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[Mollotin]

On 7/20/2022 at 8:00 PM, FlyinCoffin said:

how to activate the extra boost in the fw190 a8. which sets ata 1,58 to ata 1,65? 

u need to have a key assigned to activate it. I cannot remember what the default key is.

On 7/20/2022 at 3:15 PM, cloudflyer777 said:

Why are there so many servers but empty players? Just a noob thought.. and what happens to a server in a half lighted numbers and not available to play like the virtual Finnish server? Can anyone answer.

Just a small playerbase

 

never seen those greyed out servers myself... no idea what is going on with those

[FlyinCoffin]

cant find it in the "engine key settings" how it is called? 

[Ghost666]

It's called "Switch engines boost on/off" default "Lshft B".

 

[Cpt-in2tech]

I would just like to let the developers know I found a bug in the game. I keep getting killed  It's a joke! I hated this game when I first got it, same with DCS World, and some other sims I started in. But after about a month of having it and slowly, and I do mean slowly learning it and also playing with some other beginners, as well as a few veterans it is starting to grow on me and becoming a lot of FUN!

 

And also, it states in the Key Binding that RAlt+A is to turn on Auto Level. Turns out another person I fly with found out it is Left-Shift+A and that does work. I even assigned a joystick button for Auto Level and that did not work either? Does anyone know why the default does not work? Enjoying the game now, I mean sim, and our first MP event is today. Should be fun!

 

If interested or you would like to help us out, you can join today at 2:00 PM CDT / 1900 UTC!

https://discord.gg/TUDE2Sm?event=1009579798328258560

 

Now if the developers can just fix that bug

Edited August 20, 2022 by Cpt-in2tech

[RegalEagle]

Probably another stupid question but I can’t seem to get my spitfire to trim at all. 
 

I’ve set up the key mapping and have the trim hat set up to control elevator and rudder trim. There’s no red box stating those keys are used elsewhere (TM Warthog Hotas) but I can’t get it to trim at all. Nothing happens when I press the buttons. 
 

when I hit AI autopilot then the aircraft trims itself and I see it on the hud but I can’t get it to do anything other than reset trim when I take control again. 
 

anyone else ever had this issue? I don’t have it with DCS spitfire, only on Il2

[dburne]

1 hour ago, RegalEagle said:

 

Probably another stupid question but I can’t seem to get my spitfire to trim at all. 
 

I’ve set up the key mapping and have the trim hat set up to control elevator and rudder trim. There’s no red box stating those keys are used elsewhere (TM Warthog Hotas) but I can’t get it to trim at all. Nothing happens when I press the buttons. 
 

when I hit AI autopilot then the aircraft trims itself and I see it on the hud but I can’t get it to do anything other than reset trim when I take control again. 
 

anyone else ever had this issue? I don’t have it with DCS spitfire, only on Il2

 

Make sure you are on either custom or expert settings. If custom make sure to disable the "helpers".

Edited September 8, 2022 by dburne

[RegalEagle]

20 minutes ago, dburne said:

 

Make sure you are on either custom or expert settings. If custom make sure to disable the "helpers".

Thanks I’ll give that a try. I’m on custom so when I get home I’ll double check. 

[Dallas88B]

7 hours ago, RegalEagle said:

Probably another stupid question but I can’t seem to get my spitfire to trim at all. 

 

 

Another possibility did you make a custom profile but not bind it to the Spitfire in "Profile Assignments? If so, when you choose the spitfire it will just use the Global Setting (unless you change the profile in the mission setup screen)

 

To explain, IL2 has Custom Input Profiles now these are chosen at the top of the Settings/Key Mapping screen

 

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When your setting up new keybinding give the new profile a name (eg: Spitfire Mk. XIV ) and bind this custom profile to the chosen airplane in "Profile Assignments" options screen, it will remember and it and auto-loaded the chosen profile for the chosen plane, every time you choose this airplane again

 

If you want to create a new profile based on an existing profile:

1. choose the existing profile at "current profile"
2. at the bottom left of the screen choose create custom profile
3. give it a name

This new profile will be a copy of the profile you chose at 1/. 

 

You can of course just use the setting "global" for all your keybinding (and not have different custom profiles for different aircraft)

Edited September 8, 2022 by Dallas88B
fixed typo

[RegalEagle]

8 hours ago, Dallas88B said:

 

 

Another possibility did you make a custom profile but not bind it to the Spitfire in "Profile Assignments? If so, when you choose the spitfire it will just use the Global Setting (unless you change the profile in the mission setup screen)

 

To explain, IL2 has Custom Input Profiles now these are chosen at the top of the Settings/Key Mapping screen

 

en

 

 

When your setting up new keybinding give the new profile a name (eg: Spitfire Mk. XIV ) and bind this custom profile to the chosen airplane in "Profile Assignments" options screen, it will remember and it and auto-loaded the chosen profile for the chosen plane, every time you choose this airplane again

 

If you want to create a new profile based on an existing profile:

1. choose the existing profile at "current profile"
2. at the bottom left of the screen choose create custom profile
3. give it a name

This new profile will be a copy of the profile you chose at 1/. 

