A-20 Auto Rich Mixture

[StG77_Kondor]

Hey guys,

Question on the A-20 mixture. Is it a bug that the only way to stop the new mixture smoke effect in the A-20 is to run Auto Lean? Even when not in climb mode (and in nominal engine mode) the engines still smoke as if too rich on Auto Rich. P-39 and P-40 only smoke on Auto Rich when in Combat Power. 

[Finkeren]

At this point it seems to me, that the auto-mixture systems set off the smoke effect far too easily. German aircraft seem to be trailing smoke 90% of the time. I love that we have this effect now, but it obviously requires some tweaking.

[ZachariasX]

All automatic mixture settings depend on the power setting for their mixture ratio. Even in „Auto lean“ you will reach a very rich mixture setting, although it will be at a higher power setting than in auto rich.

 

So on lean I would expect the engine trailing black smoke above 95% whereas on rich, it will be maybe around 90%. But it really depends on the mixture automatic system, manifold pressure as well as on fuel quality.

 

On average, I find the black engine smoke in game now very convincing and the great give away of your opponents power setting that it actually was.

[-=PHX=-SuperEtendard]

At least at sea level in autumn Kuban map, the smoke coming out of the A-20 in continuous Auto Rich is very thin, only visible from close distance.

[Retnek]

I think it's very well done. A complete oxidation of a rich mixture resulting in yellow-brownish smoke coloured by NOx. Can be seen in the jet-wash by modern jet engines like those in the Tornados, too. Never had the pleasure to observe the exhaust stream of large piston engine from a plane in flight, but that's what came into my mind looking at the thin yellow-brown line behind me in the A-20s gunners position.

[Talon_]

The smoke is kinda messed up all over. Spitfire mixture was a simple switch but you can exploit the game "axis" bind and avoid black smoke at WEP with no performance loss by setting 66% in the Mk IX and 47% in the Mk Vb.

Edited October 9, 2018 by Talon_

[ZachariasX]

2 hours ago, Talon_ said:

The smoke is kinda messed up all over. Spitfire mixture was a simple switch but you can exploit the game "axis" bind and avoid black smoke at WEP with no performance loss by setting 66% in the Mk IX and 47% in the Mk Vb.

That should be a big, fat bug report....

[Bremspropeller]

"A big, fat bug report"* - that would make a nice sequel to "My big fat greek wedding".

 

 

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