Stuka keeps blowing up

Richie · #1 01-03-2012, 10:22 AM

Every time I take off in my Stuka it self destucts in 30 seconds oil on the windscreen. Both rads are open oil cooler open. Is it the over reving that kills it? Do you have to keep it down to 1500 rpm unlike a Daimler Benz?

Pitti · #2 01-03-2012, 10:53 AM

Are you sure that the water and oil coolers are open?
Note that the engine has to be running to open them.

VO101_Tom · #3 01-03-2012, 01:08 PM

Hi. I flew many times with Stuka, nothing wrong with it. You did not open the radiator. Two small buttons on the upper left corner of dashboard. The indicator gauge is on the right side. The radiator is open, if the needle shows the "AUF" mark (bottom).

You have to open the oil radiator too, small red lever on the right side, bottom.

One more important thing. The engine must not exceed the 2100 rpm, and 1.1 ata. When you change the supercharger (around 3000m), watch out for the manifold pressure jumps 1.4 ata, you need to take back the gas to 1.1 ata!! The compressor is different from the DB engines, this is two-stage, and it have no automatic adjustment. Therefore, constantly adjust the throttle on climb.

Richie · #4 01-03-2012, 01:54 PM

I think it's some kind of bug I have

Richie · #5 01-03-2012, 01:56 PM

I could make a little fraps movie of my take off and load it up on my channel

VO101_Tom · #6 01-03-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Richie

I could make a little fraps movie of my take off and load it up on my channel

Ok.

JG53Frankyboy · #7 01-03-2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by VO101_Tom

Hi. I flew many times with Stuka, nothing wrong with it. You did not open the radiator. Two small buttons on the upper left corner of dashboard. The indicator gauge is on the right side. The radiator is open, if the needle shows the "AUF" mark (bottom).

You have to open the oil radiator too, small red lever on the right side, bottom.

One more important thing. The engine must not exceed the 2100 rpm, and 1.1 ata. When you change the supercharger (around 3000m), watch out for the manifold pressure jumps 1.4 ata, you need to take back the gas to 1.1 ata!! The compressor is different from the DB engines, this is two-stage, and it have no automatic adjustment. Therefore, constantly adjust the throttle on climb.

it has an automatic superchargershifting in game. Automatic is enabled when supercharger is reading '100%'
at 0% its a forced use of the low blower (Bodenlader).

Its just oposite to the instrument panels reading, aka BUG.
In the Ju88 it is the same.

VO101_Tom · #8 01-03-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

it has an automatic superchargershifting in game. Automatic is enabled when supercharger is reading '100%'
at 0% its a forced use of the low blower (Bodenlader).

Its just oposite to the instrument panels reading, aka BUG.
In the Ju88 it is the same.

This isn't automatic. Not the way as the 109 for example. The 109's supercharger no need any adjust (stable manifold pressure, is depending only the throttle), because a compressor valve automatically reduces the pressure below 4.5km (DB-601A...). Fully open at 4.5km, and above the engine starts to weaken.
The Stuka's supercharger have to switch manually. But no matter where it is, the pressure will fluctuate depending of the altitude (if you dont adjust the throttle - of course).
The lever animation is reversed in the game, its true, but the function is OK.

Richie · #9 01-03-2012, 05:07 PM

Something weird is the radiator on the hud display only shows half way open no matter how many times I click it. I went to external views and nothing on the radiator moves like it won't open. Cowl flaps don't move?

JG53Frankyboy · #10 01-03-2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Richie

Something weird is the radiator on the hud display only shows half way open no matter how many times I click it. I went to external views and nothing on the radiator moves like it won't open. Cowl flaps don't move?

it only moves with running engine.