01.04.2008, 18:51
You would need a working mixture control to do it right, Oleg gave a bunch of U.S. aircraft a mixture control with two settings; 100% rich and 120% rich. Never seen such a mixture control on a real Corsair or Hellcat. A full-real start up procedure is time consuming and few players really have the patience for such things. The squadron I am in certainly doesn't, with them it's hit the ignition and take off as fast as possible.
F4U-1/-1A:
Ignition switch "off".
Mixture "idle cut-off".
Rotate prop by hand four or five revolutions (done by ground crewman)
Fuel selector "reserve"
Cowl flaps "full open"
Prop control "take off RPM"
Carburetor air control "direct"
Supercharger "neutral"
Insert starter cartridge, close breech and lock, close and lock access door (done by ground crewman)
Throttle open 1 inch
Battery "on"
Instruments "on"
Electric auxiliary fuel pump "on"
Electric primer switch "on" for approx 5 seconds
Mixture to "Auto Rich", electric auxiliary fuel pump "off"- done simultaneously
Ignition "both"
Starter switch "on" until engine runs smoothly
Primer switch "on" intermittently until engine runs smoothly
Idle at 1000 rpm, if oil pressure does not register in 30 seconds, stop engine
Engine warm up and systems checks are done at 1000 to 2000 rpm, the wheel brakes in Il2 will not hold the Corsair at such engine speeds and Il2 does not model all of these procedures. Going through the whole thing, including warm up and systems checks, can easily consume 15 minutes. I'd like a little more complexity, but even MicroSoft doesn't model all the systems required in a real aircraft.
F4U-1/-1A:
Ignition switch "off".
Mixture "idle cut-off".
Rotate prop by hand four or five revolutions (done by ground crewman)
Fuel selector "reserve"
Cowl flaps "full open"
Prop control "take off RPM"
Carburetor air control "direct"
Supercharger "neutral"
Insert starter cartridge, close breech and lock, close and lock access door (done by ground crewman)
Throttle open 1 inch
Battery "on"
Instruments "on"
Electric auxiliary fuel pump "on"
Electric primer switch "on" for approx 5 seconds
Mixture to "Auto Rich", electric auxiliary fuel pump "off"- done simultaneously
Ignition "both"
Starter switch "on" until engine runs smoothly
Primer switch "on" intermittently until engine runs smoothly
Idle at 1000 rpm, if oil pressure does not register in 30 seconds, stop engine
Engine warm up and systems checks are done at 1000 to 2000 rpm, the wheel brakes in Il2 will not hold the Corsair at such engine speeds and Il2 does not model all of these procedures. Going through the whole thing, including warm up and systems checks, can easily consume 15 minutes. I'd like a little more complexity, but even MicroSoft doesn't model all the systems required in a real aircraft.