F16 Fuel Flow Indicator 3D model

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The Fuel Flow Indicator does its job by displaying fuel consumption in Lbs/Hour and functions very straightforwardly, yet it is indispensable to keep pilots informed about how fast fuel is being used. It resides prominently on the front panel's top right-hand corner above the Multi-Function Display. As a point of interest, the F-16 consumes around 8000 pounds of fuel every hour when operating at full military power and low altitudes with an additional two external tanks in place, granting it approximately two hours' flight time. However, in afterburner mode at these same low altitudes, this aircraft's consumption surges beyond 64,000 pounds per hour. This stark difference underlines the necessity to closely monitor the Fuel Flow rate. As far as fuel capacity is concerned, the F-16 boasts an internal carrying capability of approximately 7,000 pounds and a combined carrying capacity of up to 12,000 pounds when utilizing two external tanks. The panel model was crafted within Blender 2.79's Cycles engine environment and features PBR-based textures and materials for authenticity. Rigged with Empties for effortless animation, this setup makes the animation process easy and efficient. Notably, the model boasts a Vertex Count of 16,900 and a Poly Count of 16,465, resulting in detailed visual representations. Due to constraints in size, materials may have been excluded from the Blender file but can be located within the .zip archive's Texture folder or simply reach out if needed for further assistance.