 

You can of course just use the setting "global" for all your keybinding (and not have different custom profiles for different aircraft)

Thank you. 
 

whilst that didn’t solve my issue, it’s great to now have different set ups for different aircraft. 
 

I’ve managed to assign the elevator trim to an axis on the HOTAS which works great, the rudder and ailerons still won’t trim but I do have the option of auto level AP which isn’t perfect but it’s flyable. Thanks again. 

[FlyinCoffin]

I dont want to start a new thread. the question is why does the fw190 a5 does not have the machine gun seperated buttons on the stick?

so there is one button for machine gun 1 and button 2 for machine gun 2. 

[Hook_Echo]

@FlyinCoffin We'd have to ask Kurt Tank as to why, but it isn't a bug. That's how it was on the actual plane. The cowl machine guns and wing root cannons fire on the same trigger. Outer wing cannons if installed fire on a second trigger. Here's a thread about it if you want to do further reading...

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/47251-fw-190-d-9-dora-mg131-mg15120mm-with-one-trigger-only/

[Hook_Echo]

@RedEagle did you ever get your trims set up? On the spitfire you will only have elevator and rudder trim. It doesn't have ailerion trim. One of the things to try is to assign your hat buttons to both the trim axis and trim button settings. Set your hat buttons to the "rudder trim axis" option and the "rudder trim increase/decrease" option.

 

The options are confusing because you would think rudder trim axis would mean for an axis on your device, but what it is saying is the airplane has either an axis or a switch (aka increase/decrease)

 

Edit: welcome, the spitfire ix is my favorite plane.

 

Welcome to FlyinCoffin as well.

Edited September 16, 2022 by Hook_Echo
vague clarity

[FlyinCoffin]

1.the emergency system of the fw190 a8 have a extra boost. activated it will work only on the lower height of a critical height for a certain loadergear?  what does that mean

Edited September 24, 2022 by FlyinCoffin

[Hook_Echo]

@FlyinCoffin I'm not an expert here... a supercharger can only provide so much boost. If you are above that altitude (the critical altitude) the supercharger will be outputting its maximum boost, but the manifold pressure will start to lower from its maximum level the higher you go. What the message is saying is that above the critical altitude you cannot reach that manifold pressure (1.58 or 1.65 ATA), so there is no need for the boost, because the supercharger can't provide it. Clear as mud?

 

I don't think you need to worry about this much, just know that if your manifold pressure gauge is not reading 1.58 or 1.65 ATA when you have the boost button engaged, it's not actually using the 10 min of emergency power.

[easterling77]

Yup

crtitical hight for certain loadergear is referred to the low (called "B" for Boden) and high (called "H" for Höhe) gear of the supercharger of the engine.

(B and H are seen on the red button for the boost)

 

I'm no expert but the critical hight for the low gear is about 1600m and and the second gear kicks in at about 2600m with a critical hight of about 5700m.

The space between 1600m and 2600m is often called the supercharger gap for the  Fw190.

- These hights are depending on weather conditions and can vary to some meters - 

 

To summarize: 

 

0m - 1600m Boost

1600m - 2600m no Boost

2600m - 5700m Bosst

 

If I remember correctly, when you are using the full bosst (2700rpm) and 1.42 ata (I think) in this mentioned gap area (1600m-2600m) your engine runs in emergency mode and is not using the mw50 so you can only run this for about 3 min. Outside the gap your mw50 kicks in and the engine can run 2700rpm at 1.58 ATA for low and 1.65 ATA for high up to 10 min.

Edited September 22, 2022 by easterling77

[FlyinCoffin]

thank you now I know I can run the max power setting with mw50 enabled 10minutes at 0m-1600m and 2600m-5700m. And 100% power setting at 1600m-2600m for 3minutes. Right? (at normal conditions it must be differ with other air pressure etc. I assume.) and above 5700m the emergency power of the engine kicks in and mw50 stops to work right? ata at lower than 1,58 would be indicated.

Didnt know that before that really makes the a8 a much better fighter 

 

1.in the specifications thing of fw190 a8 of il2 great battles there is something similiar written like set the prop to the lowest setting at take off and set it to auto after takeoff (if you want) is that right or have I misunderstood something?

so takeoff routine would be like set the prop to 0%.

But once I did that and was at maximum power settings my engine broke right after lift off

 

2.so this thing(a switch?) does activate mw50: 

? 

 

3.why is the compass does indicate 211° when it is actually 215°?

? 

