German Prop Pitch Lever - Page 3

ElAurens · #1 05-23-2011, 01:04 AM

The Curtiss Electric Propellers were directly controlled by electric motors. Not that it matters for this discussion, but hey, I'm a Curtiss fan boy.

And interestingly the Curtiss prop could be operated as a standard constant speed type, or manually like the Bf 109 type.

Lololopoulos · #2 05-23-2011, 01:25 AM

Sorry for the noob question. Can someone explain what the 3 levers are for and what effect they have on engine RPM, speed and etc?
Thank yOU!!!

Codex · #3 05-23-2011, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TUCKIE_JG52

I can't find the post where this video was requested. Well, here it is, it's self-explanatoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kcCWt7rUNQ

Nice demo in that video. You don't like adding commentry?

xnomad · #4 05-23-2011, 11:22 AM

I can't remember where I saw the info but this file does state that the VDM prop did 1 to 3 degrees per second. It isn't a quotable source though.

http://www.enginehistory.org/Convent...20Electric.pdf

David198502 · #5 05-23-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Eldur

Someone showed me this:

http://www.cockpitinstrumente.de/Flu...ung/Bilder.htm

It says:

The essential part, marked as bold font translated: The RPM is increased by pressing the Lever upwards and it's decreased by pressing it downwards. The Lever returns to the neutral position by itself.

That basically means it should be controlled just like the trim or the water radiators. So the way we have it now is not correct.

+1 for realism!i only fly the bf now and if it worked the way we have it now in game,then please keep it.btw, now i think you can control it much more accurate than before.
and i dont see the problem...why is it not correct the way we have the pp now?
"The essential part, marked as bold font translated: The RPM is increased by pressing the Lever upwards and it's decreased by pressing it downwards. The Lever returns to the neutral position by itself."
i think its exactly the way it works now.