Quick reference printout (engine settings, limits, temps)

[Jade_Monkey]

Once in a while I want to check some engine settings but going into the Specs tab in multiplayer can be very dangerous, so I wanted to have a quick reference printout to have by my side.

This is taken directly from the game's specs, I just condensed the info that I usually need: Engine settings, time limits, recommended speeds, and temperature limits.

I also kept some of the notes for each plane, but removed the most obvious ones and tried to leave the ones that i think i will need.

 

 

Updated on February 14th, 2024 after game patch 5.201

 

DOWNLOAD Word doc version

 

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Edited February 15, 2024 by Jade_Monkey

[JimTM]

Very nice! Thanks Jade_Monkey.

[Ghost666]

Yes, very nice Thank you.

[MacLeod]

Nicely done! Thanks!

[56RAF_Roblex]

Wonderful.    Just a couple of bits of feedback from my first skim through:-

 

You have described the moveable gunsight on the IL2-42m twice 

It might be worth adding a line for the Spitfire to say that the radiator flaps can only be opened in stages. 

I might be wrong but I don't think you can use 'Lean' mixture in the Spitfire when on reduced throttle (or has BoX not modeled that?)

A lot of the notes are identical,  such as describing how differential brakes work, so you might save space by just saying the plane uses differential brakes and referring them to the appendix.

 

Not complaining.  Just feedback in case you bring out another version.  It is annoying when easily fixed errors remain over several revisions because nobody mentioned them :-)

Edited November 30, 2017 by 56RAF_Roblex

[CisTer-dB-]

Wow thank you for that 

 

o7

[THERION]

Thank you - done very nicely.

 

Cheers

[Jade_Monkey]

You have described the moveable gunsight on the IL2-42m twice

It might be worth adding a line for the Spitfire to say that the radiator flaps can only be opened in stages.

I might be wrong but I don't think you can use 'Lean' mixture in the Spitfire when on reduced throttle (or has BoX not modeled that?)

A lot of the notes are identical, such as describing how differential brakes work, so you might save space by just saying the plane uses differential brakes and referring them to the appendix.

 

Thanks for the feedback!

 

The IL2 duplication probably happened when i merged the 41 and 42 models.

 

The spitfire notes are straight from Han's notes. I couldn't tell you much about the mixture settings in game.

 

I don't want to create an appendix to de-dupe the notes because the point of them is to have them handy and in one place when you are flying. So when you want to fly one plane, you just pull up that page and it's all there, which is why i limited all notes to a single page per plane too.

 

 

Also, question for the sage pilots of this forum:

 

For radial engines I only listed the exhaust temps assuming those are the ones you can read on the gauges. Is that correct?

 

I left out the intake temps to make it less confusing.

Edited November 30, 2017 by Jade_Monkey

[DaveP63]

Excellent reference, thank you!

[madcowz]

+1 This is superb. Thank you.

[56RAF_Roblex]

Thanks for the feedback!

 

The IL2 duplication probably happened when i merged the 41 and 42 models.

 

The spitfire notes are straight from Han's notes. I couldn't tell you much about the mixture settings in game.

 

I don't want to create an appendix to de-dupe the notes because the point of them is to have them handy and in one place when you are flying. So when you want to fly one plane, you just pull up that page and it's all there, which is why i limited all notes to a single page per plane too.

 

 

Also, question for the sage pilots of this forum:

 

For radial engines I only listed the exhaust temps assuming those are the ones you can read on the gauges. Is that correct?

 

I left out the intake temps to make it less confusing.

 

Some aircraft do have input temp gauges (pretty sure IL2 does) and some of the notes from 1C specify what the temps should be but I believe the effects of bad input temps are not modeled.

Edited November 30, 2017 by 56RAF_Roblex

[ST_ami7b5]

Great, thanks!

[SCG_Tzigy]

Super nice!!!!!!

 

Just few very minor suggestions from a mostly 110 driver..

 

It is not "necessary" to use differential thrust and/or manual pitch on taxing/takeoff, may u could write "consider using" or similar

 

I would mention to step on the brakes during startup in 110g2 especially on snow, to prevent the static swing/skid 

[II./JG1_Kadin]

Very helpful, many thanks

[Jade_Monkey]

Updated: removed duplicate bullet point for IL2.

 

 

Ill keep this up to date as new planes come out.

[Jade_Monkey]

Super nice!!!!!!

 

Just few very minor suggestions from a mostly 110 driver..

