Questions on take off RPM and course setter of Ju 52

[Bundook]

I am currently having a good time trying to learn how to fly the Ju 52. Is there anyone who can help out with a couple of queries?

 

The in-game Specifications (and the actual 1939 and 1941 manuals) all say that take off RPM is 2050 U/min but the Ju 52 in the game never reaches this. I have Höhengas full rich, and both sets of coolers full open. I advance the throttles all the way but it only ever gets up to around 1800 U/min. Am I doing something wrong, or misunderstanding something?

 

There's also a course setter on the dashboard. Is this functional? There seems to be no keybinding for it.

[Plurp]

3 hours ago, Bundook said:

I am currently having a good time trying to learn how to fly the Ju 52. Is there anyone who can help out with a couple of queries?

 

The in-game Specifications (and the actual 1939 and 1941 manuals) all say that take off RPM is 2050 U/min but the Ju 52 in the game never reaches this. I have Höhengas full rich, and both sets of coolers full open. I advance the throttles all the way but it only ever gets up to around 1800 U/min. Am I doing something wrong, or misunderstanding something?

 

There's also a course setter on the dashboard. Is this functional? There seems to be no keybinding for it.

Yes, you reach take-off power at 2050 rpm, but you can only reach this in level/diving flight with these fixed pitched props.  It's just another way to say max power 5 min @ 2050.  Climb/Combat power for 30 min etc.  With variable-pitch props, they probably could have reached the 2050 mark.

 

Course setter:  Are you referring to the rotary dial directly below the vertical velocity indicator?  There is no key binding, but this is used to determine the course to or from a radio non-direction beacon used in radio navigation.

Edited October 4, 2019 by Plurp

[Bundook]

Ok, so I was misunderstanding the RPM then. Thanks for the explanation. I'll need to experiment a bit more with it.

 

Yes, that's the course setter I was meaning. If it only tracks radio beacons then its real function is not modelled in the game then. In reality you dialled in the desired course (that's what the little winding handle on the front is for) and then the course indicator at top left (with the three needles) showed your alignment with the dialled in course.