fsx-ms Where does Fs store the amount of Fuel ?

[GSalden 4,653]

Hi everyone,

 

If I change the amount of fuel in the Fuel & Payload menu, where does Fs store this fuel data ?

It is not in the aircraft.cfg file like the payload ...

 

In the [fuel] sector of the aircraft.cfg file you only will find the max amount of fuel the tanks are able to contain.

Those numbers never change.

 

 

Thanks in advance,

Gerard

 

[JWNoctis 4]

Words seemed to be that FSX defaults to full tank with no config option, but would keep fuel onboard number in a saved flight. Tools like FSPassenger do track fuel amount on aircrafts registered in them, though.

[GSalden 4,653]

Mmmm....

Tweak Fs , the Ifly Config Tool are also able to board fuel ...

[mgh 89]

FSX has a number of variables that return current quantity in volume in gallons for the individual tanks - FUEL TANK CENTER QUANTITY, FUEL TANK CENTER2 QUANTITY.... through FUEL TANK EXTERNAL2 QUANTITY. In addition it give FUEL TOTAL QUANTITY.

[GSalden 4,653]

FSX has a number of variables that return current quantity in volume in gallons for the individual tanks - FUEL TANK CENTER QUANTITY, FUEL TANK CENTER2 QUANTITY.... through FUEL TANK EXTERNAL2 QUANTITY. In addition it give FUEL TOTAL QUANTITY.

The question remains : where is it stored ?

[mgh 89]

In its Variables - with many other variables.

[GSalden 4,653]

In its Variables - with many other variables.

Where specific ? I did not find them in the aircraft.cfg file...

Only the maximum quantity that is useable.

Not what is stored when using the Fuel loader.

[kingm56 1,023]

These values are not stored in the aircraft config files.  Instead, they are stored as variables within the game.  They are not written to a text file and will require some programming/math knowledge to abstract the data you're looking for.  However, said variables can be read via Simconnect or FSUIPC.  What is it exactly you're trying to accomplish? 

[GSalden 4,653]

In FSX I used the Ifly and with its Config Manager Tool I could load passengers, baggage and fuel into the aircraft.

 

At this moment I use P3D v3 and the Ifly does not work with it,

So I switched to the default FSX 737 which flies very nicely in P3D v3.

 

What I did : installed the Ifly into P3D v3 . I now use the Config Manager Tool to load passengers and baggage into the aircraft.cfg file.

Then with a batch file I copy these values into the 737 aircraft.cfg file that I use with Project Magenta.

 

That is working fine, as I get the correct load for passengers and baggage .

Only the fuel amount I set does not load.

 

Surely I can use the deault Payload and Fuel loader from Fs , but if I can make the fuel work too that would be great.

[Luke 782]

Then with a batch file I copy these values into the 737 aircraft.cfg file that I use with Project Magenta.

 

You should do this with SimConnect, not changing the cfg files.

 

Cheers!

 

Luke

[SteveW 1,792]

Set the percentages in the Fuel.0 section of a saved flight file Gerard:

 

<Section Name="Fuel.0">

<Property Name="TankSelector" Value="All" />

<Property Name="TankSelector1" Value="All" />

<Property Name="Center" Value="100" />

<Property Name="LeftMain" Value="99.9818" />

<Property Name="RightMain" Value="99.9818" />

<Property Name="LeftAux" Value="100" />

<Property Name="RightAux" Value="100" />

<Property Name="LeftTip" Value="100" />

<Property Name="RightTip" Value="100" />

<Property Name="Center 2" Value="100" />

<Property Name="Center 3" Value="100" />

<Property Name="External 1" Value="100" />

<Property Name="External 2" Value="100" />

</Section>

 

100 = full tank 100%. Planes have fuel tanks, useable, and unusable fuel amounts, specified in the aircraft.cfg.

[GSalden 4,653]

Thanks Steve .

[mgh 89]

Where specific ? I did not find them in the aircraft.cfg file...

Only the maximum quantity that is useable.

Not what is stored when using the Fuel loader.

 

In the FSX SDK in Core Untiities Kit>Variables>Simulation Variables in section Aircraft Fuel Data