Hurricane Rotol mixture controls?

[Moggy]

Originally Posted by klem

The word "auto" relates to the engines ability to maintain the correct Rich mixture with changing altitude. However in CoD I do seem to be able to Lean the mixture off until the flame changes from Yellow to Blue, usually around 25-30% travel so either its modelling adjustable rich/lean level between the extremes or I'm simply hitting a crossover point.

I haven't found anything in the Pilots Notes that talks about gradual adjustment of Mixture, just fully back (Rich) or fully forward (Lean)

In the ferry pilots notes it states;

Mixture. Mixture is either Automatic Rich or Automatic Weak. The lever friction is adjusted by a knob concentric with the throttle friction control.
The throttle and mixture controls are interconnected and in some cases it will not be possible to bring the throttle back below +2 boost without moving the mixture control. In these aircraft no harm will result by moving the mixture lever back with the throttle until zero boost is obtained.
In some of the latest aircraft mixture control is fully automatic and there is either no lever or if one is fitted it is wired in WEAK.

[klem]

Originally Posted by Moggy

In the ferry pilots notes it states;

Mixture. Mixture is either Automatic Rich or Automatic Weak. The lever friction is adjusted by a knob concentric with the throttle friction control.
The throttle and mixture controls are interconnected and in some cases it will not be possible to bring the throttle back below +2 boost without moving the mixture control. In these aircraft no harm will result by moving the mixture lever back with the throttle until zero boost is obtained.
In some of the latest aircraft mixture control is fully automatic and there is either no lever or if one is fitted it is wired in WEAK.

I can only guess that the automatic mixture function enriches the mixture when required and if the lever was wired in Rich it would override the automatic function which would not be able to Lean the mixture. Just a guess though.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by klem

Some guys insist on calling out percentages for things like Mixture graphic, Throttle graphic etc. Its an old IL-2 habit. They would be better calling Rich/Lean and Boost or RPM readings according to the gauges, it is less confusing.

+1

We now have the means to fly the plane realistically. I've dispensed with the cockpit icons on my screen for that reason. I use throttle to set boost, CSP lever to set rpm's -- which I believe the BoB RAF pilots did in 1940. When receiving instructions from an online flight leader to adjust controls in terms of percentages, I can only request "Repeat, please!"