Manual Propeller management... removed ?

[Hueyman]

This feature on the real world counterpart was mentioned in one of the early version of the Flight Manual.

 

It said :

 

" Additional controls are also available that allow for some Engine Control Unit parameters to be manually finetuned.

The propeller pitch can be manually overridden via the corresponding switch located alongside the throttle lever. The switch is normally set to Autom. Betrieb (Automatic), but can be manually set to Handbetrieb (Manual). That enables the Drehzahl rocker switch on the throttle quadrant to set propeller pitch to Größer (Coarse) or Kleiner (Fine). Holding the thumb button in one of these positions continues to modify the prop pitch for as long as the button is depressed, and until the limit is reached. Therefore, this switch can be used to feather the propeller. "

 

I see nothing at the end of the throttle lever and this part seems to have vanished from the actual FM of this release.

 

It is definitely removed or will it come later on an update ? Feathering the prop or fine tuning prop pitch and so RPM is a nice idea for engine failure or long cruise flight

[NineLine]

It wasnt available on the D-9 so it was removed.

[mmaruda]

I think even in the older Focke Wulf versions it wasn't fully manual when going manual. The pitch could be only adjusted to some extent. I think it was modelled in IL-2 1946 in some of the recent patches, where you can turn on manual pitch, but the indicators still show the automation doing adjustments depending on the throttle position. But it's not a study sim anyway.

[NineLine]

Yup, for DCS we wont get it if they dont believe it was available in this model :)

[Hueyman]

Ok thanks guys, seems that's true !

 

5. Is there the Auto-Hand Luftschraube switch with the corresponding rocker switch on the throttle, as on the earlier variants?

 

Of course not. The Auto-Hand switch on the left panel and the rocker switch on the throttle are missing on D-9. There is no manual electro-hydraulic pitch control like in Fw 190 A; on the D-9 the propeller's RPM governor can only be controlled automatically by the MBG; notice that, because there’s no manual control also there is no propeller pitch indicator.

 

 

Just wondering why it was worked on ( modeled and explained in the manual ) if this didn't actually exist...

[NineLine]

Documentation is hard to come by, sometimes things are changed in development as new sources are found.

[Hueyman]

Okay :-)

 

Hey psssstt ... BTW, this plane is truly amazing ^^

[msalama]

BTW, this plane is truly amazing ^^

 

Sure is. Wish we had it in IL-2... but then again, wish we get it ALL better, theatre and everything, in DCS later on :)