V speeds

[DavidRN]

Hi All

Fully understand the F-16 is a military aircraft not a Cirrus SR22:-) V speeds would be handy on HUD.

In real life I’m guessing the pilot has that information on knee board?

David

[MRO]

WDP does all that…
https://imgur.com/aYAg5qW

[oakdesign]

UFC CRUS pages gives you additional information as well.

[Netstat]

In the real jet the pilot has the ability to select a reference speed with the little green triangle in his Machmeter in the centre console, this is done via the rotary dial on the bottom right of the instrument. However, this is not implemented in BMS, yet.

[Red Dog]

it is for us who extract the instrument
MFDE satrted with this and YAME does as well. Very useful but not quite for Vrefs IMHO, I personally use it for 360/420/480 kts which gives me a reference for formation flying

[Netstat]

@Red:

it is for us who extract the instrument

ah, spoke too soon :mrgreen:

[Frederf]

I guess it would depend on which V-speeds you’re talking about. The complete list is very long.

V1 TOLD card
VR TOLD card
V2 N/A
V3 N/A
V4 N/A
VA I don’t know if there’s a specific number but I’m curious what’s recommended. It’s kinda corner speed by the book definition. For weather purposes it’s lower of 300kt or optimum cruise. Would just be memorized.

Vat There is an approach speed based on GW as a backup reference to AOA. Pilots would know this by heart.
VB VC I don’t think it applies
VD engineer stuff
VDF engineer stuff
VEF N/A
VF engineer stuff
Ok a lot of these are engineering
VY is probably not going to be in a pilot’s mind but it should be best glide theoretically (200kt plus weight)
VX hehe

[Alfred]

looks very complicated

http://www.aviationchief.com/v-speeds.html

[DavidRN]

@Netstat:

In the real jet the pilot has the ability to select a reference speed with the little green triangle in his Machmeter in the centre console, this is done via the rotary dial on the bottom right of the instrument. However, this is not implemented in BMS, yet.

Be nice in a future update perhaps (if it could be done) but very happy with 4.35

David

[Dee-Jay]

Speed are in pilot mind (known by heart) or is optained from a formula (approach speed to validate AOA reading)
Only speed that is needed is the rejection speed and rotation speed attakeoff, … and that is all. Approach speed and gliding speed is to be calculated at actual weight or can be replaced (in normal cases) by an AOA reading.

Last word: jet pilots usually do not fly an airspeed, but an AOA except at takeoff and if/when AOA indicator is unreliable.

C.f. Exactly what Federf wrote above.

No need to compare with commercial aviation. Again, jet fighters are flown through AOA.

[Stevie]

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