Edited September 24, 2022 by FlyinCoffin

[Hook_Echo]

1. You should only have to worry about one throttle lever in FW-190s. They have an electromechanical computer that controls the engine and prop variables. I don't ever switch to manual prop control in German aircraft.

 

2. Not sure. I mainly fly allied so I can read the gauges. In the German planes equipped with mw50 I know there is a gauge that reads the pressure in the mw50 injection system. That is what I look at to see if it's working and when to shut it off. Make sure you have a key assigned to turn on mw50/boost. Edit: This is only on the D9. Thanks easterling.

 

3. Magnetic declination is my guess here. Magnetic field lines around the earth don't run straight, so depending on where you are in the world, you need to make an adjustment of your compass reading to account.  Edit: Luke corrected.

https://www.magnetic-declination.com/

 

Requiem will teach you how to basically fly all the planes in the game. And he explains the dials and controls.

https://youtu.be/o4GuzeciE28

Edited September 25, 2022 by Hook_Echo
Corrections

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, Hook_Echo said:

3. Magnetic declination is my guess here. Magnetic field lines around the earth don't run straight, so depending on where you are in the world, you need to make an adjustment of your compass reading to account.

 

Nope, magnetic declination is not in the game. What he's seeing is what happens when you look at an instrument from an angle and/or the limitations of the texture.

[FlyinCoffin]

5.engine is overheating I is there a gauge for that?

Edited September 24, 2022 by FlyinCoffin

[easterling77]

@FlyinCoffin

 

Shortly to clarify: First (early 1944) the A8 used another system for the "Erhöhte Notleistung" (Raised Emergency Power) what exacly stands on the Button. This system used additional fuel injection into the engine to raise the power output - in the later war phase this system was changed due to fuel shortages to the MW50 system.

I can only guess that the devs have modeled the first system which uses additional fuelinjection, so jou can't see a MW50 gauge cause there is no MW50 but thats only my guess. (furthter down I only us "MW50" to shorten the text^^)

 

Yes it wont lift the A8 on a level with the allied super props but depending on the sources - this system grants you 200-300 additional HP to the 1700 HP emrgencypower of the engine (I'm guessing since the A3 uses the manly same engine - the devs never adjusted the spec page for the Fw190 A-engine)

 

1. this is generally meant for taxing on the ground to lower the torque force of the propeller which will drag you off to one side - only on the ground you should make manual adjustments on the prop but you can do it also on automatic - just use slight rpm (1200-1400rpm is more than enough) and remember the rudder isn't really effective for directional changes - use the brakes and hold the stick back for straitening the palne.

 

Like Hook_Echo said in the standard mode the so called "Kommandogerät" comand-unit  which simply here is the throttle, will make all adjustments the engine needs (Prop pitch/rpm/mixture/etc). So for take off flying and landing - leave it on automatic and you are fine.

 

2. Yup

 

In the A8 there is no pressure gauge for the "MW 50" as I remember correctly - you have to watch the manifold pressure

 at max I think theses are the stats

no MW50 enabled: 1.42 ata

MW 50 on low gear: 1.58 ata

MW 50 on high gear: 1.65 ata

 

I appollogize for violating the english language and grammar - it's been a long day 

?

 

PS:

its an aircooled engine and you have totally closed the cowl flaps.

 

The oil temp is directly under the artificial horizon - thats the only temp gauge for the engine

 

 

Edited September 24, 2022 by easterling77

[FlyinCoffin]

Edited September 29, 2022 by FlyinCoffin
At an altitude of approximately 3300 +/- 200 meters, the supercharger automatically switches supercharger speed from low to high. Try not to fly or frequently change your altitude within this threshold.

[easterling77]

There are some guys who know deffinetly more about all this stuff than me and explain it in there videos and maybe I myself messed something up?

 

I can recommend you the YT channels from Sheriff's Sim Shack and Requiem's Air Combat Tutorial Library

Edited September 24, 2022 by easterling77

[FlyinCoffin]

does someone know vmax for flaps in the fw190.

 

Edited October 24, 2022 by FlyinCoffin

[CosmiC10R]

Is there a post that explains how the colors and ribbons on the modules owned under our usernames works on the forum. I see bronze and gold for some modules and others have other things on theirs but I don't know what it represents.

[BOO]

44 minutes ago, CosmiC10R said:

Is there a post that explains how the colors and ribbons on the modules owned under our usernames works on the forum. I see bronze and gold for some modules and others have other things on theirs but I don't know what it represents.

Theres a billion of em but equally it perplexes a lot of people

 

Basically If you bought from stream nothing shows

If you bought from this site store in early access you get gold for premium and silver for standard

If you bought after release you get bronze for either (I think)

If you bought a collector you get nothing

Testers get little red bars

Moderators have big black bars 

Dunno how it works for Tank Crew 

 

In terms of how it works on here - its meaningless. Just a nice acknowlegment of those who gave early support and those who bought direct from the devs as opposed to allowing Steam to take a sizable cut. 

