VC10 C1K Panel Manual
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Fuel Panel
Fuel Tank Levels The VC10 has separate fuel tanks in the wings for each engine, plus a central feeder tank in the fuselage. Each gauge displays in kilograms x 1000. The centre tank gauge reads up to 18000kg, with each engine's tanks reading up to 14000kg. The wing tanks are numbered with the engines from 1 to 4, with the outer tanks 1 & 4 being split as 1A & 4A. The Super VC10 & the RAF VC10's also have a fuel tank in the tail. This is not represented on this fuel panel, although that extra fuel is counted in the Total Fuel gauge.
Fuel Valves On a real VC10, any engine can draw fuel for any tank, using the fuel valves. Due to the limitations of FS (& the programmer) the model has a simplified system. Some of the valves do work, making it possible to stop the central tank from feeding the wing tanks, although there is no real use in doing this. A 'gulls eye' indicator shows if a valve is open or shut.
LP Cocks These switches control the main fuel valve on each engine. If the LP Cock is shut, the engine will shut down in FS. The LP Cock must be open to start an engine.
Fuel Temperature Due to a lack of a relevant variable in FS, this actually shows Oil temperature for the engine. Who knows, it could be right!
Fuel Flow This shows the current rate of fuel to an engine in kilograms per hour x 100. It also has a fuel quantity counter (kg), which can be reset to zero by clicking the gauge. Due to limitations of FS variables, this gauge uses a simulated formula based on total fuel used, divided by four (four engines). Because of this, the counter will continue for an engine that has been shut down, although the sum total across all four engines is always correct. The gauge pictured shows a fuel flow of just over 1900 kg/hr, with 2486 kg having been used.
Fuel PSI This is a fuel pressure reading for each engine in pounds per square inch. A warning light shows, higher up the fuel panel, when the pressure is low.
Fuel Total Total fuel on board in kilograms. This has been added to the fuel panel for FS use.

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