Oil and water konfiguration on the 109E7

[ACG_Wobbel]

3.1 Recommended positions of the oil radiator control handle for various flight modes:

- cruise flight: open 50%

- combat: open 50%

- takeoff: open

 

Can you just set all 3 on 50% and leave it, or do you have to adjust it on the way ?

 

3.2 Recommended positions of the water radiator control handle for various flight modes:

- cruise flight: open 50%

- combat: open 50%

- takeoff: open 50%

 

Same here. Can you just set all 3 on 50% and leave it, or do you have to adjust it on the way ?

Edited July 26, 2024 by GA332

[=MERCS=JenkemJunkie]

You could just leave it at 50% and you probably would never overheat your engine, but that's a very conservative number and you'd be causing lots of unnecessary drag. I usually keep them around 10-20% on the E7 and only open them more if needed, which I usually only need to if I'm slow for long periods.

[Yogiflight]

Why don't you go for the temperatures? Look at the Specifications, which temperaures you need to keep and open your flaps just as much as you need. In the Moscow career you can fly at cruising with oil and water radiator flaps fully closed. For takeoff and combat you need a few percent of opening, but much. In the summer at Stalingrad you will need a bit more opening.

[=MERCS=JenkemJunkie]

I use both, I have a default % depending on the plane I like to start with, then adjust from there.

[ACG_Wobbel]

Thx gents 🙂👍