17.06.2009, 16:35
Wondering If the current skins will work on the early P38
P-38 E F G and H
17.06.2009, 16:57
RealDarko Wrote:Wondering If the current skins will work on the early P38
They probably would with some errors.
17.06.2009, 17:05
Yes. All current skins will work to some degree. Some slight modification will need to be made to account for the more shallow chin.
18.06.2009, 06:25
gibbage Wrote:Yes. All current skins will work to some degree. Some slight modification will need to be made to account for the more shallow chin.
Excellent!
18.06.2009, 08:20
mby fixing that annoying skin mirroring on right side?
18.06.2009, 15:51
migojarsk Wrote:mby fixing that annoying skin mirroring on right side?
No. Sorry. IL2 is EXTREMELY limited when it comes to texturing. You only have 1 1024x1024 texturemap. When you consider the challenge I was faced, I did the best with what I had. Think about the fact that not only did I need to texture 1 body, but 3! So I have 3 body's that need to go into the same space used for 1 body. Doing that mirror was the only way of fitting it on, without making everything very small. The FSX P-38 that I recently finished was divided onto 2 4096x4096 texture maps!!!
18.06.2009, 16:23
Hi mates!
I hope to don't bother with my request but:
Someone know when the first J made their debut in frontline units in ETO and PTO?
I have try to search in my reference but I have find no date of this!
I'm asking this due my need to know the transition time for frontline machine from the oldest H to the newest J!
My best regards at all and many thanks!
walter
I hope to don't bother with my request but:
Someone know when the first J made their debut in frontline units in ETO and PTO?
I have try to search in my reference but I have find no date of this!
I'm asking this due my need to know the transition time for frontline machine from the oldest H to the newest J!
My best regards at all and many thanks!
walter
SEMPER INCOMMODUS
18.06.2009, 17:10
The best I can give you is
March 43. 10 J-1-LO prototypes.
August 43 210 J-5-LO
The H was still being delivered till Dec 43.
From Warren M Bodie's book "The Lockheed P-38".
March 43. 10 J-1-LO prototypes.
August 43 210 J-5-LO
The H was still being delivered till Dec 43.
From Warren M Bodie's book "The Lockheed P-38".
18.06.2009, 17:31
walter_solito Wrote:Hi mates!
I hope to don't bother with my request but:
Someone know when the first J made their debut in frontline units in ETO and PTO?
I have try to search in my reference but I have find no date of this!
I'm asking this due my need to know the transition time for frontline machine from the oldest H to the newest J!
My best regards at all and many thanks!
walter
PTO: P-38J winter 43/44 and P-38L second half of 1944
ETO/MTO: P-38J first half of 1944 P-38L winter 44/45 (small numbers)
19.06.2009, 02:58
Hi mates!
A big thanks for your replyes!!!
So the PTO was the first to receive the J (I suppose due the more needs for long range and safety flying over long sea distance) and the ETO/MTO the second (I suppose due the P51 dominion and the ground attack transition of the P38)!
cheers
walter
A big thanks for your replyes!!!
So the PTO was the first to receive the J (I suppose due the more needs for long range and safety flying over long sea distance) and the ETO/MTO the second (I suppose due the P51 dominion and the ground attack transition of the P38)!
cheers
walter
SEMPER INCOMMODUS
19.06.2009, 07:31
walter_solito Wrote:So the PTO was the first to receive the J (I suppose due the more needs for long range and safety flying over long sea distance) ...Well, as General Kenney described the proceedings, in the PTO they were happy with anything they could get their hands on and the ETO had first priority and wanted the P-51 more than they wanted the P-38. That was also before Charles Lindberg got to fly with the boys and learned them how to get more mileage, by using a different way to manage the engine. (Lower revs (prop pitch) at lower throttle and such things). When they arrived in the PTO, they were grounded for quite a bit too, while they fixed some things like installing self-sealing tanks.
19.06.2009, 07:42
Hi mate!
I knew that the early trouble with the P38 was due the intercooler that , located into the wing , overheating the engine , so they have their max HP reduced from 1400 hp to 1200 hp!
cheers
walter
I knew that the early trouble with the P38 was due the intercooler that , located into the wing , overheating the engine , so they have their max HP reduced from 1400 hp to 1200 hp!
cheers
walter
SEMPER INCOMMODUS
20.06.2009, 13:47
Any update?
20.06.2009, 14:45
Still working, lots to do, so little time.
20.06.2009, 15:47
Nice work Gibbage, this may help with the idea of having 100% as the maximum power for the intercooler and 110% for the maximum engine rated power with damage at long sustained times. If you can incorporate engine overheating quite extremely at 110% so say 2 minutes overheat with that power it starts to die and then if your overheating but using 110% it takes the usual erm 5 minutes 45 secs to start being damaged etc... I don't know if you can model overheating more severely at different power levels etc but just a thought. Also IL2 is specific to time rather than how hot an engine is.
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