Why is my default B737-800 consuming so much fuel?

[StringBean]

Forgive me for doing this, but...

Microsoft has never included any real world liveries. ...

...except Kenmore Air.

peace,
the Bean

[CaptainTower]

Forgive me for doing this, but...



...except Kenmore Air.

peace,
the Bean

What version of FS was that? I don't remember that one. What kind of plane was it?

Thanks,

Tim

[torkermax]

Tim, believe it was FS2004 C208. Ironic how many yrs I used fs2004 and didn't know they were a real carrier untill I seen them listed on FlightAware.

[voyager747ft]

I use FS9. I own Overland Simmer's Sky Boeing 737-800 with Brian Betts update. I can do a flight 2:30 at or above fl350 with 3500lbs of fuel

[torkermax]

I use FS9. I own Overland Simmer's Sky Boeing 737-800 with Brian Betts update. I can do a flight 2:30 at or above fl350 with 3500lbs of fuel

That is very well possible and that's great but, it is NOT the FSX default 737 as the OP had stated.

[StringBean]

Forgive me for doing this, but...



...except Kenmore Air.

peace,
the Bean

What version of FS was that? I don't remember that one. What kind of plane was it?

Thanks,

Tim

FSX, Beaver and Grand Caravan

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showth...81#post1696281

peace,
the Bean

[mgh]

The OP hasn't said how much fuel in pounds his model burned and what it should have burned.

[durkheim]

Perhaps the the OP should've added the disclaimer that he used the default B737_800 created by Microsoft with a third party texture which may or may not affect the flight dynamics.

But I will think outside of box and try to address the OP issue. There are two schools of thought on getting the fuel consumption right for the default B737-800. In my view, they both work equally well regarding fuel consumption.

Open the plane's aircraft.cfg and change one of two but not both values.

Change the:
ThrustSpecificFuelConsumption = 0.6

to
ThrustSpecificFuelConsumption = 0.34

or change the:
fuel_flow_scalar = 1.0

to
fuel_flow_scalar = 0.74

This thread explains some of the findings: http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showth...-fuel-problems

I followed your recommendations and my plane indeed consumed less fuel . Thanks !

[mgh]

I followed your recommendations and my plane indeed consumed less fuel . Thanks !

But how do you know that's the correct amount for a real flight?