Ever wonder how to go from metric to US with numbers and dimensions? Well I've established a small chart below.
Numerical Conversions
Distance
1 kilometer = 3280.83 feet
1 kilometer = 0.6213712 miles
1 meter = 39.36996 inches
1 meter = 3.28083 feet
1 foot = 0.0003048009 kilometers
1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers
1 inch = 0.0254 meters
1 foot = 0.3048 meters
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 mile = 1760 yards
1 nautical mile = 6076.131 feet
1 nautical mile = 2025.377 yards
Weights
1 kilogram = 2.20462 pounds
1 pound = 0.4535924 kilograms
1 liter = 0.2641721 gallons
1 liter = 1.7435358 pounds
Speed
1 mile per hour = 0.8689762 knots
1 knot = 1.150779 miles per hour
1 kilometer per hour = 0.6213712
miles per hour
1 mile per hour = 1.609344 kilometers per hour
1 foot per second = 1.09728
kilometers per hour
1 foot per second = 0.6818182 miles per hour
1 mile per hour = 1.466667 feet per second
1 kilometer per hour = 0.9113444 feet per second
sorry no Mach, it changes
with humidity, temperature, altitude, etc.
a useful utility for conversions is at the following location: http://www.joshmadison.com/software
Toolkit Conversions
1) For weapons, the toolkit
calculates in kilometers per hour
A) Object range: [from Galen's FAQ slightly
modified by Centurian][supplied from Vark's data sheets
and references]
Step1: X =
object's TWS range x 26000 ÷ object's final speed
Step 2: 2X = Object
Removal setting
2) TWS and RWS ranges are in nautical miles
3) For Aircraft speeds,
use miles per hour. Though it says knots, it is really miles per hour.
The way the game interprets the setting is as follows:
Setting (for example is 115) = 115 at sea level
In game it will be reduced to 99.93227 ~ 100
If the
plane actually goes 115 knots then it should be set to 132.3396 ~ 132 and therefore
it'll be reduced
to 115
4) Weights are in pounds for all
5) 1 gallon of jet fuel, weighs 6.6 pounds [100 gallons = 660 pounds (for the settings)]
6) When a weapon explodes
it ranges from 85% to 100% of the damage points it is set for
Example (ship setting = 100)
When the missile hits the ship it can do anywhere
from 85 to 100 damage points
thanks to Prima's Strategy guide for this tip
7) 660 knots in the game @ sea level is mach 1 (759.5144 ~ 760 mph)
8) Screen shots: press crt+alt6+shift+v
[on the right side of the keyboard]
They will appear in RAW format. Convert them to BMP
using the toolkit, then convert the BMP to JPEG
format (preferably)
Q: Why JPEG?
A: Smaller in size, a 470 KB BMP can become only a 100 KB
JPEG
You can also use the USNF View Program on the FA Downloads page.
9) Cheats
For cheats 1-3 hold down CTRL, ALT and Shift on the RIGHT of the keyboard, hold
them down until you start flying and do:
1. Go to Single Mission. You can now play all campaign missions.
2. Go to create quick mission. You can now fly all planes including the Atomic Moth and the Quetzalcoatlus
3. Go to Pro Mission. You can now load any campaign mission and modify them in any way.
10) Horsepower conversion
horsepower x 3.0 x 3.0 = thrust in lb.