bf109 radiator indicator rods are wrong (reversed)

[jojovtx]

Originally Posted by VO101_Tom

(pin aerodynamic drag? )

Yeah, anything is. Rivets, the skin of the aircraft, antenna, basically anything. So yes, pin=aerodynamic drag.

[VO101_Tom]

Originally Posted by jojovtx

Yeah, anything is. Rivets, the skin of the aircraft, antenna, basically anything. So yes, pin=aerodynamic drag.

Wait a minute. Yes yes, it count. I was flying with a sailplane until a couple of years, i know how important even the polishing is. But we talk about a 1100 horsepower fighter, on which there is an a dozen of, much bigger snag thing. You believe it, that Mr. Messerschmitt dealt with it when he planned the airplane when the little tiny stick is opened when is closed? (Cheesehawk asserted this). I don't think so. They did it because this is the simple solution. Screwed to the lower sheet, it was driven through the hole, and done. (There is a picture in the manual, which InsaneDruid mentioned with a couple of posts before).



Anyway, if this was mentioned already:
Did it not manage to convince the developers that this is bad? It did not change in a new patch. I saw it, the stopwatch yes (Thanks for it), but this older topic.
edit: Forget it guys, I did not speak nothing. I read it now the patch hotfix list, indicator is fixed. Thank you.

[xnomad]

yaay it has been fixed in the latest hotfix.
I can confirm it's working correctly now.

[Varrattu]

Originally Posted by VO101_Tom

I noticed this mistake before with a couple of days. As I see, a topic opened already. Would be great if they would correct it.

There is nothing wrong.

In some parts the manuals of the Luftwaffe are a little confusing. Concerning the BF109E-3 radiator ... ...

"AUF" means "EXTEND" - If the radiator flaps are fully extended, the indicator / pins are extended (fully visible).
"ZU" means "RETRACT" - If the radiator flaps are fully retracted, the indicator / pins are also retracted.

@Cheesehawk (05-05-2011 02:32 PM)
Your explanation should convince the last doubter

Happy landings

Varrattu

[xnomad]

Originally Posted by Varrattu

There is nothing wrong.

In some parts the manuals of the Luftwaffe are a little confusing. Concerning the BF109E-3 radiator ... ...

"AUF" means "EXTEND" - If the radiator flaps are fully extended, the indicator / pins are extended (fully visible).
"ZU" means "RETRACT" - If the radiator flaps are fully retracted, the indicator / pins are also retracted.

@Cheesehawk (05-05-2011 02:32 PM)
Your explanation should convince the last doubter

Happy landings

Varrattu

I should have mentioned at the start that I'm half German so I'm not using Google translate either when I read the manual.

Yes 'auf' means extended (open) and in the manual it says versenkter Stab (sunken rod) when the Klappe/flap is 'Auf'/open; which is the opposite of what appears in the game.

If 'auf' were meant to mean 'up' then it would be Klappe hoch you would never so 'auf' in that context.

It does seem counter intuitive to do this in terms of reducing drag (although it would be minimal) but I'm going by what the manual says and by the indicators drawn on the rod itself, they must have copied it's appearance from somewhere and presently they make no sense.

[Varrattu]

Originally Posted by xnomad

Yes 'auf' means extended (open) and in the manual it says versenkter Stab (sunken rod) when the Klappe/flap is 'Auf'/open; which is the opposite of what appears in the game.

Hi xnomad,

unfortunately t the author of the manual took the word "AUF" instead of "AUFWÄRTS" or "GESCHLOSSEN". That's the reason why it looks like the opposite of what appears in the game. The function in CloD is okay, the manual is also okay but a little confusing.

Happy landing

Varrattu