Pandacat Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 So when I cruise in hostile airspace and looking for target, not yet under attack, what engine settings should i be using? 1. Max continuous 2. Normal cruise setting In post takeoff climb-out, what is the most efficient engine settings to gain max altitude in shortest amount of time? I fly modern jet a lot more. So talking about the usage here, max continuous is more like max mil power in jet. Full mil power and WEP are more like afterburner in jet. Is this a fair characterization? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saburo_cz Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Max. continuous 46inHG/2700RPM for cruise, map is not huge and you have plenty of fuel, so you do not need save it with lower power seting. The best climb will reach with maximal power military power or WEP of course, but 46/2700 is enough. F-15E | F-14A/B P-51D | P-47D | Mosquito FB Mk VI |Spitfire | Fw 190D | Fw 190A | Bf 109K | WWII Assets Pack Normandy 2 | The Channel | Sinai | Syria | PG | NTTR | South Atlantic F/A-18 | F-86 | F-16C | A-10C | FC-3 | CA | SC | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandacat Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 If I use max mil power to climb, wouldn't I kill my engine fast? I remember you only have about 5min on max mil or WEP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Zach Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) That depends on your speed and air temperature, among a few other things. In level flight, starting at 250MPH, you can activate war emergency power and as long as you keep your speed up, you should fly till you run out of fuel. The longest I've flown the Mustang with WEP was 20 minutes non-stop. Make sure you refuel to 48-38%, and climb at full RPMs, 50-55", keep 200MPH throughout your climb. Watch your speed for judgement, not your climb rate. Remember to watch your coolant and oil temperatures, as this is a borderline climb. If done right, you can climb at 3,000-3,200ft/m. Tip, have your coolant doors in auto after takeoff, but make sure your oil doors are open. As for settings when scanning for targets, I like to fly at a pretty high power, between "max continuous" and full military. As long as I keep my speed up, I'm cool. And I fly pretty fast because it can reduce my risk of getting jumped. In a 51, you don't to get caught at low speeds. This is all from my experience in DCS, and these are my adaption. It's in no way proper, as my 51 is held at the edge for a large amount of time. Edited October 16, 2017 by Magic Zach Hardware: T-16000M Pack, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, GTX 1070 SC2, AMD RX3700, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, FC3, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Orso Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 :confused: WEP in the actual aircraft is achieved by pushing the throttle lever past the gate stop, by breaking the wire. Basically, the pilot simply pushes the throttle beyond the normal operating range. In the sim, you would need a throttle with a gate stop to simulate this, otherwise the V-pilot could inadvertently push past the non-existent gate stop, which is not on his throttle. As a work-around for this situation, in the P-51D you have an actual key press "<E>" to simulate breaking the gate stop and thus allowing the V-pilot to use WEP, by pushing this actual controller throttle to its furthest extent. But having your throttle lower than the fullest extent after having activated WEP through pressing <E> is not the same as using WEP. When you hit the wrong button on take-off System Specs. Spoiler System board: MSI X670E ACE Memory: 64GB DDR5-6000 G.Skill Ripjaw System disk: Crucial P5 M.2 2TB CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PSU: Corsair HX1200 PSU Monitor: ASUS MG279Q, 27" CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S Graphics card: MSI RTX 3090Ti SuprimX VR: Oculus Rift CV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandacat Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 :confused: WEP in the actual aircraft is achieved by pushing the throttle lever past the gate stop, by breaking the wire. Basically, the pilot simply pushes the throttle beyond the normal operating range. In the sim, you would need a throttle with a gate stop to simulate this, otherwise the V-pilot could inadvertently push past the non-existent gate stop, which is not on his throttle. As a work-around for this situation, in the P-51D you have an actual key press "<E>" to simulate breaking the gate stop and thus allowing the V-pilot to use WEP, by pushing this actual controller throttle to its furthest extent. But having your throttle lower than the fullest extent after having activated WEP through pressing <E> is not the same as using WEP. We all know that. But how is this related to my question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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