Friday 2010-10-22 Dev. update and Discussion

[Necrobaron]

Those cockpits are nearly photorealistic! Looks like SoW is getting more and more polished all the time...
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Yamaha phazer

[xnomad]

On the Bf109E panel does anyone know what the functions are for the buttons and instruments located at?:

P15
P14

They aren't in any manuals I have. The P15 looks like it controls the armament, but what are the dials for and what do the counters show?

[JtD]

Very beautiful cockpits, and since I did not respond to the last couple of updates - it's all looking very good and promising. Very nice work, by all of you.

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

If you'll find any errors - let me know (pay attention: texture with "wait" on Hurricane is not replaced yet on my PC).

You asked for it: Position of "weak" and "rich" mixture in the Hurricane cockpit is the wrong way round, you want rich mixture as you close the throttle.

[Freycinet]

Originally Posted by JtD

You asked for it: Position of "weak" and "rich" mixture in the Hurricane cockpit is the wrong way round, you want rich mixture as you close the throttle.

Can anybody confirm that there is an error here?

And should it be "lean" instead of "weak"?

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by Freycinet

Can anybody confirm that there is an error here?

And should it be "lean" instead of "weak"?

AFAIK the position of the mixture control will be set to get the most efficiency. I've never flown a plane with a CSU or super charging, but I think once your plane is set up at a given RPM/throttle you would alter the mixture to get the correct Exhaust Gas Temperature.

In emergency/combat with full throttle and high RPM's to avoid the possiblity of pre-ignition and detonation, I think you'ld be using full rich mixture most of the time. (less efficient but safer - of course when we're up at 20,000 feet that may be different).

In a light plane it's easy, once you've settled into your cruise you reduce your mixture from rich until you you obtain the highest RMP (indicating the most efficient Fuel/Air mixture) then bump the mixture in a bit so your not running to lean.

[EDIT]
Those throttle quadrants didn't have RPM leavers- Hmmm early fixed pich props maybe????????
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Hunden
HuH? Did you watch the video?

Did you mean shooting down a plane with a Bazooka? or was there another equally impressive scene I missed?

[Hunden]

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

AFAIK the position of the mixture control will be set to get the most efficiency. I've never flown a plane with a CSU or super charging, but I think once your plane is set up at a given RPM/throttle you would alter the mixture to get the correct Exhaust Gas Temperature.

In emergency/combat with full throttle and high RPM's to avoid the possiblity of pre-ignition and detonation, I think you'ld be using full rich mixture most of the time. (less efficient but safer - of course when we're up at 20,000 feet that may be different).

In a light plane it's easy, once you've settled into your cruise you reduce your mixture from rich until you you obtain the highest RMP (indicating the most efficient Fuel/Air mixture) then bump the mixture in a bit so your not running to lean.

[EDIT]
Those throttle quadrants didn't have RPM leavers- Hmmm early fixed pich props maybe????????
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Did you mean shooting down a plane with a Bazooka? or was there another equally impressive scene I missed?

No I just think you missed the point thats all

[JtD]

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

Those throttle quadrants didn't have RPM leavers- Hmmm early fixed pich props maybe????????

The pitch control for the airscrew is the round thing mounted on the side of the cockpit right above the throttle / mixture control.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by JtD

The pitch control for the airscrew is the round thing mounted on the side of the cockpit right above the throttle / mixture control.

Thanks JtD,
Had to zoom in before I noticed the leaver. I was expecting it to be down near the throttle quadrant like the later model Spits.

Cheers!

[JtD]

Originally Posted by Freycinet

Can anybody confirm that there is an error here?

And should it be "lean" instead of "weak"?

The Hurricane pilot manual can. British terminology is "weak" and "rich".

[Doo]

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