goneflying wrote on Dec 10^th, 2010 at 2:43pm:

The real-world range is "Unrefueled 8,800 miles (7,652 nautical miles)." I'm not sure about the B-52 Driver. Should be about the same I would think. http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/uswpns/air/bombers/b52.html#specifications

I am on a flight right now. Flying at FL370 @ M.83 and 1160nm from PGUA and I still have 91% fuel. At this rate my range is about 13000+nm.

I am flying from PGUA to VVTS with a flyover at VVNB - Andersen AFB to Hanoi then to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). This is my Operation Rolling Thunder bombing of Hanoi. But instead of returning to Andersen AFB I'll be landing at Tan Son Nhut. I just don't have the time right now for a flight of around 12 hours so I'm doing a 7 hour one instead. I was honestly expecting to use close to 50% of my fuel. At this rate I'll be lucky (unlucky?) if I use 25%.


Captain Sim wrote on Dec 10^th, 2010 at 2:43pm:

Thank you all! frankwi wrote on Dec 10th, 2010 at 2:21pm: Does anyone know how to release the chute automatically after landing ? Manually only on the real thing. Use lever on pedestal or "wing fold" key (must be assigned)

That is nice to know. I'll create an assignment for my joystick for that. The two landings I have done so far I have done it manually with the lever on the pedestal. The Chute disappears after I dropped below 40 knots, I think, I'm not exactly sure. But it does go away automatically. I just couldn't close the chute hatch after I used it, I had to reload the plane. Maybe the "wing fold" shortcut will close it.

Mark