A10 Speed Issue

[T4Tommy]

I have set up my control with Hotas Warthog joystick & Throttle and Pro flight Rudder pedals. All seems normal BUT when I spawn in the A10 free flight the speed shows as 250 knots and I cant get any more speed out of the A10. All controls calibrated outside steam and in the game and the throttle levers in the plane show full forward, even used the keyboard thrust options to make sure throttle 100%. (the engine fan speed shows around 85%)

In F2 view I can see on the wings that the elevators seem slight raised and there is what looks like a trim adjuster on the elevator which looks fully raised on both wings and I can see trails of the wing tips. I have reset trim with CTRL T but that doesnt change anything. It almost looks like I am in a pre stall flight mode. The A10 was fully loaded with ords so maybe very heavy so I ditched all eggs but no change. So I am confused as to what it might be. I am a newb on the A10 but the sales brochure says to expect around 350kts. :)

[Troll Norris]

Hi. All you need to know is written in the DCS: A-10C manual.

Page 125:
Engine Fan Speed Indicators. Indication of rpm fan speed of each engine. Normal operation is approximately 82% at takeoff.

Page 488:
Aircraft engine power: The more you advance your throttles, the more thrust the engines will produce. Generally, you will monitor engine power as a function of fan speed and Core RPM on the Engine Monitoring Instruments Panel. Normal maximum power is 98% for Core RPM, 82% for Fan RPM at takeoff.

[Troll Norris]

About speed. A-10C engines are not the super-powerfull ones. The maximum speed is reachable only with no payload. Also mind the maximum speed is always written for True airspeed (TAS) while your gauges shows you the indicated airspeed (IAS).

E.G. the SU-25T has much stronger engines. When flying low, you have to reduce thrust or you will be overspeeding.

[Troll Norris]

https://youtu.be/tAGgax4SmkQ

[spike2071]

The HUD Showing 250kts sounds fine to me. The only time I can break 300kts is in a dive.

The hog is a slow, slow, slow plane.