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How to add Diesel as fuel type into aircraft profile ?


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rainers72
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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

Edited 7/5/2018 6:51:02 PM by rainers72
Tim Dawson
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We won't be adding an option for "custom" fuel types but if there's a demand for motor diesel to be added to the SkyDemon fuel types, of course we would do this. Let's hope some others weigh in on this thread, or one in the Suggestions forum.
Helmut Albrecht
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Hi,

to the same reason, I would be also interested to get Diesel as an alternative fuel. Thanks in advance

Helmut

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

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