 

It is not "necessary" to use differential thrust and/or manual pitch on taxing/takeoff, may u could write "consider using" or similar

 

I would mention to step on the brakes during startup in 110g2 especially on snow, to prevent the static swing/skid 

The text is all 100% from Han's notes here.

 

For now I'm going to leave it like that, otherwise it's going to be hard to keep track of all the changes in the future.

I'll post a MS Word version too if someone wants to edit and add their own notes.

[SCG_Tzigy]

The text is all 100% from Han's notes here.

 

For now I'm going to leave it like that, otherwise it's going to be hard to keep track of all the changes in the future.

I'll post a MS Word version too if someone wants to edit and add their own notes.

 

u r right, seen the official note, just trying to be helpful, would think some might be discouraged by having to try to manage dual throttles in that way, thats all; great job still!!!

[Jade_Monkey]

Updated the original post with the new planes:

• La 5 FN
• P-39
• A-20
• Yak7B
• Bf109 G6

[Chief_Mouser]

Missed this first time out. Thanks for doing it -very useful indeed.

Cheers.

[Jade_Monkey]

Fixed the latest version, three planes were not showing up in the table of contents.

Nothing else has changed.

[Chief_Mouser]

Hi JM. Just noticed that the Oil and Cylinder Head temperatures for the A-20 are swapped. Really like these guides - thanks!

[Jade_Monkey]

Thanks, I knew i did something weird with the temps but i thought i fixed it. I'll reupload the correct version when i get power back in my house.

[NN_Elanion]

THX: Nice work Jade_Monkey

A little question about the La-5 FN: Do you know if this plane always has an automatic adjustment of the mixture as on the plane La-5 (F) ?

I recall this info on the La-5 (F): "  Engine mixture control is automatic when the mixture lever is set to maximum. It is possible to manually lean the mixture by moving the mixture control to less than maximum. This also reduces fuel consumption during flight. "

[Jade_Monkey]

1 hour ago, NN_Elanion said:

THX: Nice work Jade_Monkey

A little question about the La-5 FN: Do you know if this plane always has an automatic adjustment of the mixture as on the plane La-5 (F) ?

I recall this info on the La-5 (F): "  Engine mixture control is automatic when the mixture lever is set to maximum. It is possible to manually lean the mixture by moving the mixture control to less than maximum. This also reduces fuel consumption during flight. "

 

I dont know. If that's in my notes, it's directly from the devs. Maybe someone here knows more about the mixture on the La5FN.

[NN_Elanion]

Sorry: I was not thinking about the direct injection on the FN version: "  This new version of the M-82 featured direct fuel injection into the engine cylinder heads, as opposed to the carburetors used by the earlier M-82 and M-82F  ".

[Jade_Monkey]

Updated PDF in original post with fixed A-20 temp labels.

 

Thanks @216th_Cat !!

[LLv44_Kanttori]

Thank You Jade_Monkey, great stuff! 

[SAS_Storebror]

I'd really love to see this being updated 

 

Mike

[PA_Willy]

Thank you Sir!

 

[Jade_Monkey]

Yes, its been in my to do list for a while.

 

Been working on a micro campaign for the Spitfire mk.Vb in Kuban.

[SAS_Storebror]

No worries @Jade_Monkey, take all the time you need - I'm glad to wait for quality products like this 

 

Mike

[Jade_Monkey]

Ok, changes made:

• Added data for existing BOBP planes: Fw 190 A8, Bf109 G14, Spitfire Mk. IXe
• Added a couple of default key mappings for rare engine management.
• Added Stall Speed for new planes. I'll update the rest in the future.

Also, it seems like the forum does not host PDFs anymore, so I linked it to Dropbox.

[SAS_Storebror]

Yes sir, very cool!

Thank you so much!

 

Mike

[Canvas25]

Thank you!

[Chomp]

Thanks very much Jade_Monkey.

             I do have a question. For the planes with gauges that measure in mph. instead of kph. I guess a conversion is needed. Is that correct?

 

Also, since I'm a newb, I have added Dive limit speed to my copies, but I guess they could be committed to memory fairly easy once more experienced.

 

Cheers,

            Chomp.

[Jade_Monkey]

@Chomp, yes its all in km/h as of now. I will eventually add mph for american and british planes.

[RedBravo65]

I came here today to look for something just like this.  Thank you!

[Jade_Monkey]

Cleaned up the file. No content changes but I removed some blank pages that were being generated when converting from word to PDF that I didn't notice last time.

 

 

[KpaxBos]

Hi,

 

Thanks for this document. Really usefull.

 

Have Fun.

[=FEW=ayamoth89]

thank you,

we =FEW= really appreciate