radiators have no influence on speed

[David198502]

"Trust me, been doing this along time.. Would take more that that to upset me!"


good to know!

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by David198502

yes but these constant 11kph is the DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DB601 and DB605 engine!

Still as I noted the speed can varry by 30-40kph due to altitude changes.. Assuming you can hold it pretty steady, more if you cant! So your 50 would/could still be in the noise. The only way to tell is to log the speed and the altidue, than you can 'see' what is going on

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Stormcrow

Now I would like to know if someone has made tests:
Full throttle, optimal rpm

what are the durations before ruining the engines depending on rad setting.

100% open, 95%, 90% ...

Bingo!

And with that said providing a track file is the min requirement to be taken seriously..

And log the data as you fly and record that track file if you really want to do a good job!

In IL-2 you could replay the track file and extract and log the data at a later date..

But I don't think you can do that in CoD! I am pretty sure you have to log the data as you fly the mission!

[David198502]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

Still as I noted the speed can varry by 30-40kph due to altitude changes.. Assuming you can hold it pretty steady, more if you cant! So your 50 would/could still be in the noise. The only way to tell is to log the speed and the altidue, than you can 'see' what is going on

well ace,if you have trimmed the plane,the 109 becomes really steady.you can fly for miles having the crosshair focused on the horizon without any further input,so the differences in altitudes and speed are only minor, therefore a difference of 30kph would be clearly noticeable.

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by David198502

well ace,if you have trimmed the plane,the 109 becomes really steady.you can fly for miles having the crosshair focused on the horizon without any further input,so the differences in altitudes and speed are only minor, therefore a difference of 30kph would be clearly noticeable.

Trust me.. your not the 1st one to 'think' that

Log your data and you will be amazed at how much the alt can varry on you

[Matt255]

What speed did you actually reach in your test and at what altitude exactly?

[*Buzzsaw*]

Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Stormcrow

Mh. Have you guys ever managed to slightly close the radiator of the 109 at full throttle without getting immediate overheat? I really don't see how one can close the rads almost full at full throttle without overheating it in split seconds.

In any aircraft when you are at full performance settings (throttle + rpm) I never ever dare to close the rads a little bit because overheating is looming.

If you are in a dive, and during the dive have reduced throttle with full open rads, you will cool your engine considerably to the point you can close rads for a short while when you level out.

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by David198502

i surprisingly just found out that the rads settings of the 109 have no impact on speed at all...
normally i fly with them as much closed as possible,to avoid engine overheating,while maintaining the minimum air resistance...
however i found out that one can leave the rads fully open and still reach and hold the top speed in level flight....

that should be looked into by the devs, cause i would assume that a fully opened radiator should cause enough surface to slow the aircraft down...


i have to say that this fact is extremely disappointing, as CEM and FMs are supposed to be the strengths of this game(sim?)

You've done testing, right? You've got evidence to present right?

Let's see it.

[Vengeanze]

Says nothing about working or not working rads on the box so...!

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Poor Nancy