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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Crumpp on June 29, 2004, 12:10:06 AM
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Ok,
In looking over the "Flugzeug-Handbuch" for the FW-190A-7 bis A9 and the "Bedienungsvorschrift" for the FW-190 A-1 thru A-8 I found some interesting things.
First of all it is a MOUND of data. There are 27 pages devoted to the fuel system alone!
Anyway, you asked about the flaps.
The flaps have two settings, 13 degrees and 58 degrees (+ or - 3 degrees of calibration).
The first setting of 13 degrees is used in take off. They are retracted once level flight is reached up to a speed of 500 Km/h.
The second setting of 58 degrees is used in landing and should be deployed between 220 - 300 km/h.
The electric motor powering the flaps is tested to be able to push/pull a minimum of 50 Kg's after installation. This operates the locking mechanism at each flap position and moves the flaps.
Best climbing speed is 180 miles per hour for the A-8 on 1.42 ata at 2700/U if you read this Pyro!
Crumpp
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The first setting of 13 degrees is used in take off. They are retracted once level flight is reached up to a speed of 500 Km/h.
Excellent. That would be the equivalent of 'combat' settings in US fighters.
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They are retracted at that speed. It doesn't say the electric motor is able to push them down against the airflow though.
// fats
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The Undercarriage is also electrically operated. Would be nice to know more how it works.
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Thanks Crumpp!
Originally posted by fats
They are retracted at that speed. It doesn't say the electric motor is able to push them down against the airflow though.
If the motor is capable of pushing the flaps down 58 degrees at 220-300 km/h, then it should be capable of pushing the flaps down only 13 degrees at much higher speeds. Also the anecdotal evidence that some pilots used flaps in combat support this.
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I will have to get the pages scanned and will post them on Mandoble's website.
Someone wants to see the landing gear mechanism. I will also scan in the control/electric motor schematic. Any other request's?
Does anyone know why does our 190 A8 have 950 rounds of 13mm for the Mg131. According to the manual each gun only had 450 rounds in the hoppers. This means we have 50 more rounds than we are supposed too.
Found a great diagram in the weapon section. The have the convergence chart and ballistic diagram for the 190A8 normaljager. MG 151's were far from flat shooting ballistically!! I just scanned through it but the max ord looked pretty high. The weights for each varient are also listed to the exact kilo.
Crumpp
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190A8 flaps and landing gear controls (http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/fw190cockpit/lgact.html)
Only 3 settings for flaps: Takeoff, Landing and Retracted.
There was also an emergency handle to release manually the landing gear.
190A8 landing gear position indicators (http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/fw190cockpit/lgind.html)
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Does anyone know why does our 190 A8 have 950 rounds of 13mm for the Mg131. According to the manual each gun only had 450 rounds in the hoppers. This means we have 50 more rounds than we are supposed too.
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This would probably be the only time when pilots of certain plane in the game are happy to see the max ammo load going down.
// fats