IL-2 1946: help needed about radiator, overheating, power and props

Loud_Silence · 04-04-11, 11:23 AM

I get headaches thinking about power and propeller settings, and I don't know what are the best general rules when using them. This is what I know.

If the radiator is fully closed and the engine is working at 100%, it will overheat, but if the radiator is fully opened, it won't. And at 110% the engine will overheat no matter how the radiator is set, right? Does WEP/Water Injection/MW50... help with this?

Is 100% power and prop the only way to reach top speed at level flight? I know that having the radiator fully opened can slow down the plane a lot. Is something like position 4 or 6 enough to cool the engine at high speeds?
And at top speed or during high speed dives, it's better to leave the prop at 100% or reduce it? And how much?

For cruising, I use a combination of 80% power, 80% prop and radiator fully closed.

04-04-11, 11:23 AM	#1
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	IL-2 1946: help needed about radiator, overheating, power and props I get headaches thinking about power and propeller settings, and I don't know what are the best general rules when using them. This is what I know. If the radiator is fully closed and the engine is working at 100%, it will overheat, but if the radiator is fully opened, it won't. And at 110% the engine will overheat no matter how the radiator is set, right? Does WEP/Water Injection/MW50... help with this? Is 100% power and prop the only way to reach top speed at level flight? I know that having the radiator fully opened can slow down the plane a lot. Is something like position 4 or 6 enough to cool the engine at high speeds? And at top speed or during high speed dives, it's better to leave the prop at 100% or reduce it? And how much? For cruising, I use a combination of 80% power, 80% prop and radiator fully closed.