DCS P-51D QUESTIONS

Anyone have a rough estimate of fuel percentage and corresponding flight time? I know it won't be exact but a general idea would be great.

Anyone have a rough estimate of fuel percentage and corresponding flight time? I know it won't be exact but a general idea would be great.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/P-51D-manual-5april44.pdf

scroll down to the Flight Operation charts

Safe Engine settings

I have been experimenting with rpm settings to get the most out of the engine, but it seem to seize on me after a while flying.

I have radiators set to manual full open, manifold pressure high but not red lining. in this case my coolant temp went red.

In combat on the gunnery training mission I can never keep up with my target, it gradually pulls away from me, and I'm figuring this is because my engine settings are wrong and I'm not getting the best out of it.

So what is the lowest safe rpm setting. I cannot stay in the green zone without the engine seizing, if I leave it high no problems but I'm guessing not enough speed either.

If my coolant gauge is redlining what steps can I take to bring it back to normal

I have been experimenting with rpm settings to get the most out of the engine, but it seem to seize on me after a while flying.

I have radiators set to manual full open, manifold pressure high but not red lining. in this case my coolant temp went red.

 

In combat on the gunnery training mission I can never keep up with my target, it gradually pulls away from me, and I'm figuring this is because my engine settings are wrong and I'm not getting the best out of it.

 

So what is the lowest safe rpm setting. I cannot stay in the green zone without the engine seizing, if I leave it high no problems but I'm guessing not enough speed either.

 

If my coolant gauge is redlining what steps can I take to bring it back to normal

I run my engine with oil rad open for a 15 count. Keeps it cool. I can run hard in a fight and not lose the engine. Still gets hot, but not as quickly, and it cools better when I dive.

I have been experimenting with rpm settings to get the most out of the engine, but it seem to seize on me after a while flying.

I have radiators set to manual full open, manifold pressure high but not red lining. in this case my coolant temp went red.

 

In combat on the gunnery training mission I can never keep up with my target, it gradually pulls away from me, and I'm figuring this is because my engine settings are wrong and I'm not getting the best out of it.

 

So what is the lowest safe rpm setting. I cannot stay in the green zone without the engine seizing, if I leave it high no problems but I'm guessing not enough speed either.

 

If my coolant gauge is redlining what steps can I take to bring it back to normal

No full power, open radiator (or auto) and avoid vertical maneuvers and stalling. About 3 mins after flying "friendly" you should be in the green area again.

Keep your airspeed up, or the airflow won't suffice in keeping things cool. Plus rads either on auto or fully open depending on how the temps behave, + adhere to the operational limits at all times of course. That's pretty much all there is to it really :)

There might be something wrong with the engine model... the things we need to do just to avoid it to sieze make it almost impossible to dogfight against any of its rivals... hope that ED give this aircraft some love...

There might be something wrong with the engine model... the things we need to do just to avoid it to sieze make it almost impossible to dogfight against any of its rivals... hope that ED give this aircraft some love...

Ola Neves,

well, I guess I learned how to deal with the two ( oil and water ) radiators, and manage speed in order to avoid engine overheat situations.

I can easily go through my missions against 190s and 109s without any problems, other than those resulting from being hit, which 99% of the time results in the prop pitch being jammed ....

The model's nothing wrong. In a dogfight where you'll speed up and down many times you should open manually your radiators. Anyway, don't expect pulling full throttle for half an hour flying at 120mph without consequences, this isn't an arcade any more mate. You'll learn.

S!

I haven't flown Mustang for at least half year now, probably closer to a year, but when I was flying it I would only very, very rarely had engine seizures. Whether it's "just flying", attacking ground targets, or dogfighting. In fact, since you need to keep Mustang as fast as you can in dogfight, arguably it is easier to keep engine cool there than it is in air to ground.

As long as you keep the aircraft decently fast to keep cooling air flowing through the radiator, you can even go crazy with throttle / rpm for quite long periods.

