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*All air speeds are IAS (Indicated Air Speed)
*All speeds and climb times are on AEC with the obvious exception of “MEC Settings” section
*Speeds are recorded after AEC radiators fully settle/stabilize to ensure accuracy/consistency both at 100% and WEP.
*Map used is Berlin (15.1 Celsius) for all speed, climb and performance measurements. Smolensk and Sicily are only used to adjust cooling settings once cooling settings are found the plane performance is measured on Berlin to minimize variables.
AEC: Auto Engine Control
MEC: Manual Engine Control
0Rad: MEC setting to Fully closed radiator (fastest plane can go with 0 radiator Drag)
Max Speed Alert: When red warning alert appears on speedometer.
Control Lock Speed: Where elevator/controls start to lock up.
Min Ideal Turn Speed: Minimum Speed in a flat turn without contrails (no flaps)
Min Stall Speed: The slowest a plane can travel without stalling (no flaps)
Max Temp Oil/Eng: Max temperature oil/ engine can get before turning yellow
Climb Speed: The airspeed that the climb tests were done at.
Max Kph: Shows 100% throttle max speed in level flight at given altitude
Time w/WEP: Shows climb to 1000M with WEP followed by top speed in level flight with AEC
Hp drop: The altitude where a steep drop off in horsepower begins
Notes: Notes are any extra info that applies with the following abbreviations:
(H): Aircraft runs hot
(FS): Aircraft has fuel starvation
(DC): Aircraft has Drogue Chute
(AB): Aircraft has airbrake
Eng Mix: Engine mixture setting %. “-” in chart, means to leave mixture at default setting. If there is a different value, it will be clearly stated as a percentage. (This affects very few aircraft)
Prop Pitch: Prop pitch setting %. Prop pitch will be shown in short hand “Prop100” = (prop pitch 100%) Prop Pitch can also have a color-coded prop pitch setting according to map temperature. Use Color coded Air RB Map Temperature guide to ensure proper settings
Rad Setting Oil/ ENG: Radiator settings will be shown in short hand “Rad100/50” = (Radiator100%oil/50%water). Radiator settings are shown Cold/Moderate/HOT climate. they are color coded accordingly blue/green/Red. Use Color coded Air RB Map Temperature guide to ensure proper settings.
Super Charger 100/WEP: Elevation to shift super gears 100%/WEP while traveling at indicated airspeed. Almost all chart gear shifts are set at 280kph in the chart. Gear shifts dont need to be precise more than within 100M, shifting up too soon is generally worse than shifting up late.
*For some planes like early Spitfires Prop Pitch adjustments are included under Super charger Column . Super Charger gear shift altitudes listed are for the prop pitch listed in the chart. Example: prop pitch adjustments to 100% at 6000M will look like “P100@6000” under super charger column.
MEC/0Rad WEP Top Speed: Shows top speed Using WEP @ 1000M for MEC and 0Rad (0/0 Radiator) This is used to show how much drag effect the radiator has comparatively.
*109 tree in general:
*Setting rads to 100/100 on initial WEP climb is a huge benefit to climb without turning engine red at a cost of (+2 to 3 seconds to climb times per 1000M).
*WEP dependent overall and need some extra radiator to be used to their fullest. an additional ¼ -½ of the base MEC radiator setting should be considered if WEP is going to be extensively used at lower speeds such as spiral climbing with WEP.
*WEP becomes essential after the F-4 and is especially apparent in performance of the G-10 and K-4 where they seem inferior until the added effect of WEP is used.
*109 tree is a good start to using MEC since you have no other MEC controls than two radiators (oil/water) but those radiators make a world of difference in drag and cooling allowing you to use WEP at will.
– Bf 109 E-3: Leave everything on AEC, there is no auto prop pitch. (It is very easy to overrev engine using MEC). Engine hp drop around 4900M.
– Bf 109 E-4, Bf 109 E-7: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. Engine hp drop around 4000M.
Details:
AEC:483/MEC:493/0Rad:498
PropAuto with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 485/496WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 482/493WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 477/489WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad16/16 @ 1000M = 480/492WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad36/36 @ 1000M = 473/485WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 452/464WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad28/28 @ 1000M = 476/488WEP Kph (Cold)
– Bf 109 F-1, Bf 109 F-2: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Engine hp drop around 5200M.
Details:
AEC:508/MEC:508/0Rad:516
PropAuto with Rad4/4 @ 1000M = 495/514WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad16/16 @ 1000M = 488/508WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad32/32 @ 1000M = 478/498WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 483/503WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad48/48 @ 1000M = 470/489WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 445/465WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 486/506WEP Kph (Cold)
– Bf 109 F-4, Bf 109 F-4/trop: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Engine hp drop around 5400M.
