Originally posted by Wilbus
What was SDOE Mister Fork and what did you work on there?
How did the planes compare when tourqe was changed?
Top speed didn't change much if I understood your last post correct but acceleration did?
Wilbus, answers below:
What was SDOE Mister Fork and what did you work on there?SDOE was Fighter Squadron: Screaming Demons Over Europe, and came out 1999 . Made by ummm... I forget who, but it was/is an amazing game. Still a large following at
http://www.openplanesim.com. I did a lot of work on LuftWaffe aircraft (FW 190A-4, FW 190D-9), and A6M2, sound improvments, and also put together a compilation of all the add-ons available on CD for about a year.
How did the planes compare when tourqe was changed?The single impact of torque was acceleration. Climb rate and top speed were not affected a whole lot. Your maximum climb rate was achieved quicker, but accleration was the biggest piece - how fast your aircraft could chew through the air to her top speed. The Dora was a beast. From 200mph at 7500ft, you could hit top speed of 400mph in around 2 minutes. Down low turning and burning energy, got into trouble? Hit WEP and bug out - watching your opponents slip away quickly. Torque is more noticable when your flying slower at a low RPM. Sort of like the difference between a high-end Honda Civic Si-R and a Ford Mustang GT. You got to rev the engine high on a Civic to get the torque/hp but on a Mustang, at low RPM's, she'll pull away quicker because the higher torque/hp at a lower rpm.
Let's consider weight to HP ratio (the lower the better). The FW190D-9's ratio is 4.41, and the P-51D is 7.3 (a 35% difference). In theory, the Dora should be able to outrun the P51-D like it's no ones business. But my accleration data is telling another tale - the Dora is only 22% faster. Other considerations include aeroframe aerodynamics (drag) may impact that design but the Dora weighs less than a P-51D, and has a 35% higher horsepower engine. Still, FW 190D-9 is not accelerating to my expecations, neither is the Mustang considering her sleek design.
Top speed didn't change much if I understood your last post correct but acceleration did? You are absolutely correct. Larger torque meant the engine had more grunt. I'll check to see what the torque settings are for both and compare that against my acceleration data.