Enemy AI fuel consumption

[hrc 156]

After some dogfighting with my flight over Suez, one enemy egyptian Mig-21 disengaged and started climbing on full afterburners and headed tovards E-NE. It all lasted for more than 20 min.Eventualy he flew to the edge of the map and kept on afburning. There I speeded the sim again and left it for some more time. He would never run out of fuel. My question is: what happened with his fuel consumption? I know there is some way to see every planes fuel status but personally don't know how to do it in INI's

[MigBuster 2,884]

The AI don't seem to run out of fuel - when they hit bingo they fly home and will take evasive measures based on their training/status.

[SayethWhaaaa 245]

Yeah, enemy AI don't run out of fuel. Wingmen can, I've had some drop out of the sky from time to time.

[JediMaster 451]

Uh...why is his AB plume at a right angle to his exhaust?

[+Jimbib 746]

Looks like the AI pilot hit the map edge?

[hrc 156]

Looks like the AI pilot hit the map edge?

Correct. As far as I know Fishbed doesn't have thrust vectoring. :)

[Gr.Viper 131]

They don't really need the map edge to fly sideways, sometimes their FM bugs out. Even bombers are not immune.

[Wrench 9,847]

that's what happens when aircraft hit The Wall (from the inside, your cockpit will shift sideways, too!)