Afterburner?

[Boomer714 0]

Hello All,

 

I always wondered why the afterburner comes on at 70% open throttle, on most aircraft that are have one? Shouldn't the AB come on around 95 to 100%. If this is so; is there a way I can change this in one of the Strike Fighter files?

 

Thanks in Advance,

 

Jim

[BUFF 8]

Hello All,

 

I always wondered why the afterburner comes on at 70% open throttle, on most aircraft that are have one? Shouldn't the AB come on around 95 to 100%. If this is so; is there a way I can change this in one of the Strike Fighter files?

 

Thanks in Advance,

 

Jim

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In real life Afterburner comes in beyond 100% miltary power afaik so you would actually want it to come in at 100% & go to e.g. 130%.

You may be able to achieve something similar if your joystick has detents & a way of adjusting the axis in software - but afaik the ingame gfx will always show it coming in at 70% on those aircraft that have it.

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When you speak in Percentage % , that is refering to the maximum engine RPM. Thus, 100% Power=100% Rated Engine RPM.

 

Afterburners happen AFTER the engine. They are mainly a controlled rocket engine.

 

There can be a % of RPM greater then 100. This is because the 100% reference point is just that....a reference to the MAX RATED Engine RPM. Anything over this is overspeeding the engine. Overspeeds which occur for any time are bad....sometimes catostrophic.

 

The 70% mark is a mark of Rated Thrust....IMHO, not Engine RPM.

 

If the rated thrust is 100,000 Lbs and you are are producing 70,000 lbs of force, then you are at 70% Power....not RPM.

 

Can you guys see the difference now?

 

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[Vegasbob 0]

Anyone have a better afterburner sound for SF project 1. I found a cool sound from a website but the format is incorrect or something cause you can't hear it.

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Anyone have a better afterburner sound for SF project 1. I found a cool sound from a website but the format  is incorrect or something cause you can't hear it.

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AS I like to fly multiplayer and talk to squad members, I frequently just use the same sound as normal engines for both afterburner and non-ab....

 

Has a certain amount of serenity to it.... :)

 

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