Yes engine requires more babysitting but that's just the way it is, and part of the fun for me :).

The Mustang normally used in close combat management on auto radiators.

Normally you will enter combat continuous maximum (2700 / 46``)

and you can get on the throttle until the pressure and 50 briefly return to maximum continuous parameters.

In combat, in my case, I do not touch the lever management propeller and keep in 2700

What you should never do is put some parameters emergency war (67`` / 3000) and "play" with the accelerator (accelerating, decelerating).

You should have a good speed during combat, to have well-cooled engine speed and if you lose, do not try climbing until you have the right .... etc etc .....

I know that the merlin demands alot more management than german planes that used MW50... I also know that the Mustang is a high altitude fighter, used at 30000 ft, where there can be temperatures as low as -30ºC.... But the main problem is that i can't find a way of managing the engine without being incredibly slow, because i feel that the Merlin is much slower that the fw190 and the bf109.

Maybe the problem is that I didn't find the right way of managing the engine...

P-51D Korea weapons

Maybe there was this question already. Will there be a new weapons for P-51D from the time of Korea war? I mean napalm and Tiny Tim rokets.

Guys, please help me. I don't know how to restart a game when i'm in the middle of a game, for example ( fast mission editor ) without pressing 'escape- fly again'

I tried with ' get new plane - respawn' but that's working only if the plane is crashed / destroyed.

Thanks

Guys, please help me. I don't know how to restart a game when i'm in the middle of a game, for example ( fast mission editor ) without pressing 'escape- fly again'

I tried with ' get new plane - respawn' but that's working only if the plane is crashed / destroyed.

Thanks

Shift+R makes the mission restart, but it bugs out sometimes... your call :P

What is this in the Cockpit and what is it meant for

What is this in the Cockpit and what is it meant for, in the left top corner, also when it lights up a bell commes on:huh:

I market it with an arrow

That would be your rear warning radar radar going off.

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What is this in the Cockpit and what is it meant for, in the left top corner, also when it lights up a bell commes on:huh:

The AN/APS-13 rear warning radar is a lightweight radar set that provides a cockpit warning when an aircraft is approaching from the rear.

When flying at low altitudes, the warning radar may sound an alarm due to signal reflections from the ground.

wow i didnt know that was a thing in ww2, thanks:)

:huh: And I thought it was the ice cream truck alarm, so every time I hear it I bail out to go get some ..... :smilewink:

It works a bit oddly, in that it appears to not really turn on while still under 3000' on your initial climb, and generally still takes a bit of time above 3000' before becoming active, at least as far as the RWR-Test switch is concerned. So I think there must be something in the circuitry preventing it from going active until the aircraft is high enough to not give a false-positive.

Once active, while just above 3000' pointing the tail toward the ground, by pulling the nose up will often cause the alarm to sound. Also, while not far above 3000', if you point your tail toward the radar at an airfield it will often sound.

Now that you know that, don't leave home without it :)

Now, I've gotta get me some of that yummy ice cream :D

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It works a bit oddly, in that it appears to not really turn on while still under 3000' on your initial climb, and generally still takes a bit of time above 3000' before becoming active, at least as far as the RWR-Test switch is concerned. So I think there must be something in the circuitry preventing it from going active until the aircraft is high enough to not give a false-positive.

It needs some time (minutes) to warm up. Just turn it on, stay on the ground and you will hear the alarm soon.

LOL I forgot that radios used to have tubes that had to warm up first :P

I hope nobody asks my why they call it 'dialing' a telephone number :D

Just hopped into the Mustang after the latest patch, dogfight vs. Dora.

Just to test its limits I punched the throttle and rpm lever all the way up, to see how long the engine goes. To my surprise it never blew. I mostly kept above 100kt at the peak of energy fighting, cooling slightly as I came back down. But temp needle was beyond red constantly, after 5 minutes of dogfighting. I expected the engine to lock up or something, but it kept going.

Is this a bug?

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