13.05.2009, 21:00
You can open the cooling flaps in several gradations. You also can fix them to one gradiation in the FM.
The A-1 has not even cooling slots. She for example whould get fixed closed radiator flaps. You will see that this plane has massive cooling problems.
The A-2 had no radiator flaps but she had cooling slots. In german they are called "Kiemenspaltblech". A little bit different to explain in english :-D. There where still some overheating problems in the A-2 but not so substantially like in the A-1. So the slots of the A-2 are opened and fixed. Same with the A-3.
In the next UI1.1 update this will be fixed in the A-3. You have to take a little bit more care with overheating. The engine will overheat very quick wen you are using he emergency boost (110% throttle).
I do not use this emergency boost very often. Just for accerleration in combat situations.
In Il-2 these cooling flaps create a wind-resistation when they are opened. Without checking the data I whould say that this is round about 10 km/h minus in the top speed at SL. From what I Know the cooling flaps where mostly opened to keep up the air circulation in the cowling of the engine because the double radial engine created a lot of heat. The Slots were closed in high altitudes like in the 109, perhpas in winter and in combat.
F and G series will come but later. They are based on the main A-series and first of all we want to make those planes to have a good bas for special versions like the F series, the G series, The "Sturmb
The A-1 has not even cooling slots. She for example whould get fixed closed radiator flaps. You will see that this plane has massive cooling problems.
The A-2 had no radiator flaps but she had cooling slots. In german they are called "Kiemenspaltblech". A little bit different to explain in english :-D. There where still some overheating problems in the A-2 but not so substantially like in the A-1. So the slots of the A-2 are opened and fixed. Same with the A-3.
In the next UI1.1 update this will be fixed in the A-3. You have to take a little bit more care with overheating. The engine will overheat very quick wen you are using he emergency boost (110% throttle).
I do not use this emergency boost very often. Just for accerleration in combat situations.
In Il-2 these cooling flaps create a wind-resistation when they are opened. Without checking the data I whould say that this is round about 10 km/h minus in the top speed at SL. From what I Know the cooling flaps where mostly opened to keep up the air circulation in the cowling of the engine because the double radial engine created a lot of heat. The Slots were closed in high altitudes like in the 109, perhpas in winter and in combat.
F and G series will come but later. They are based on the main A-series and first of all we want to make those planes to have a good bas for special versions like the F series, the G series, The "Sturmb