</maxcargo>
        <!-- Set one if available, then set max value -->
        <cargopayloadposition>0;0;1;1;0;0;0;0;0;0</cargopayloadposition>
        <cargopayloadmax>0;0;8500;8500;0;0;0;0;0;0</cargopayloadmax>
        
        <!-- Bag weight -->
        <bagweight>25</bagweight>
        
        <!-- Design weights -->
        <mtow>68000</mtow>
        <mtw>68400</mtw>
        <mlw>57500</mlw>
        <bow>39508</bow>
        <mzfw>54500</mzfw>
        <maxpayload>19900</maxpayload>
        <centertank>6625</centertank>
        <lefttank>6263</lefttank>
        <righttank>6263</righttank>
        <maxfuelonboard_kg>19151</maxfuelonboard_kg>
        <maxusablefuel_kg>19000</maxusablefuel_kg>
        <maxusablefuel_gal>6327.6</maxusablefuel_gal>
        
        <!-- CoG values -->
        <max_cog_value>40</max_cog_value>
        <min_cog_value>17</min_cog_value>
        <opt_cog_value>25</opt_cog_value>
        <cog_data>-3.76;13.2;-5.5;4.24;-8.76</cog_data>
        
        <!-- Fuel burn values -->
        <taxi>1500</taxi>
        <climb>6000</climb>
        <cruise>4000</cruise>
        <descent>2000</descent>
        <holding>2900</holding>
        <contingency>900</contingency>
        <apu>130</apu>
        
        <!-- Cruize, descent & climb factors - for fine adjustments along A320 family -->
        <climb_factor>0.8</climb_factor>
        <cruize_factor>0.8</cruize_factor>
        <descent_factor>1.0</descent_factor>
        
        <!-- Values that A320 family share -->
        <climb_fuel_FL330>1900</climb_fuel_FL330>
        <climb_time_FL330>23</climb_time_FL330>
        <climb_dist_FL330>160</climb_dist_FL330>
        <descent_fuel_FL370>400</descent_fuel_FL370>
        <descent_time_FL370>17</descent_time_FL370>
        <descent_dist_FL370>100</descent_dist_FL370>
        <cruize_tas>450</cruize_tas>
        
    </AircraftConf>
    <AircraftConf>
        <type>A319</type>
        <displayname>A319 - 156 pax</displayname>
        
        <paxmax>156</paxmax>
        
        <!-- Set one if available, then set max value -->
        <paxpayloadposition>1;1;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0</paxpayloadposition>
        <paxpayloadmax>15;141;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0</paxpayloadmax>
        
        <!-- Weight of one passenger -->
        <paxweight>84</paxweight>
        
        <maxcargo>17000</maxcargo>
        <!-- Set one if available, then set max value -->
        <cargopayloadposition>0;0;1;1;0;0;0;0;0;0</cargopayloadposition>
        <cargopayloadmax>0;0;8500;8500;0;0;0;0;0;0</cargopayloadmax>
        
        <!-- Bag weight -->
        <bagweight>25</bagweight>
        
        <!-- Design weights -->
        <mtow>75500</mtow>
        <mtw>75900</mtw>
        <mlw>62500</mlw>
        <bow>39725</bow>
        <mzfw>58500</mzfw>
        <maxpayload>19900</maxpayload>
        <centertank>6625</centertank>
        <lefttank>6263</lefttank>
        <righttank>6263</righttank>
        <maxfuelonboard_kg>19151</maxfuelonboard_kg>
        <maxusablefuel_kg>19000</maxusablefuel_kg>
        <maxusablefuel_gal>6327.6</maxusablefuel_gal>
        
        <!-- CoG values -->
        <max_cog_value>40</max_cog_value>
        <min_cog_value>17</min_cog_value>
        <opt_cog_value>25</opt_cog_value>
        <cog_data>-3.76;14.3;-6.60;4.24;-9.76</cog_data>
        
        <!-- Fuel burn values -->
        <taxi>1500</taxi>
        <climb>6000</climb>
        <cruise>4000</cruise>
        <descent>2000</descent>
        <holding>2900</holding>
        <contingency>900</contingency>
        <apu>130</apu>
        
        <!-- Cruize, descent & climb factors - for fine adjustments along A320 family -->
        <climb_factor>0.8</climb_factor>
        <cruize_factor>0.90</cruize_factor>
        <descent_factor>1.0</descent_factor>
        
        <!-- Values that A320 family share -->
        <climb_fuel_FL330>1900</climb_fuel_FL330>
        <climb_time_FL330>23</climb_time_FL330>
        <climb_dist_FL330>160</climb_dist_FL330>
        <descent_fuel_FL370>400</descent_fuel_FL370>
        <descent_time_FL370>17</descent_time_FL370>
        <descent_dist_FL370>100</descent_dist_FL370>
        <cruize_tas>450</cruize_tas>
        
    </AircraftConf>

 

Since the last update I did, I can get the full passenger load in there...

 

Gaz