Wow, i didn't know the automatic pull-out system also had an auto-throttle component.
It's amazing how technologically advanced some of these birds were and most of all, it was all based on ingenious mechanical solutions. I stumbled upon a translated Ju88 manual today, linked in another post in these forums, which i promptly downloaded and spent some time reading. It's incredible how much automation the luftwaffe birds had in an age where digital computers were non-existent.
In the Ju88 for example, the supercharger automatically dropped to low gear when the pilot throttled down to assist him in reducing speed and it kicked back into high gear when throttling back up, based on a manifold pressure thershold. However, it was still clever enough not to kick into high gear when in lower altitudes.
RPM and prop pitch control was automatic, but the pilot could fine-tune the RPM values to stay within operating limits and account for inconsistencies between different engines, mixture was leaned automatically based on two different profiles and so on. Some pretty amazing engineering for the time, especially if we consider that it was all analog-sensor based.
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