Hs 129 impressions

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

I was testing engine out flying and it seems you only can keep level flight if you set boost on and combat power.

 

Any engine setting in continuos mode to keep single engine level flight???

The manual recommends cruising with combat power at 190 km/h with combat power (only possible when feathering prop of the dead engine + trimmimg the aircraft).

[6./ZG26_Gielow]

The manual recommends cruising with combat power at 190 km/h with combat power (only possible when feathering prop of the dead engine + trimmimg the aircraft).

No ATA and RPM settings ??? Just speed ???

 

I will try that later.

 

The coolest thing about the 129 is exactly the low performance. It seems you are flying general aviation low performance twin engines with guns 

Edited September 21, 2017 by 6./ZG26_Gielow

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Combat power equals 1.25 ata and 2750 RPM.

[hames123]

Good tank busting pilots are always needed in the Finnish Pilots server, especially at prime time, to stop the T-34 attacks on our ground troops.

[F/JG300_Gruber]

Sooo, anybody managed to fly that stuff on one engine ? 

 

No matter how hard I try, I end up kissing the ground, unless flying on a freezing cold day.

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Sooo, anybody managed to fly that stuff on one engine ? 

 

No matter how hard I try, I end up kissing the ground, unless flying on a freezing cold day.

The procedure for single engined flight is

 

1. Feather the dead engine prop (enable manual prop pitch control before feathering the prop)

2. Trim the rudder max to the side of the running engine

3. Run the working engine at not less than combat power

 

The manual recommends keeping an airspeed of 190 km/h for single engined flight to maintain a shallow climb. From what I tested so far this also works ingame.

Edited October 15, 2017 by 6./ZG26_5tuka

[F/JG300_Gruber]

1. Check

2. No manual control on rads found on the plane.

3. check

4. check

 

Yet the plane is falling by 1m/s and any attempt to keep it level yields speed decay up to the stall. 

Plus the running engine seems to overheat after 10min or so.

 

I tried to keep it on course both flat wings with rudder input and without rudder input and leabing the plane on the running engine wing. No joy. Same with nose attitude be it with pitch trim or pulling on the stick, too much drag generated to keep the plane flying.

 

 

Tested on stalingrad autumn with 80% fuel and MK103 underbelly pod.

[CanadaOne]

I like the plane, and every time I fly it I think of the comment someone made about it being a "flying window".

 

Too funny.

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Gruber, could it be the cannons? I haven't tried it but I guess those should add enough drag to make it impossible to fly.

[JtD]

BK75 would be an issue, MK103 shouldn't.