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in regards of the fuel i kinda see why its a problem in the game. for some reason they have it set to where the wing tanks are emptied first then the fuselage tank. Mustang pilots would never do this. That tank causes a loss of directional stability and they would try to use the fuel in that tank up first so this wouldn't be an issue during a dogfight. Jumping in IL-2 i selected 25% fuel in a D model and once the game loaded i took a look at the fuel tank gauges. the wings are empty but the fuselage is full!

It was a long time ago, and I dont remember who it was, but I was told the IL2 FM does NOT take into account the location of the fuel tanks with regards to the cg.

The way it was explained to me is the weight/mass of the fuel is simply added to the dry weight.

Which results in the extra weight being evenly distributed over the entire aircraft.

In short the cg does not change with fuel usage.

If that is the case than the real world P51 rear fuel tank problem does not exist in IL2 in the same way it existed in real life.

On that note the damage model apears to take into account the location of the fuel (with regards to fuel leaks) but I am not sure how the two interact if at all.

Maybe a FM mod guy can step in here tell us for sure one way or another

If said FM guy claims it does take it into account, tha please post the *.FMD and/or *.DMG file and show us where the 'variable' the belive is taking this into account.