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Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider
Thanks there Viper, but that didn't quite get to the Ivank's pilot's quotes.
I had noticed earlier though in that thread, the references to the "general pilot's notes1943".
remember, this is late 1940 era, not '41/ '42/ or '43
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The current pilot's quote is here:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...5&postcount=93
The health warning I would apply to any current pilot's account is that the mod state of the airframe & engine will not be exactly as it was in 1940, and as the pilot says, the way that the machine is operated is also somewhat different.
In particular, a lot of display pilots will tend to stay at or below max continuous for the whole display. This reduces fuel flow, which means that the lean cut onset will be somewhat delayed under reduced positive g; the rich cut will actually be worse however.
The challenge is therefore to track down the mod state of the aeroplane and engine, and also the power settings used, so that we can make a reasonable apples to apples comparison with what we've got in the sim.
I think that this is complicated by the fact that there may well be other issues with the fuel metering model at the moment (ie misbehaviour at high altitude, at least in the last official patch for both Merlin and DB600 series), and so there may be an interaction between multiple bugs.
I think that we'll get there in the end, but since the model is much more complex than in IL2 it will inevitably take longer to get it right.
As for AP2095, these things get updated periodically, but since old equipment was still around in 2nd line units etc it still contains relevant material on old equipment.
As with all of these things, you've got to sift through carefully to build up a clear picture of what was really going on; most sources make all manner of assumptions as to the reader's frame of reference, which can make things complicated 70+ years later.