Going Full Real

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by whatnot

Thanks for all the replies.

For optimal CEM settings I'll then start the trials. Would be great to get some details on it. Read Vulgar's article about it in Mission4Today, but it was a bit generic. Would there be any others, on P51D maybe? Could be ofcourse that the level of CEM simulation in IL-2 isn't really diving too deep, don't know.
Would be great to have accuracy in CEM between the plane's real life counterparts.. Maybe in SOW . I assume that the stall speeds are usually pretty close to real? I'll give that a try too.

I'm using TIR5 and couldn't play without one. In pacific it's relatively ok to spot planes with clear skies and water all around, but in Belgium where I'm now it's a different story. I don't want to use labels as they are a big immersion killer for me. An alternative system that would work for me atleast would be one where the game would track the vector of my sight and if it follows a bogey's flight path to a certain degree for 3 secs or so a label would fade in for a while if the plane would be closer than XXX meters.

Gotta start the online sessions as soon as I find a good full real server that allows 6DOF. I can down AI's on ace level with ok matched planes, but I assume I'll get my ass whooped like a little boy as I join the online sessions.

Hey whatnot, welcome to my world . Since I came very late to the IL-2 world, I am holding out on going online until SoW. So far at least.

Stall speed is easy to figure out and you can do it on the way to the target without having to reset. Just keep your nose level and cut the throttle back. While keeping the nose level let he speed bleed off. When you feel the stall, that's the speed. Note that a plane will have a "clean" stall speed and a "dirty" stall speed (flap and gear down). Weight can effect it too, I add some speed before lift off when carrying bombs.

You have to repeat this sometimes when you get damage to figure out how to configure your plane for landing. Sometimes wing damage especially will increase the stall speed and if you land normally you'll meet the ground sooner than expected lol. You've also figured out that any time your wings are not level your stall speed will change.

Dives: I cut the prop back when diving so as to not overspeed and engine and to get more speed.

For figuring out normal cruise and climb, just watch the needles. 109's are probably the easiest on which to learn as they are automatic in a lot of areas.

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[Romanator21]

Just did a little test.

At 1000 meters, 30in. (30% power) would not allow my RPMs to go past 2100 (even at 100% p-pitch). I was practically stalling, and in a descent the whole time.

At 7500 meters, 25 in. (50% power) and full range of RPMs (up to 3000). I could go 200 mph indicated, and climb at 1000 ft/min. However, if I increased power to 30 in, it would suddenly jump to 50 in.

Lowering pressure to 40 in. would cause a jump to 25 in.

Very weird.

I figured the super-charger engaging would be the cause, but this occurs at altitudes other than the super-charger transition level.