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Took her up to 31,000 feet (29.92 inHg). Compressor got to maximum rpm, and handling got really terrible. Only got to fly straight and level at 25,000 feet. Ok, I wasn't with much patience, but I believe if I were lighter I would be able to get to 40,000 feet; The main problem though, was handling.

It is challenging indeed. And sturdy. Yesterday I was able to land it with a shot out rudder (a BTR-80 got lucky) and shaking everywhere. Strangely enough, it was my best landing to date.

P-51 - Light, fast not rugged. A sports car. Made for chasing other planes around. Everything made exactly to fit. A water coooled in-line Merlin engine that you must baby sit all the time. P-47 - Heavy (the heaviest of all the WWII), fast, very rugged. A pickup truck. Made for dogfight AND ground attack from the start. Everything made with a lot of margin. An air cooled radial engine you can abuse. If ground attack is your business (mine is, I suck at air-to air) the Jug is the way to go. It is not a coincidence that the A-10 is called the Thunderbolt II.

You can use the booster attached to the throttle most of the time. Takeoff, landings, cruise, etc. The only time I've found I don't need/use the booster is when doing ground attack. By taking off throttle to dive and attack and then throttling up to climb again, for me it is best to not have the booster on, because the engine can suddenly go from 47" to 64" when the booster kicks in. But that's it. Otherwise, it's always on.

Did the same. Became an instant mental checklist item I will NEVER forget.

Yep. I found her to be a little twitchy. If you start in the air, you'll need to right rudder trim to compensate for the sudden torque. I was having problems with her, trimming all over the place, not understanding it. But then, I remembered she has a BIG engine upfront with a lot of torque. Then I started to pay attention to it and remembered how you must her like you fly a Huey. On the Huey the torque behaves differently if you are going up or down. In the P-47 is the same. You'll need to pay attention to that, ALL the time. I'm always trimming the rudder and then adding a little bit of aileron trim. That's it. She also behaves differently at low level and at altitude. But always pay attention to the rudder. The only thing I believe ED must tune is the trim gain using a button. I don't have a neatly placed analog button to trim her out, mainly in pitch, so I'm using buttons, and it has been a little difficult to get her right on the money for level flight. The gain could be little less.

Found it! Mainpanel_init.lua AltimeterSetPressure = CreateGauge() AltimeterSetPressure.arg_number = 21 AltimeterSetPressure.input = {28.1, 31.0} AltimeterSetPressure.output = {0.0, 1.0} AltimeterSetPressure.controller = controllers.AltimeterSetPressure

Answering my own question: Found this old thread. Evil-Bivol answer gives you the list by aircraft. In the case of the P-47D the list stays at: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\P-47D-30\Cockpit\Scripts The file is clickableadata.lua Open it with Notepad ++.

Hello all! I'm doing some training missions for landings and ground attack, in different atmosferic conditions. Since I'm starting in the air, the barometric pressure on the aircfat is not correctly set, and will always show a different altitude than the real one I'm flying. I would like to start the mission with the barometric pressure set to the correct value on the aircraft altimeter. I know there are the commands X: Cockpit Parameters in the mission editor, but they don't make sense to me (there must be a table somewhere that liststhem all and which does what). It is one way. Is there any other way to do it?

Took her up to 31,000 feet (29.92 inHg). Compressor got to maximum rpm, and handling got really terrible. Only got to fly straight and level at 25,000 feet. And this one is from the Convoy Protection mission on the Gulf.

Good to know. I opened this traed to discuss exactly that: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=276905 I found the engine sound constant, no matter the engine setting. But now I know that the sim sound is not that far off from reality. Congratulations for the work you do, guys!

Look at Sydy's response above. And it works. I believe the P-51 stores hydraulic pressure somewhere. The -47 doesn't. You'll need either call for chocks or use the hand pump to raise the hydraulic pressure to set the parking brakes. Check the hydraulic pressure gauge. What happened there is that while you were rearming, the engine repressured the hydraulic system, then you had enough pressure to set the brakes.

Nice videos. Thank you for the links. About the P-47 video..it is interesting. The engine sound is constant, and the whining sound is there. It seems ED got it right. It's a new plane, we all will have to (re-)learn how to fly it.

Yeah. I believe you are right. Looking at the engine/intercooler/supercharger scheme it makes sense. As I fly with the trottle and booster linked all the time, that supercharger thing is on almost indefinitvely, that's why I can't hear the engine noise varation.

