Is there a list of specific changes/improvements with the new engine model?

[primus_TR]

What specific improvements/changes has the new engine model introduced over the former one? 

The changes I have noticed (by casual observation): 1. Higher torque is needed now to maintain an off-ground effect hover (a bit less than 40 psi compared to around 30 in the former model), making it very difficult to rotate left in a hover (full left pedal barely enough). 2. EGT can get very high at startup, if you're not slow enough when throttling up. 3. Fuel consumption has increased two-fold. (back to normal after the last patch). 3. Top speed seems higher now, especially up high.  

Anyone noticed other changes? Is there a list posted by ED somewhere of the changes? 

[lurch13]

Just logged on to ask the same question.

I haven't played in a couple weeks and immediately noticed something was different. I had to redline the torque to get airborne in a mission and when I was descending to land, usually use 15 pounds for approach I was at 25 pounds, and when I got to 200' the helicopter dropped out of the sky, from a 500fpm descent to 1500fpm, no power change.

[Sarowa]

Check the charts in Tim's thread, specifically the one at the top of the first post.

tl;dr:

• Compared to the real huey, the DCS huey is underperforming at 100 ktas and above.
• The DCS huey is performing about right at 80-90 ktas.
• The DCS huey is overfperforming around 60 ktas, which means as you slow down, you need less torque than the real huey to maintain level flight.
• As you slow to 50 ktas and below, the DCS huey starts underperforming, meaning you need to increase torque even more than the real huey as the speed comes off.

This makes for very awkward and dramatic collective changes during landing.

 

 

Edited June 13, 2023 by Sarowa

[primus_TR]

12 hours ago, Sarowa said:

Check the charts in Tim's thread

Actually, I was looking to find info on whether ED made an announcement as to why they are revising the engine model, and what specific changes they intend to introduce by revising it. 

[Sarowa]

4 hours ago, primus_TR said:

Actually, I was looking to find info on whether ED made an announcement as to why they are revising the engine model, and what specific changes they intend to introduce by revising it. 

As far as I can tell, the recent huey engine model changes were largely in response to Tim's earlier thread about the DCS huey not matching up with the real huey data:

 

Please also see Tim's even older thread about the DCS huey's tailrotor:

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by Sarowa

[Tim_Fragmagnet]

2 hours ago, Sarowa said:

As far as I can tell, the recent huey engine model changes were largely in response to Tim's earlier thread about the DCS huey not matching up with the real huey data:

My findings lead me to believe that an engine rework was already in progress by the time I had made that thread, I believe most of that data was too late to majorly affect the rework.

I will not take credit for ED beginning to rework the huey, as I do not believe it is earned. However I am doing my best to see the rework continued and supplied with as much good data as I can find.