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How to add Diesel as fuel type into aircraft profile ?

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By rainers72 - 7/5/2018 4:53:47 PM

Hi all,

I am flying DA40 D, which can be fueled with either Jet-A or Diesel fuel. I can set in aircraft profile Jet-A as fuel, but not Diesel. 

Basically I have 2 challenges with W&B:
1. Diesel is heavier than Jet-A and calculation is incorrect if I use Jet-A in profile and fuel aircraft with Diesel ( Diesel - 0.83kg/ltr; Jet-A - 0.80kg/ltr.)
2. As per AFM I need to calculate fuel weight on basis of 0.84kg/ltr. None of fuel types gives me that proportion.

Can you take into next SD version 2 changes for aircraft profiles:
- option to add new custom fuel type
- option to set weight per unit for custom fuel type (in e.g. kg/ltr)

Thanks
Rainer
By mschmoelzer - 7/14/2018 6:52:21 PM

Diesel fuel type in SkyDemon would also be useful to me (flying a DA40 with the Thielert engine from time to time)...