Yes. My point exactly. If something is wrong with it, now it is time to tell ED.

Hello all, It may sound strange (pun not intended) but I feel that the module is lacking some variation on engine sound for different power settings. Let me explain: in the P-51 you know when you are losing or gaining speed by the sound of the engine. More power, louder engine sound. But on the P-47, regardless of the power setting, everything I hear is the constant whining sound of the engine (or whatever is doing this humming sound), with no variation whatsoever. I always have to check the instruments to see if I'm gaining or losing speed. Maybe it is just me, maybe it is the way it is in real life, I don't know. If someone else noticed it, please let me know.

Great tip about the nydraulic pressure and the use of the hand pump. I was having a hard time setting the parking brakes.

Tjanks for the replies. Yes, I do love the old, heavy and well armed Huey. But the Gazelle is very fun to fly. And regarding the use of the HOT3...let's say I'm having a little bit of difficulty trying to finish the static tanks mission on Caucausus map... But it is great to fly really low and hide behind buildings and other structures. Great training for the upcoming Kiowa.

Hewllo all, I know... its been asked a thousand times on the forums already, but since I'm enjoying the free month, thanks to our friend at ED/Polychop, and I'm enjoying to fly this little bird, I have to ask: Is it this easy to fly? My first impression it was too squirly, a small movement taking the chopper everywhere. However, with a little bit of adjusting curve magic, and watching other peoples tutorials and etc, I found it to be very, very easy, docile at the controls chopper. It took me years to learn the Huey, training here and there, and the Huey is always too heavy and underpowered. The Gazelle is very light and thus, very powerful. And I can do fine control with it. Maybe its me, maybe the Huey has been a good school, but the Gazelle has me suprised in a good way. Considering to buy it now, since I've tested and liked it a lot. P.S.1: I'm not a primarily rotor head guy. P.S.2: Controls are easy, but I still feel the collective to be very very sensitive. I have to really fine tune it in my control.

Not to mention dropping a JDA M 10 meters away and all the trucks around star t burning....but the Chick Norris of DCS is there, standing unscathed, with his AK rifle on his hand. Enviado de meu SM-J500M usando o Tapatalk

It depends if the mission creator put datalink as an option for the JTAC. The red triangle will appear on the TAD display of the JTAC had datalink with the aircraft. Also, beside the red triangle, the 9 line details will show on the MSG page on the right MFD. More often than not you will find that JTACs do not have datalinks. That's why it is so important to write down the 9 line, mainly what type of ammo is to be used, the IP point, the marker set by the JTAC and the heading he wants you to perform the attack. Enviado de meu SM-J500M usando o Tapatalk

That's the Pave Penny pod. Was used for Laser Spot and Tracking on the A-10A. Has been made obsolete by the integration with the Lightning Pod on the A-10C. If you look fopr images of A-10s in Afeghanisthan you wil see that they no longer have these. But in the DCS model it remains.

Andrei, Thanks for that. I hope I helped in something. Enviado de meu SM-J500M usando o Tapatalk

That makes sense. Since only HE rounds are being modeled, so no hit points for armored targets. Kudos for ED though, because the HE rounds are not piercing armor. Thank you all for the answers. Maybe better do missions without using cannon by now. Enviado de meu SM-J500M usando o Tapatalk

Hello all, I don't know if this is a bug, or work in progres, or it is the way it is, but I find the M61A1 cannon on the Hornet very weak to engage targets. I understand that: - A-10 cannon can engage anything short of a T-90 tank; - Harrier cannon can engage anything short of a tank; But, the Hornet cannon as it is now can engage only light vehicles and trucks. If I try to engage self-propelled armored artillery or APCs like BTR80s, the system does not show any damage at all, while when engaging with the Harrier, for instance, it computes damage to the target (when I say compute damage is when the hits show on the real time BDA and on the debriefing log at the end of the mission). Well, even when enganging BTR80s with the P-51 Mustang, damage is shown on BDA and on the model, and yes, with some good hits you can destroy a BTR. When checking on TacView it shows that I hit an APC with Hornet cannon 181 times(!). Or a self propelled artillery 82 (!) times. But nothing is registered on the real time BDA or after flight log. Is it a problem with the model as it is now or in real life you shouldn't be engaging anything armored with the Hornet cannon?