Do you use manual prop pitch in german fighters?

[JG4_Sputnik]

And if yes, how? For climbing, dogfighting, cruise or what?

I use it after long dogfights for cooling down the engine, however, I've noticed that the temp gauges on the 109 don't work...?

 

Is there an effect on engine coolant with low rpm anyway (and not in reality but in the game)? That would be my second question.

Thanks and cheers!

[JG27*Kornezov]

Actually, Yes check der sheriff videos, who is the authority on this issue.  What I use is when my engine get damaged to reduce the rpm to crawl slowly home. Low rpm low ata for maximum endurance in desperate situations.

 

[Field-Ops]

Usually not unless I'm forced to in the CloD Bf109 E3

I usually just tinker with it but I achieve the same results just running on auto. My engine usually doenst last long enough to switch to manual when damaged so I just bail.

[=EXPEND=CG_Justin]

The only time I use it is when my engine gets damaged. Then it's 100% pitch and 100% on oil and water radiator flaps to try and nurse the plane home, and this seems to work quite well. On many occasions this has gotten me all the way home, and once my aircraft is rolling to a stop, the engine will die. From my understanding the Duck has more use for manual pitch depending on situation, but I do not fly it unless I am forced to.

[=EXPEND=Tripwire]

12 hours ago, JG27_Kornezov said:

What I use is when my engine get damaged to reduce the rpm to crawl slowly home. Low rpm low ata for maximum endurance in desperate situations.

 

 

The above are the two uses for me as well. 

 

30 minutes ago, CG_Justin said:

 On many occasions this has gotten me all the way home, and once my aircraft is rolling to a stop, the engine will die. 

 

What is occurring is the engine seems to stall if you dont increase the RPM on landing. I used to always have this happen too when emergency landing on Max coarse pitch. Now I either adjust the pitch a bit finer at touchdown,  or set it back to auto and nurse the throttle if I think the engine will last the final approach and then shut it off myself after roll-out. 

[6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann]

On the E-4 manually increasing RPM can help with Cruise Speed at lower ata and increase FTH for Cruise Settings. And in the G-2 it can help you gain around 5 kph if you go to 2800 RPM.

 

 

On the others it's no help

[JG27*Kornezov]

3 hours ago, 6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann said:

 the G-2 it can help you gain around 5 kph if you go to 2800 RPM.

 

I get the same engine limitations as the G4 when I increase the RPM, 2800 RPM it will last for 1 m before the engine dies, the same as in G4.
It is very tricky because the auto is off, and there is no constant speed propeller control so to get the exact RPM you need to maintain the same speed.

"in the G-2 it can help you gain around 5 kph if you go to 2800 RPM."

I get the same increase speed but with 2700 RPM and it will last safely say for 3 m.
 

Edited May 2, 2018 by JG27_Kornezov

[EAF19_Marsh]

I love to use it in a masochistic way (was it recommended in some of the manuals for take-off?) but I have not really seen any great benefit from it.

 

If you were a very experienced pilot it might have been a tool to extract the last gasp of performance, but not being in the aircraft and lacking the hours on type, it is probably not worth much.

[Aap]

I use it only, when I want to get more time/distance out of a damaged engine.

 

18 minutes ago, EAF19_Marsh said:

was it recommended in some of the manuals for take-off?

 

In CloD (E4) I used it during take-offs and landings, based on some kind of manual. Not in BoX, though. 

[EAF19_Marsh]

 

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In CloD (E4) I used it during take-offs and landings, based on some kind of manual. Not in BoX, though. 

 

Right you are. I have a memory that - possibly because of game engine issues - changing the throttle caused it it coarsen the pitch at the wrong moment so setting it manually to fine (11:30 or 12:00) avoided this, allowing you to switch back to auto after rotation.

 

Like I said, I love manual controls (until it all goes pear-shaped) so I enjoy doing this irrespective of actual utility.

[D3adCZE]

109 G2 if holding manual 2800 RPM you can hold it for ~3 minutes and it will give you ~3m/s climb rate and around 10kph on the deck.

[ruby_monkey]

For taxiing, take-off, and landing, and in flight whenever I'm bored of having a functioning engine.

Edited May 2, 2018 by ruby_monkey

[Hartigan]

I have noticed that FW190 is much more stable to land when using manual prop at 12:10- 12.35.