LAGG radiator and pitch tuning

[adler_1]

A) Radiator , when i go engine manual i can make adjustments to the radiator , so what is  0% ? Is that the slat closed or open ? if so , 100 % open  reduces top speed ? what about  overheat when you are full throttle in a dogfight and you are over 100 dgrs temperature ?

B) Prop pitch , what is the optimum pitch % for this aircraft in a dogfight ? overheat ?

 

[[APAF]VR_Spartan85]

Ohhhhh the many questions of all planes... 

luckly there is a specifications section when you open the map! 

It will show you temps, rpms, manifolds, and special operations..

the lagg is fun, big nose cannon and pretty forgiving..

Different weather different rad settings... also you have both oil and water rad... 

 

[CountZero]

2 hours ago, dog1 said:

A) Radiator , when i go engine manual i can make adjustments to the radiator , so what is  0% ? Is that the slat closed or open ? if so , 100 % open  reduces top speed ? what about  overheat when you are full throttle in a dogfight and you are over 100 dgrs temperature ?

B) Prop pitch , what is the optimum pitch % for this aircraft in a dogfight ? overheat ?

 

A) yes you can then make adjustments to radiators, yes 0% is fully closed and 100% fully open, yes it reduces speed when fully open.

use fuly open for climb, on summer use 50-80% in flights, on winter 30-50%, up high abow 6km you can go even lower, in df it will owerheat fast if you have it below 50% and you can last 2-3min before engine dyes when overheated. Thats for water rad, you also have oil radiator, its speed effect is less whe 0 or 100%, i just have it at 50% open all time.

B) when climb on summer maps use 90 trottel and 90 pitch (100% open rads) to avoid overheat, if fighting or flying strait just have trottle and pitch at 100% all time.

 

also you have to adjust mixture (when your not leaving black smook trail is ok for that alt) and switch to 2nd stage supercharger abow ~2200m

Edited November 20, 2018 by 77.CountZero

[adler_1]

i'm going to see how long i last without over heating in a summer  battle Radiator set at 80% and pitch at 100% . If that happens i will break off  and see how long it takes for the indicator to go back below 100 dgrs . My battles in my own small missions seem to last approx 7mn . We dont have reload and refuel yet even though its in the game settings to go down fill up and rejoin the fight  as was the case in reality . I did'nt know the Lagg 3 has a supercharger . I've tried it in the LA5-8 over 2500 mt , i appointed the keys S and CTRL S  but i have'nt yet learnt how to manage it well  and i was'nt adjusting radiators and pitch . Thanks for the detailed explanations ,   

[adler_1]

12 hours ago, spartan85 said:

luckly there is a specifications section when you open the map! 

where is this map exactly ?

LA5-8

I have this airplane from the collectors list bought recently . I read it has 1700 HP but at above 2500 mt height supercharger at 2 i still dont get any boost with or without , below that and charger set at 1 same thing .  in a straight line i dont break the 420-30 kmh  in full auto . How do i get that extra 50 km's at least out off her ? that's what it was built for .

Edited November 21, 2018 by dog1

[LukeFF]

5 minutes ago, dog1 said:

where is this map exactly ?

 

Download the official user manual, and you'll know that, and a whole lot more.

[adler_1]

here is what i found very useful . plus the 2 pages on that thread are a total disaster !!

Edited November 21, 2018 by dog1

[303_Bies]

On 11/20/2018 at 7:02 PM, dog1 said:

A) Radiator , when i go engine manual i can make adjustments to the radiator , so what is  0% ? Is that the slat closed or open ? if so , 100 % open  reduces top speed ? what about  overheat when you are full throttle in a dogfight and you are over 100 dgrs temperature ?

B) Prop pitch , what is the optimum pitch % for this aircraft in a dogfight ? overheat ?

 

Open radiator reduce the speed, closed radiator increases the temperature, the boiling temperature depends on air pressure.

LaGG desn't have manual propeller pitch control - it has governor, go full governor during the fight, it will increase your speed/acceleration but you will overheat faster.

Generally keep radiators 2/3 opened in LaGG and change only when overheat.

Don't bother with many details at the begining, join some squad - guys will teach you basics.

 

 

Edited January 23, 2019 by Bies

[adler_1]

thanks link .have bookmarked .

[303_Bies]

5 hours ago, dog1 said:

where is this map exactly ?

LA5-8

I have this airplane from the collectors list bought recently . I read it has 1700 HP but at above 2500 mt height supercharger at 2 i still dont get any boost with or without , below that and charger set at 1 same thing .  in a straight line i dont break the 420-30 kmh  in full auto . How do i get that extra 50 km's at least out off her ? that's what it was built for .

Map during the mission, but you can use the link i post, it contains the same information.

 

La-5s8

Climb at 2500-3000 meters, cowling closed, inlet fully opened, oil radiator fully opened, full throttle, full RPM, auto full mix, push boost than set supercharger as 2 and just look at your manifold pressure

[adler_1]

i have Bies , just need to read quietly before flying any off my planes into combat . I should be memorizing all adjustments to my planes  eventually . tks  support . Its interesting that with some fine tuning and good tactics you can bring down  an F4 in high settings . If i had'nt been reading the experiences of soviet pilots i would'nt have believed it was possible .

[adler_1]

i have the manual and i read the link above on the aircrafts set up but i don't see anything at all refering to mixture , can you pls indicate where its explained .

[303_Bies]

You will see dark trail behind the plane if your mixture is to rich, don't care about that in dogfight, richer mixdecrease the temperature and increase fuel consumption.

 

From the link i posted: "Aircraft Flight and Technical Specifications and Operational Details"

 

LaGG-3 series 29

Operation features:

(...)

- Engine mixture control is manual, it is necessary to lean the mixture if altitude is more than 3-4 km for optimal engine operation. Also, leaning the mixture allows a reduction in fuel consumption during flight.

(...)

 

 

La-5 series 8

Operation features:

(...)

- 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.

(...)

[=WoVi=cercataa]

On 11/20/2018 at 9:46 PM, 77.CountZero said:

use fuly open for climb, on summer use 50-80% in flights, on winter 30-50%, up high abow 6km you can go even lower, in df it will owerheat fast if you have it below 50% and you can last 2-3min before engine dyes when overheated. Thats for water rad, you also have oil radiator, its speed effect is less whe 0 or 100%, i just have it at 50% open all time.

B) when climb on summer maps use 90 trottel and 90 pitch (100% open rads) to avoid overheat, if fighting or flying strait just have trottle and pitch at 100% all time.

 

 

Very interesting, I'll try it on my next flight ... not bad this LaGG-3

[CountZero]

13 hours ago, =SFF=_cercataa said:

 

Very interesting, I'll try it on my next flight ... not bad this LaGG-3

how its in game i wonder why soviets bathered to build anything els, it has razy roll, 23mm and best dive if only bubble canopy and nothing els u need