🛬 Adjustable Capacity vs. Range Tradeoff

[slow valley]

Void this suggestion, someone already suggested

Idea:
Add a slider in Advanced Customization that lets players change an aircraft’s passenger or cargo capacity. Increasing capacity would reduce range, while decreasing capacity would increase range, reflecting real‑world weight vs. fuel tradeoffs.
Why it helps:

• Adds realism without overcomplicating gameplay
• Lets players tune aircraft for specific routes
• Makes older or niche aircraft more flexible
• Encourages strategic fleet planning
• Matches real airline practices (high‑density vs. long‑range configs)
  Examples:
• High‑capacity 777 for short‑haul hub shuttles
• Reduced‑capacity 757 for longer domestic or regional missions
• Cargo aircraft with lighter payload but extended range

🛬 Adjustable Capacity vs. Range Tradeoff (VOID THIS SUGGESTION)

[heady coral]

RIP

[slow valley]

How do I delete ts

[zealous quarry]

I actually think there is a potential in creating payload system as whole with varying payload that depends on demand, but I think it will be such a huge mechanic that it will change game balance a lot and backlog current development (considering a ton of planes and features to be introduced and limited number of devs and contributors)

[slow valley]

Forget demand, I'm tryna do ATOM to LFVI with a 772/773

[zealous quarry]

But why?

However wait

What altitude are you flying tho?

[slow valley]

The 777 family can't do ATOM to LFVi due to capacity

It has more than enough range

[zealous quarry]

Capacity at airport? I mean it is supposed to be like that, a game feature to some extent

[slow valley]

Yes I understand

[zealous quarry]

Although you can always do such thing in free flight

Not necessarily find a job

[slow valley]

But with lower capacity the plane can a lower stall speed right?

Thats also an issue

[zealous quarry]

I mean everything depends on type of plane

If you fly some SR-71 it may be even harder to land it than some airliner

[slow valley]

Yes but would it not make sense for a plane to stall at a lower speed if its internal weight is lower?

[zealous quarry]

But why overcomplicating things if you can land in both cases?

[slow valley]

What do you mean?

[zealous quarry]

I mean what is the point of fighting over stall speed at all if it is theoretically possible to land even in such case in 777 at Tomfoolery

I mean, Aeronautica is semi-arcade (if not arcade) game and landing such type of plane at such type of airport shouldn't be an issue

[slow valley]

It is possible it's just that you can't take jobs to and from ATOM with planes that have a high stall speed and or capacity limit. I wish I could have an all business or all first class, 777 that could fly really long distances

But that's not the point

[zealous quarry]

Okay, but how can one logically explain possibility of taking even a regular job almost in the middle of Arctic? (apart of some special jobs)

[zealous quarry]

Especially in airliner as big as 777

[slow valley]

I swear I've seen somewhere that a A340 has flown to the Arctic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46U8WnRRJxI

[zealous quarry]

Well okay, but those planes do not do regular operations

[slow valley]

The 772 is the same size as an A343

[zealous quarry]

Those are specific jobs mostly connected with research and stuff

[zealous quarry]

And that is why I excluded special jobs from list

[zealous quarry]

I mean okay, still it is not often occurrence and it is very expensive thing to do

I mean, Arctic is not a New York, it is very remote area with far not ideal climate and with far less infrastructure

[slow valley]

" The most common A340-300 reached 63.7 m (209 ft 0 in)" from wikipedia, "The Boeing 777-200 is a long-range wide-body airliner with a capacity of up to 440 passengers. Its dimensions include a wing span of 60.93 meters (199 feet 11 inches), a length of 63.73 meters (209 feet 1 inch), and a height of 18.51 meters (60 feet 9 inches)." From United

[zealous quarry]

I understand your implication but at the same time I want to say that what you are offering is basically a loophole for creation of regular jobs in a place where there shouldn't be any

[slow valley]

true

[mellow stream]

coders will have fun

lol

but tbh. i doubt anyone will use this feature, since all aircrafts ingame are mostly based on irl range without any passengers

same with stall speed

[elfin palm]

very true

[sharp shale]

oh my god

helicopters.

taking 15% fuel to double your capacity

[paper walrus]

not even

imagine fuckin vtols

hs141 broken once more

[sharp shale]

80 capacity hs.141

[paper walrus]

[patent storm]

what about shits?

how much money omg

[slow valley]

Pardon?

[patent storm]

ships

[slow valley]

Well ships can't exceed their max capacity

[slow valley]

Like if a container ship can hold 29K TEU then you can't do anymore than that

[slow valley]

so uh devs

are you gonna concider this?

🛬 Adjustable Capacity vs. Range Tradeoff

[sharp shale]

no bumping