Blenheim take off

[whoarmongar]

On low vid settings enable roads disable grass to see the runways.

The wheel brakes are like the RAF fighters on/off brakes use rudders to apply. ie the brakes are tuned into your flight yoke

Prop pitch fine for takeoff but then go coarse, use pitch to regulate revs.

Full left rudder trim full left rudder and if thats not enough try a bit more power on the right engine or less on the left engine, not recomended if heavy !

You dont get good power till oil @40

Stupid place to put temp gauge huh, I looked for ages and still never found it till I saw vid on this forum, same for the fuel cocks.

The Blenny flies quite well once airborn Its becoming a fav of mine, wouldnt like to encounter 109s in daylight tho,+

Has anyone flown the blenny coop with human crew on a server ? That sounds like it could be a laugh.

I think I need a bombaimers course, I havnt bombed a damn thing yet !

Thanks to Freycinet for his excelent entertaining video, for showing me where the temp gauge is and for rekindling my interest in the Blenny and this game.

Actually id love to encounter some 109s on a server

[_79_Flames]

Originally Posted by whoarmongar

On low vid settings enable roads disable grass to see the runways.

Full left rudder trim full left rudder and if thats not enough try a bit more power on the right engine or less on the left engine, not recomended if heavy !

On the bob map, you get quit a bit of cross wind, so i do as you say, i have my left engine at about half way till my tail lift.

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Anvilfolk

Nice video!

I tend not to pay too much attention to oil temperatures. Do you just wait until 40 because by then engine temps are around 200? I'm going to get neck injuries by looking back towards the engine temp gauges all the time.


Also, I really liked that you set throttle to maximum and adjust prop pitch to keep to desired RPM. Does that give you more acceleration than fine prop pitch and adjusting throttle to lower?

I'd test it, but I have all graphical settings on low, and it gets really hard to tell exactly where you are without the runways and such (to see how long a takeoff run I did).

Oh, and did you use left and right wheel brakes to keep the nose pointed down the runway?

Thanks!

Actually, using fine pitch is better for takeoff. Using coarse pitch for takeoff is like trying to get your car rolling from a stop while using 5th gear

[ATAG_Dutch]

Found out that the Blen's a pussycat as long as you take off from a longer runway with less wind!

I was persevering with the the stock cross country mission and still no go after a huge number of attempts.

Set up my own mission in the FMB flying from Biggin, with 4x250lb bombs on board and it was a cinch!

Oil at 40, heads just under 200, no carb heat, no boost, throttles at about 65%, mixture in the 'normal' range.

Doddle

[AARPRazorbacks]

Is there a video of the Blenheim with or dropping bombs in CLoD?

No bombs to be found in my download for the Blenheim.

And when the tempter control is on the planes are wack. Most of the time. LOL
This shows a take off with the Tempter control off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpVcgriqx58

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by AARPRazorbacks

No bombs to be found in my download for the Blenheim.

And when the tempter control is on the planes are wack. Most of the time. LOL
This shows a take off with the Tempter control off.

Sorry Sir, don't understand your banter!

[AARPRazorbacks]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Sorry Sir, don't understand your banter!

Definition of WACK

slang
: not up to the mark : lousy, lame <while there are skilled moments, there are wack ones as well.

As much as I like CLoD. With the Tempter control on, the planes are wack.

On another flight forum this was said. And it's hard to say a pilot that flew the plane is wrong.


Join Date
Mar 2010
Location
Norfolk England

Problem with Blenheim and other bombers.

"I am having real problems getting the Blenheim to take off properly. Firstly it starts turning as it sits on the runway before you even start the engines. Brakes stop it but you don't seem to be able to keep the brakes applied.

Engines start okay but the aircraft always swings violently to starboard and no amount of left rudder and rudder trim will correct it. Using brakes helps but slows down your take off. I have tried varient power on the engines. This again helps but it becomes very tricky when the aircraft rotates. Also the lock tail wheel does not even seem to work.

I have spoken to an ex-Blenheim pilot who told me the Blenheim was not difficult to take off and did not suffer from an bad yaw tendencies (Unlike the Beaufighter). I have to conclude the Blenheim in CoD s badly modelled. The last patch did nothing to improve it."

I'v gotten to where I can take off in the Blenheim. But not with the Tempter control on.

I'm going to keep trying to take off with the tempter controls on. It my be the whay I'm doing things but it should not be this hard .