Edited October 24, 2022 by BOO

[FlyinCoffin]

when I assigned keys to open water radiators(or close) for the bf109 e7 it doesnt effect the game. cooler helps are off.

[FlyinCoffin]

also the thing in the wing isnt coming out when deploying the flaps in the bf109 e7.

[firdimigdi]

11 hours ago, FlyinCoffin said:

when I assigned keys to open water radiators(or close) for the bf109 e7 it doesnt effect the game. cooler helps are off.

 

44 minutes ago, FlyinCoffin said:

also the thing in the wing isnt coming out when deploying the flaps in the bf109 e7.

 

For the E7 the radiators need to be assigned to the water/oil control axis (even if you use buttons for it) and you need to hold the button down.

 

Same with the flaps on all 109s - assign flaps up/down but you have to keep the button down for either function as the pilot has to crank the flaps.

[FlyinCoffin]

10 minutes ago, firdimigdi said:

 

 

For the E7 the radiators need to be assigned to the water/oil control axis (even if you use buttons for it) and you need to hold the button down.

 

Same with the flaps on all 109s - assign flaps up/down but you have to keep the button down for either function as the pilot has to crank the flaps.

I hold buttons down. Water Radiator isnt moving. Oil Radiator is moving. The thing on the wing isnt coming out when deploying the flaps it just sits there doing nothing.

 

pic 1 showing the problem that thing on the wing should be coming it isnt.

 

pic 2 showing that oil cooler is working by holding the button. water radiator cant be used.

so its in german. there it is written bf109 water cooler open or close and the assigned keys are 4 and R nothing happens when pressing or holding these buttons

Edited October 26, 2022 by FlyinCoffin

[Trooper117]

The 109 had a conventional wing and was equipped with automatic leading edge slats. These opened out at low speed or at high speed under high G ...

They don't operate when stationary on the ground.

[firdimigdi]

17 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

The 109 had a conventional wing and was equipped with automatic leading edge slats. These opened out at low speed or at high speed under high G ...

They don't operate when stationary on the ground.

 

Unrelated to the flaps though. Flaps are manual on all 109s and have an adjustable angle, they're not just up/down.

 

The only thing I can think of is that @FlyinCoffin might have some sort of assist accidentally enabled which prevents controlling them.

[FlyinCoffin]

this pic

@Trooper117 I mean the flaps ° indicator on the wings not the slats.

Edited October 26, 2022 by FlyinCoffin

[Robli]

3 minutes ago, FlyinCoffin said:

@Trooper117 I mean the flaps ° indicator on the wings not the slats.

 

What is wrong with the flaps indicator more specifically? In the left low corner of your first pic you can see the flaps angle indicator (the bars there) and they appear to work correctly. 

[firdimigdi]

Indeed the flaps appear to be all the way down so obviously the control is working.

 

 

That one is for the newer 109s IIRC when you disable the automatic control of radiators. So that's not the correct control to bind unfortunately, the one you want for the E7 is further up:

 

This tool here will make your life much easier I think:

 

I know it has helped me immensely for setting up what controls each plane needs.

Edited October 26, 2022 by firdimigdi

[FlyinCoffin]

lol, thanks water radiator is now working. 

 

 

flap indicator on the wing isnt coming out of the wing it seems its stuck. 

[firdimigdi]

13 minutes ago, FlyinCoffin said:

lap indicator on the wing isnt coming out of the wing it seems its stuck. 

 

That's not the flap indicator, the flap indicator is the black lines on the flap itself - what you've circled there is the water radiator indicator, there's one on the right wing as well.

 

After the first line which is 5 degrees it's one line for every 10 degrees up to 40.

Edited October 26, 2022 by firdimigdi

[FlyinCoffin]

somehow I messed this up. sorry. thanks for the help

[Jodet]

On 8/16/2014 at 5:02 AM, =38=Tatarenko said:

 

Also, look at these excellent player-made aircraft guides. Created by 71st_AH_Chuck.

 

http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/10268-chucks-aircraft-guide/?do=findComment&comment=157599

 

I clicked on the Chucks guide link but was told I don't have permission to view it. 

 

Maybe it's been moved?   

 

PS:  Thanks for the great thread. 

[JimTM]

1 hour ago, Jodet said:

 

I clicked on the Chucks guide link but was told I don't have permission to view it. 

 

Maybe it's been moved?   

 

PS:  Thanks for the great thread. 

 

Try this link. It only has some of the earlier Eastern Front planes. Chuck's Guides for other sims are here.

Edited November 12, 2022 by JimTM

[FlyinCoffin]

how long is bomb delay of "standard?