ekg Posted February 11, 2016 Posted February 11, 2016 Does anyone have any good documentation on what this is? I've seen in one of the documentaries that the Luftwaffe pilots would fly based on manifold pressure instead of RPM. They said in general they flew at a value of 1.2 ata. I've been playing around with it and I find that for flying (navigation not dogfighting) 1.2 ata regardless of RPM give a consistent speed of 400-450 KIAS with at most 5 m/s rise. I'm curious so know what the applications of this would be in a dogfight as well. It seems that RPM does not equal more power.
Anatoli-Kagari9 Posted February 11, 2016 Posted February 11, 2016 Does anyone have any good documentation on what this is? I've seen in one of the documentaries that the Luftwaffe pilots would fly based on manifold pressure instead of RPM. They said in general they flew at a value of 1.2 ata. I've been playing around with it and I find that for flying (navigation not dogfighting) 1.2 ata regardless of RPM give a consistent speed of 400-450 KIAS with at most 5 m/s rise. I'm curious so know what the applications of this would be in a dogfight as well. It seems that RPM does not equal more power. What you heard in that documentary is particularly true when using the automatic prop pitch control, which sets the prop blades pitch into the right Angle of Attack in order to get the "ideal" RPMs for your ATA ( Atmospheres ) value. 1.0 ata (= 1 kg / sq.centimeter) Flight Simulation is the Virtual Materialization of a Dream...
ekg Posted February 11, 2016 Author Posted February 11, 2016 ...when using the automatic prop pitch control... Is there a control for that in the D-9? Is it one of the circuit breakers? There's also the MW-50 supercharger that I read about in the manual. Is that intended for use in dog-fights?
sobek Posted February 11, 2016 Posted February 11, 2016 There's also the MW-50 supercharger that I read about in the manual. Is that intended for use in dog-fights? MW-50 is a mixture of methanol and water, it's not the type designation of the supercharger. The supercharger is on all the time, else you wouldn't be able to achieve boost pressure exceeding athmospheric pressure. MW-50 comes into play when using very high boost pressures. It cools the charge and keeps it from detonating. Essentially it allows you to run the engine at a great boost in power for limited amounts of time. Usually you would save that for dire situations during dog fights. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
Anatoli-Kagari9 Posted February 11, 2016 Posted February 11, 2016 Is there a control for that in the D-9? Is it one of the circuit breakers? There's also the MW-50 supercharger that I read about in the manual. Is that intended for use in dog-fights? Nope, on the D-9 you do not have the option for manually controlling the prop pitch. Flight Simulation is the Virtual Materialization of a Dream...
DieHard Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Does anyone have any good documentation on what this is? I've seen in one of the documentaries that the Luftwaffe pilots would fly based on manifold pressure instead of RPM. They said in general they flew at a value of 1.2 ata. I've been playing around with it and I find that for flying (navigation not dogfighting) 1.2 ata regardless of RPM give a consistent speed of 400-450 KIAS with at most 5 m/s rise. I'm curious so know what the applications of this would be in a dogfight as well. It seems that RPM does not equal more power. In game I run higher ATA numbers on both 109 and 190. I use the MW-50 boost. Ask NetMan from DoW server how effective it is him trying to catch me. Is possible to blow the engine if left on too long. What the real-life German pilots said they do in real life compared to in-game, my experience in-game, doesn't apply. The info is a place to start from to work with. I looked at all the Options' Controls listing and experiment trying things as to what works fairly well in a dogfight situation. There are work-arounds. Edited February 12, 2016 by DieHard [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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