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Is there a proper way to burn fuel in the P-40? Which tanks do I want to use first....

For me in the B/C model,
For long trips..
I Taxi-Takeoff-Fly 10 mins on Reserve(excess unburned fuel returns to this tank), next drop(aux) tank if needed next fueslage tank if needed, next wing tanks, finish off Res. If you land before getting to the Res tank, switch to it for taxi.

For usual putzing around short trips, I only have Reserve and Wing tanks full and do not use Fuelage or drop tanks.
Taxi/Takeoff/10 mins of flight on Res. Remainder of flight on Wing tank, then back to Res if needed. Taxi back on Res.

This order allows you to use the 'low fuel' light for the Reserve tank, which has no fuel gauge.

You could follow the same order for the AVG and Tomahawk, just be aware the tank labels are arranged differently on the fuel selector.


Hope this helps
Cheers
TJ

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For longe range flights with drop tank attached und filled fuselage tank I prefer using the fuselage tank before the drop tank. This helps shifting the CG forward when the fuselage tank empties. With only less or no fuel in this tank, it's easier to trim the plane.

Regards
Jens

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For my "maximum comfortable range", I typically burn from the reserve for about 15 minutes (usually in taxi/takeoff/climb), then burn the drop tank so I can drop it and get rid of its drag ASAP. This does leave me with a bit of a wobbly pudding of an aircraft trim-wise until the drop tank is gone and I start burning from the fuselage, but I figure that's the price of economy!

In an effort to not "cheat" and look at the fuel loading sheet in flight and also avoid wasting fuel by running from a non-reserve tank with a full reserve tank, I usually burn in the following pattern for maximum range:

1) Taxi, takeoff, and climb on reserve
2) 100% of drop tank, then drop it
3) 15 minutes on reserve
4) 100% of fuselage tank
5) 15 minutes on reserve
6) 50% of wing tanks
7) 100% of reserve

...then I try and be on the ground before the wing tanks run out. Something about flying on a tank with no level indicator really bugs me, especially when I'm doing something important...like landing.

Hope this helps,

-Ian

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DWC Alumni. Commercial Instrument Single/Multi-Engine Land. Police, Fire, & 9-1-1 Dispatcher. MAINEiac Crew Chief.

Is there any gauge to see reserve fuel quantity? I believe there is not such a gauge for the drop tank, so I have to wait until engine shows singns of fuel starvation.

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The real aircraft did not commonly have a fuel gauge for the reserve tank. The A2A version allows you to "cheat" and see the fuel quantity on the fuel/payload panel (where you replenish/replace the aircraft's fluids) while in flight. Personally, I just wait for the engine to sputter while on the reserve, then frantically switch to a tank with a gauge.

-Ian

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DWC Alumni. Commercial Instrument Single/Multi-Engine Land. Police, Fire, & 9-1-1 Dispatcher. MAINEiac Crew Chief.