Key mapping: uncommon keys

[Jorge_S]

Good afternoon,

 

I am re-mapping my IL-2 Great Battles joystick keys as I purchased a new joystick. I am finding some keys that looks somehow important, but I haven't found the plane that requires them

 

Can someone help me pointing out if these are important and if so, for which plane:

 

- Interconnect throttle and prop controls: I cannot find which plane uses it; I get the P-47 interconnecting throttle and turbo, but not throttle and prop control

 

- Gunsight vertical and horizontal adjustment; seems to me that these are not used; or they are controlled through "bomb sight" mode

 

- Fire weapon group 3; Is this for high caliber cannons? which planes use it?

 

- Change firing position; I believe this is for firing a weapon from the same firing point but from a different gun port, right?

 

- feathering: I know what it means, but which planes allow feathering?

 

- Contact altimeter: target altitude increase/ decrease, which plane uses it?

 

- Engine ignition Me 262: why a separate key for Me262, can I use the same ignition key that I use for other planes?

 

- Dive recovery system: in the Ju-87 I can see dive recovery getting activated automatically when I deploy air brakes; is there any plane that plane uses it?

 

- Nose/ tail wheel brakes: I can't find an airplane that uses it

 

- Windows open/ close: I think this should be for the 109, but not sure

Edited January 31, 2022 by Jorge_S

[cardboard_killer]

22 minutes ago, Jorge_S said:

I am re-mapping my IL-2 Great Battles joystick keys as I purchased a new joystick. I am finding some keys that looks somehow important, but I haven't found the plane that requires them

 

See this spreadsheet:

 

[Jorge_S]

thanks a lot!

 

so from my questions; only

Interconnect throttle and prop controls: I somehow can't use it with the P-47; but I will check again

 

Me262: why a separate ignition key?

[cardboard_killer]

14 minutes ago, Jorge_S said:

Interconnect throttle and prop controls: I somehow can't use it with the P-47; but I will check again

 

Me262: why a separate ignition key?

 

I do not fly the P-47, so am not sure how the interconnect works.

 

The Me262 has jet engines and there was an ignition key to press after turbines began to turn. I think. Anyway, the devs felt it was different enough to include it in the Me262 startup process. Another plane I don't fly, so YMMV.

[Jorge_S]

thanks! at least these are so unique that they are candidates for mapping to keys already in use

the spreadsheet is very helpful; 

The Me-262 ignition will get mapped to RPM/ propeller pitch keys

For the P-47 interconnection it looks a bit harder, as that plane uses everything; but I am sure I will find something

The horizontal and vertical gunsight adjustments are good candidates to remain in the keyboard

 

thanks again 

 

[LukeFF]

3 hours ago, Jorge_S said:

Nose/ tail wheel brakes: I can't find an airplane that uses it

 

Me 262

 

3 hours ago, Jorge_S said:

Windows open/ close: I think this should be for the 109, but not sure

 

That's a command for the tanks and AAA vehicles.

 

3 hours ago, Jorge_S said:

Contact altimeter: target altitude increase/ decrease, which plane uses it?

 

Ju 87 and Ju 88

[SAG]

- Interconnect throttle and prop controls: I cannot find which plane uses it; I get the P-47 interconnecting throttle and turbo, but not throttle and prop control

P47. You need to press the interconnect button, then put the throttle and turbo levers in the same position for them to interconnect

 

 

- Gunsight vertical and horizontal adjustment; seems to me that these are not used; or they are controlled through "bomb sight" mode

There are several planes that have this adjustement, mainly the british gunsights.

 

- Fire weapon group 3; Is this for high caliber cannons? which planes use it?

Think the duck has it (3groups) but it's bugged? no really sure

 

- Change firing position; I believe this is for firing a weapon from the same firing point but from a different gun port, right?

That's it, you can try it on the pe2s belly gunner for example.

 

- feathering: I know what it means, but which planes allow feathering?

Not sure which ones allow it.

 

- Contact altimeter: target altitude increase/ decrease, which plane uses it?

IDK

 

- Engine ignition Me 262: why a separate key for Me262, can I use the same ignition key that I use for other planes?

You need to use the regular ignition key as well as the these (try watching a youtube video on how to startup the 262)

 

- Dive recovery system: in the Ju-87 I can see dive recovery getting activated automatically when I deploy air brakes; is there any plane that plane uses it?

Only the Stuka uses it

 

- Nose/ tail wheel brakes: I can't find an airplane that uses it

262

 

- Windows open/ close: I think this should be for the 109, but not sure

Only for ground vehicles, same as the wipers.

[Jorge_S]

Thanks for your answer

 

the spreadsheet that cardboard_killer provided in the 1st reply is really helpful. There you can find answers to pretty much every question; like which 2 engine bomber allows feathering.

 

and it saved me a lot of time trying to figure out which obscure key is used by which plane (like the nose wheel brake), I was thinking it must be P-38 or P-39, never thought it was the ME-262

 

and it confirmed that some keys are useless for aircraft; like for example the side window toggle or gunsight horizontal adjustment 

[LukeFF]

2 hours ago, SAG said:

- Fire weapon group 3; Is this for high caliber cannons? which planes use it?

Think the duck has it (3groups) but it's bugged? no really sure

 

No, it's not a bug. It's for the Lewis MGs on the Sopwith Dolphin that are mounted to the upper cockpit framing.

Edited February 14, 2022 by LukeFF