Upcoming Patch FM Changes

[klem]

Originally Posted by Robo.

Not with the Rotol equipped Hurricane, these limits were set to the engine in general - Merlin II and III. Following airscrews have been fitted on Hurricanes of that era: Weybridge fixed pitch, de Havilland 2-pitch or Rotol constant speed. With the first two, you could indeed overrev your engine in a dive, hence the limit set in the pilot's manual. You will be able to overrev your engine in the sime flying de Havilland Mk.I fighters (Spitfire Mk.I and DH-20 Hurricane Mk.I),

klem - I do have great copy of Hurricane Mk.I pilot notes and maintenance manual dated March 1939, all pre-BoB Merlin II and III related. Great stuff, PM me if you'd care for a copy.

Thanks,

I've PM'd you.

[41Sqn_Banks]

@klem: Could you provide the paragraph that deals with the propeller pitch control, especially with regards to the handling of the DH two position pitch? Compare Spitfire I: http://www.il2bugtracker.com/issues/97

It would be important to know if the Hurricane had the same "bycicle pump" control like the Spitfire that allowed setting any pitch between "fine" and "coarse". So the images of the cockpit could also be interesting.

[David198502]

all i can say is that the damage model of the spits and hurris has the same problems like the one of the 109s.
i have shot several fuel tanks of hurris, and they keep flying as well, just like the 109s do.
i have yet to blow up a fuel tank of a spit(does it even have one?)
i have shot radiators of spits and they sometimes keep flying and fighting for a pretty long time until they finally get apparent problems....

[klem]

Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Banks

@klem: Could you provide the paragraph that deals with the propeller pitch control, especially with regards to the handling of the DH two position pitch? Compare Spitfire I: http://www.il2bugtracker.com/issues/97

It would be important to know if the Hurricane had the same "bycicle pump" control like the Spitfire that allowed setting any pitch between "fine" and "coarse". So the images of the cockpit could also be interesting.

The Hurricane Pilots Notes I have (1941) give mid-r.p.m. settings for climb etc as you know from my previous post. Unfortunately the only reference to changing rpm is 'fully forward' or 'fully back' except where it says:

'Greatest Range.... 1700 r.p.m. '.....

'DIVING
(i) Generally, set the airscrew to govern at cruising r.p.m....'

'AEROBATICS
.... Cruising r.p.m. should be used....'

I'm sure as I can be that the Mk I prop control was a lever alongside the throttle and mixture (I don't have the notes to hand but I'll look tomorrow).

Opinion on these forums is that the 2-pitch prop lever couldn't be finely controlled like the Spitfire MkI plunger could. HOWEVER! The well respected 'Aviation Classics' magazine covered the Hurricane in its March 2012 issue so I will be getting that to see if there are any little nuggets in there. Its a great magazine, usually with pilot contributions.