"The centrifugal flow engine took almost 20 seconds to go from idle to full power and was prone to compressor stall if the throttle was handled too roughly." - Jay Smith 4302.
Fuel Management
"So a few tips on the fuel tanks. Tip tanks should be always on, Wing and Leading Edge tanks should be off until one of them is needed, then turn one on at a time. Notice how quick you were losing fuel in the game menus? This is because if you turn on all the tanks at once, it will fuel dump after the fuselage tank is filled. So Fuse and Tip at all times, and after the tip tanks are empty, then switch on one of the other tanks." - Atlasworkinprogress.
There is a central fuselage tank that is connected directly to the engines with Wing, L.E and Tip tanks feeding into that central tank. Pilots need to be mindful of the contents of this tank and ensure it is kept topped up by switching on the fuel transfer switches on the left-hand side of the cockpit.
The fuselage tank fuel level gauge is located on the front right-hand side main instrument panel. When this tank falls below 80% a warning indicator light will show up on the warning panel.
At this point, fuel should be transferred from other tanks on the aircraft.
WARNING
If all fuel is spent in the remaining tanks and this warning remains lit, redirect immediately to the nearest airfield/airport to land, reducing thrust to preserve fuel.
