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Derpy Dec 24, 2019 @ 5:51am
Why is it so difficult to control the propeller pitch of the German He 100 D-1
Is it supposed to be this hard to manage the He 100 D-1's pitch manually in order to keep the engine from being damaged while maximizing thrust? Or am I doing something terribly wrong here?

I've had some practice with the earlier He-line of planes, namely the He 112 A-0 and V-5, but they weren't nearly as hard to manage pitch with... Notably the He 112 B-0 requires the least practice to get the hang of pitch adjustment as well.
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Originally posted by Tsundere_Flier:
Typically, German engines were fully automated; controlling the Prop Pitch, Mixture, Radiators, Superchargers, and I think Prop Feathering to give the pilot a break and allow them to focus on more pressing matters. I'm pretty sure you can still effectively control the thrust of the engine, you just need to keep the engine RPM's around 2600-2800 in level flight to avoid damage to the engine.
Usually though, using MEC on German aircraft is much more trouble than they're worth and I don't mess with them unless I'm screwing around in a test flight or custom battle so that I don't become a liability to my team
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D3stiny Dec 24, 2019 @ 5:59am 
you dont use the pitch control with german fighters, it has only 1 use with them- to slow you down when you dont want to overshoot. in general they dont need it...
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Tsundere_Flier Dec 24, 2019 @ 6:21am 
Typically, German engines were fully automated; controlling the Prop Pitch, Mixture, Radiators, Superchargers, and I think Prop Feathering to give the pilot a break and allow them to focus on more pressing matters. I'm pretty sure you can still effectively control the thrust of the engine, you just need to keep the engine RPM's around 2600-2800 in level flight to avoid damage to the engine.
Usually though, using MEC on German aircraft is much more trouble than they're worth and I don't mess with them unless I'm screwing around in a test flight or custom battle so that I don't become a liability to my team
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Derpy Dec 24, 2019 @ 6:31am 
Yeah, seems the answer to my question is "get good" or just leave it to automatic if you don't want to invest the time to learn it. I guess I will invest the time. Thanks for your answers.
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Ddinosaur Dec 24, 2019 @ 11:30am 
Originally posted by Derpy Ponies:
Yeah, seems the answer to my question is "get good" or just leave it to automatic if you don't want to invest the time to learn it. I guess I will invest the time. Thanks for your answers.
With alot of DB-605/603 engines you can stick it on 45% and just zoom (ie. 109 G-2 Hitting about 530ish kmph) but thats what I usually use
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D3stiny Dec 24, 2019 @ 3:31pm 
Originally posted by Derpy Ponies:
Yeah, seems the answer to my question is "get good" or just leave it to automatic if you don't want to invest the time to learn it. I guess I will invest the time. Thanks for your answers.
what? there isnt a link to this kind of get good answer, german planes climb very well why would you need this anyway? like I said previously- props pitch used in german planes to make someone overshoot or preventing from you doing it, its like airbrake
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