[EQT]

Hello, have a little question about the radiator, what do i need it for, and when shall i use it,
and radiator and combat flaps is that relay the same thing?

just know some plane just have open closed and auto and some have stages, open 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, closed or something.

/regards

[AIRdomination]

Open your radiator when your engine overheats, it cools your engine, but it also slows you down a little. The planes with automatic radiator, adjust accordingly themselves to keep the engine cool. And then there are some planes where you cannot open the radiator.

As for combat flaps... those just help you turn better :wink: and can be used to slow you down like an air brake.

[Freiwillige]

Yes for example the messerschmitt 109's run like this historically.

Radiator flaps Position open. Start aircraft. Leave in open position during taxing and take off or radiator will overheat and boil over. Once airborn and up to cruising speed put radiator flaps into closed position. May remain in closed position throughout flight as long as ATA requirments are met.
If ATA requirments are exceeded and an overheat warning appears put flaps into auto or open poition and reduce throttle to max combat power ata and close flaps once the engine is within acceptable opperating temperatures. Note max ATA requirments are usually posted on the boost meter in all 109's G2 and up. Its the white peg mark.

[astrologos]

When do we have to use :

- mixture

- prop pitch

- magneto

any examples?

????

:roll:

[_-JARMOPOWER-_]

lower the mixture to get higher with some planes like yak's.
I use lower prop pitch for landing with full throttle-just perfect pitch and perfect landing lol

[caldrail]

When do we have to use :

- mixture
Mixture controls the ratio of fuel to air taken in by the engine, necessary since at higher altitudes the air is thinner and doesn't provide as much power to the engine as the ratio (the 'mixture' ) gets richer. So as you gain altitude reduce the mixture a little to maintain your power. For the first two or three thosuand meters I wouldn't worry too much, but above that that you may well find your performance improves if the lean the mixture a little. In fact, mixture is used to switch an aero-engine off. The sim is wrong in that the 'I' button switches off the ignition - aero engines don't work like that, you stop such an engine by starving it of fuel.

- prop pitch
Pitch is like the 'gearbox' of an aeroplane. Fine pitch is your lowest gear and making it coarser (reducing the percentage in-game) allows faster speed but doesn't pull so well. Pitch can control the max engine speed so in dogfights you can run at high power for longer without overheating, although you won't accelerate as much as with fine pitch. Experience will teach you which setting is best in any circumstance.

- magneto
Magneto's are your ignition circuits and aeroplanes with combustion engines have two for safety reasons, as well as extra power from multiple spark plugs. Generally speaking you should test these prior to take off and leave them on until you land. Switching them off (like pressing 'I' in game) will switch off the engine ignition but in this case the engine still has fuel in the system and can start by itself if any propellor rotation occurs due to heat and pressure in the system igniting the fuel regardless of any magneto setting.

[astrologos]

..how can we gain advantage over enemy in dogfight with those settings : misture,prop pitch and magnetos? Any hidden tricks to learn?

8)


thanks anyway!

[EQT]

Open your radiator when your engine overheats, it cools your engine, but it also slows you down a little. The planes with automatic radiator, adjust accordingly themselves to keep the engine cool. And then there are some planes where you cannot open the radiator.

As for combat flaps... those just help you turn better :wink: and can be used to slow you down like an air brake.

sorry i meen armor flaps not combat flaps, cos when u sett a key for armor flaps, then in the game its use it for the radiator, thats way i wonder if armor flaps and radiator is the same, cant realy get that to be the same thing.

then i wasent totaly lost when it comes to the radiator, i togth it had somthing whit the engine to do.

[.041 Safety Wire]

Actually on Radial powered aircraft they are referred to as Cowl Flaps and are normally open during idling and extended periods on the ground. With no forward movement they will allow more air to pass through the engine cowl. Since most aircraft have pressure cowlings as the aircraft moves forward air is forced through the pressure cowling to cool the powerplant. In these situations the cowl flaps are closed. In liquid cooled powerplants the radiator doors control the amount of air passing through the radiator core. On the 51,s the design of the scoop and cowling actually accounts for a slight speed increase. dependent on the setting of the exit flap. Typically aircraft of WWII have a flap or door arrangement on their oil coolers also with them being controlled by a thermoswitch. This allows the aircraft engine to heat up faster. Some even had gasoline dilution systems to thin out the oil for cold starts.

[Path-x]

When do we have to use :

- mixture
For the first two or three thosuand meters I wouldn't worry too much, but above that that you may well find your performance improves if the lean the mixture a little.

Well I do not change the fuel/air mixture bellow 7000 meters. First I switch the supercharger to a higher position at about 3000 meters.

[Trooper117]

Different setting and sdjustments are required for several of the different types, there is not a default adjustment for all aircraft.. read the aircraft guide that is included on your game dvd, it can also be found in your IL2 sturmovik folder if you require direct access..