Complex engine managment help

[Rattlehead]

I have tried CEM and so far nothing has blown up.

I have a couple of questions though:

1) First time around, I did everything by the book (I hope) but for some reason my plane didn't really go anywhere, even with the throttle wide open.
(My brakes were disengaged.)
I shut down the engine and tried again, and this time it took off okay. Any reason why I could not take off the first time?

2) After a few minutes of flight, I got oil all over my windshield. What did I do wrong?

3) What is a magneto and what does it do?

4) Can I fly with my radiator open all the time? I can understand in freezing weather the need to close it, but what about in warm conditions? What about the oil radiator?

5) At one point, my engine went past it's redline. It seemed okay, but obviously this isn't good long term. Can I dogfight with the engine past redline?

6) I also picked up a terrible vibration in the plane that didn't go away. What did I do wrong?

Thanks for any feedback.

[BlackbusheFlyer]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

black I just reread your experience in that other thread. Please don't be offended but I take it you have gone through ALL the axes that you assigned and made sure that by fiddling with the bars that appear below in the control page -> axes tab: input and output bar are the same? or as near as possible?

yeah all agrees perfectly, shows movement correctly to min/max. I have been playing with the hurricane.. it seems better. I am now suspecting that the problem maybe with the Spit IIa.

[Gollum]

Originally Posted by Rattlehead

I have tried CEM and so far nothing has blown up.

I have a couple of questions though:

1) First time around, I did everything by the book (I hope) but for some reason my plane didn't really go anywhere, even with the throttle wide open.
(My brakes were disengaged.)
I shut down the engine and tried again, and this time it took off okay. Any reason why I could not take off the first time?

2) After a few minutes of flight, I got oil all over my windshield. What did I do wrong?

3) What is a magneto and what does it do?

4) Can I fly with my radiator open all the time? I can understand in freezing weather the need to close it, but what about in warm conditions? What about the oil radiator?

5) At one point, my engine went past it's redline. It seemed okay, but obviously this isn't good long term. Can I dogfight with the engine past redline?

6) I also picked up a terrible vibration in the plane that didn't go away. What did I do wrong?

Thanks for any feedback.

1) not sure.

2) Overheating - radiator may have been closed, RPMs may have been high. (use prop pitch to keep RPM around 2750 RPM.)

3) Magneto creates high voltage for for firing the engine ( kinda like spark plug )

4) open radiator creates drag and will slow the plane. Finding a balance is the goal.

5) Never want RPM past 3000, not only is this inefficient and will not produce best speed but will destroy motor within seconds. Best RPM sapposed to be around 2750 for merlin engines.

6) Not sure, could have been from damaging engine components. I think everyone gets the shake now and then form over modeled negative G effects on the carborator. Not sure if it has been confirmed yet. Either that or I have been getting hit with turbulence every 30 seconds or so.


My question to all of you is:

How do you turn the "boost cut off". there is a command for "boost cut-off" so I assumed this was a toggle but when I hit it it only turns the boost cut off on. I hit it again and nuthing. How do you turn the boost cut off off?

-Gollum

[whoarmongar]

FAO Rattlehead

1, dunno ,

2, you damaged your engine, if you havnt changed mix, prob overrun the revs

3 magneto gives you spark for spark plugs

4 radiator cools engine but produces drag so slows you down, its another balancing act

5 redline short periods best to try avoiding it

6 vibration usually bad pitch or mix its all trial and error really just ten mins ago i took of as normal and I guess I overeved the engine lost all power and crashed before i could get back to base. A time previous I changed pitch too early and the engine just died on me. damned engines are very sensitive in this game thats a cert.

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by Gollum

4) open radiator creates drag and will slow the plane. Finding a balance is the goal.



-Gollum

Ah, yes that makes sense. Thanks for your answers.

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by whoarmongar

6 vibration usually bad pitch or mix its all trial and error really.

Thank you.

[whoarmongar]

Gollum that boost cut out thingy i dont understand either it seems a once use thing , like breaking a seal, so i guess to stop using you just throttle back. My turn for a question now.
MY COMPASS in the cockpit just isnt right.
Pointing north the sea is on my right side ok
My compass is 90* out, this is on a server dont know how or why this is no wonder i keep getting lost
While over france i steered 270* to get back across the channel but ended up over dutch belgium germany area
And all the time im thinking "soon i will reach the channel". lol.

[kingpinda]

Originally Posted by Gollum

My question to all of you is:

How do you turn the "boost cut off". there is a command for "boost cut-off" so I assumed this was a toggle but when I hit it it only turns the boost cut off on. I hit it again and nuthing. How do you turn the boost cut off off?

-Gollum

Don't know it might be a bug.

Its not really a toggle though. its a slab of metal you push out of the way so the throttle has 110 percent range. Actually... is this supposed to be WEP?

edit Hmm i might be wrong. my only reference for now is the spitfire you fly in the british campaign. I do remember there being a pullout button on another craft. maybe a different spitfire or the hurricane. with the spittfire I have flown the campaign there is no limit or increase in boost just that you can push your throttle up further.

[Gollum]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

Don't know it might be a bug.

Its not really a toggle though. its a slab of metal you push out of the way so the throttle has 110 percent range. Actually... is this supposed to be WEP?

Yes it acts as WEP but doesn't function the same way. It is a slab of metal ( or lever that moves it ) but you'd figure you could be able to move it back into place to make sure you don't exceed the standard boost. Maybe you have to throtle back under the normal boost to turn it off. I haven't tried this so I'll do it when i get home.

[Gollum]

Tested pulling throttle back before un engaging boost cut out. No go. Think we have a bug on our hands..... unless it actually couldnt be re enguaged, which wouldnt make sense.