wow, nice pictures. Thank you! Though the workings are still somewhat shrouded in mystery ;)

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In general the two crucial things are to keep below 4lbs boost on takeoff and switch to coarse pitch ASAP.

[EDIT] I should have read Redroach's exellent post on the page above before sounding off. I'l have to try the inner tanks when back from hols.

I've been up to 11k ft climbing on 3lbs boost but there's no second stage to any supercharger and the mix seems bad, just like the hurri used to be.

Frankly it needs work.

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I presume the bomb-drop on doors open is the way of simulating the gravity operated doors?

Such a shame we don't seem to be able to move behind the bombardier's compass for the run-in to target!

56RAF_phoenix

Still looking for advanced infos on the blenheim bombsight (Mk IX course-setting bombsight) and on the fuzes, so consider this a shameless bump! ;)

Besides that, the "one bomb just falls out on opening the bomb bay doors" - issue still bugs me. I should have a serious word with my ground crew. :rolleyes:
The explanation phoenix gave to that just adds to my confusion ;)

P.S.: Addendum to my T/O procedure above: Now that I've got the drill of getting the Blenheim into the air down, I've become somewhat more cautious with using the boost cut-out for add. manifold pressure on take-off. If you've got a well-built runway, like that one where the blen's spawn on syndicate, it's very possible to take off without engaging the boost cut-out. As mentioned, it's really, really easy to blow your engines with that, so just skip that step for additional safety. Just don't forget to disengage carburetor heaters after your engines run smoothly; re-engage them if you go above 5500ft.

P.P.S.: I'm really scared of sparking another 'octane war', but.. has somebody tested if boost c/o operation is safer when feeding from the outer tanks (which, presumably, are filled with 100oct. fuel)?
I haven't yet tested that, but maybe someone has... I see a certain possibility that this is indeed the case

i am also VERY VERY carefully when starting a Blenheim on a DogfightMP map.

Using fine pitch i seldom use seldom more than 2300rpm - having always a quick look at the temp gauges. I am far away from using 110% throttle with fine pitch , therefor i dont activate the "boost cut, out".
I even try to roll in start position with enginetemps below 200°. To get a longer save time to run the engines at 'higher' rpms during the actual startrun.

And than after going to course pitch i am wondering why the possible rpm numbers are so high in the instruments :D , so low they are.



sidenotes:
-i have no proplem with "one bomb is falling when opening the bombdoors". It does not happen with my settings.
-you dont have to activate magnetos manually (in any CoD plane!), they are activated automaticly as soon you hit "I".

for how to properly use the fuses, I finally stumbled on the A.O.Checklist (how could I miss that all the time? sigh):
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=24547

But still, more info is needed on how to properly use the blen's MkIX C.S. bombsight... another bump :D

I'm having a rough time keeping the temps within limits.
Either the oil gets too cool or the engine temp too hot.
There's no margins for error.
Any tip would be appreciated.

I found the tip of quickly turn on/off autopilot to lock tailwheel a tremendous help while warming up.

According to Blackdog and Fleas manual I should take off with rads closed but that doesn't work for me. Overheat before tailwheel lifts.

Real pilotmanuals dont help much in game , and in the Blenheim even less!
You have to start with open cowlingflaps. I personally start with flaps down (unfortunatly you can set them only between full out and in :( ) and tray to keep the engine rpm between 2200&2300......not much, i know, but so i am at 90% of my starts on the save side.

Sa alread said, this plane needs a second look from 1C, even more important as it is the only RAF bombcarrier in game.

real manuals do help, in general, but in this case the blen's FM is quite a bit off in terms of engine temps. Leave the coolers open until safely in the air and your engine temps start to drop.
And, in my experience, there is no such thing as "the oil gets too cold". Shortly after T/O, I set prop pitch to coarse, engage carb heaters at 5500 ft - with these actions, my oil temps were fine all the time.

My "engage AP for a second" referred to the wheel brakes, btw. Are you sure that the tailwheel gets locked, too?

Ok. I thought I saw some connection between engine failure and low oil temp but if I understand you correct then the crucial thing is the engine temp which I should try to keep between 200 and 250?

Could you confirm this...
- Open rads lowers engine temps (and vice versa)?
- Activated carb heaters raise engine temps (and vice versa)?
- Throttling up i.e. higher rpm raise engine temps (and vice versa)?

How does coarse pitch affect the temps? I mean, lower rpm gives lower temp but coarse pitch give higher load on engine.


I ment wheel brakes. Sorry.

Thanks!