Details:
– Bf 109 F-4:
AEC:531/MEC:530/0Rad:544
PropAuto with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 521/540WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 511/530WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad48/48 @ 1000M = 496/514WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad36/36 @ 1000M = 502/522WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad72/72 @ 1000M = 484/502WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 471/490WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad32/32 @ 1000M = 504/524WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 F-4 gun pod effects (AEC):
*15MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:20/1:06WEP (+6/+5)
Top speed at 1000M – 501/521WEP Kph (-13/-10)
– Bf 109 F-4/trop:
AEC:520/MEC:517/0Rad:530
PropAuto with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 507/526WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 498/517WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad48/48 @ 1000M = 484/504WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad36/36 @ 1000M = 490/510WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad72/72 @ 1000M = 472/493WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 460/480WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad32/32 @ 1000M = 493/512WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 F-4/trop gun pod effects (AEC):
*15MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:20/1:06WEP (+6/+5)
Top speed at 1000M – 488/508WEP Kph (-14/-12)
– Bf 109 G-2, Bf 109 G-2/trop, Bf 109 G-6, Bf 109 G-14: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Engine hp drop around 6100M.
Details:
– Bf 109 G-2:
AEC:529/MEC:527/0Rad:539
PropAuto with Rad5/5 @ 1000M = 522/535WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 511/527WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 498/515WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad30/30 @ 1000M = 505/520WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad60/60 @ 1000M = 488/504WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 469/485WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 511/527WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 G-2 gun pod effects (AEC):
*20MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:18/1:08WEP (+8/+7)
Top speed at 1000M - 500/520WEP Kph (-14/-9)
– Bf 109 G-2/trop:
AEC:521/MEC:519/0Rad:531
PropAuto with Rad5/5 @ 1000M = 513/528WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 505/519WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 492/508WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad30/30 @ 1000M = 498/514WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad60/60 @ 1000M = 482/498WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 463/480WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 505/519WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 G-2/trop gun pod effects (AEC):
*20MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:20/1:08WEP (+10/+7)
Top speed at 1000M - 492/511WEP Kph (-13/-10)
– Bf 109 G-6:
AEC:550/MEC:549/0Rad:560
PropAuto with Rad5/5 @ 1000M = 501/558WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 492/549WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 481/537WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad30/30 @ 1000M = 486/543WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad60/60 @ 1000M = 471/527WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 452/508WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 492/549WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 G-6 gun pod effects (AEC):
*20MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:31/1:03WEP (+9/+6)
Top speed at 1000M - 480/540WEP Kph (-15/-10)
Bf 109 G-6 gun pod effects (AEC):
*30MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:27/1:02WEP (+5/+5)
Top speed at 1000M - 493/554WEP Kph (-12/-6)
– Bf 109 G-14:
AEC:560/MEC:558/0Rad:570
PropAuto with Rad5/5 @ 1000M = 510/569WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 502/558WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 489/546WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad30/30 @ 1000M = 495/552WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad60/60 @ 1000M = 479/535WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 460/515WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 502/558WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 G-14 gun pod effects (AEC):
*20MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:31/1:03WEP (+9/+5)
Top speed at 1000M - 490/550WEP Kph (-15/-10)
Bf 109 G-14 gun pod effects (AEC):
*30MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:27/1:02WEP (+5/+4)
Top speed at 1000M - 493/554WEP Kph (-12/-6)
– Bf 109 G-10, K-4: Both have massive WEP performance and it should be exploited fully. Looking at base numbers on the G-10/K-4 makes them look inferior to the F-4, until taking a closer look at the effect WEP has on climb/acceleration and top speed. Engine hp drop around 7400M.
Details:
– Bf109 G-10:
AEC:564/MEC:566/0Rad:574
PropAuto with Rad3/3 @ 1000M = 537/573WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 530/566WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 523/559WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 527/563WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad36/36 @ 1000M = 516/551WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 482/516WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 527/563WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 G-10 gun pod effects (AEC):
*20MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:20/1:03WEP (+8/+6)
Top speed at 1000M - 516/553WEP Kph (-13/-11)
Bf 109 G-10 gun pod effects (AEC):
*30MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:17/1:01WEP (+5/+4)
Top speed at 1000M - 520/556WEP Kph (-9/-8)
– Bf 109 K-4:
AEC:597/MEC:597/0Rad:605
PropAuto with Rad3/3 @ 1000M = 541/604WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 536/597WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 527/589WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 531/594WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad36/36 @ 1000M = 520/580WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 484/544WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad28/28 @ 1000M = 524/586WEP Kph (Cold)
Bf 109 K-4 gun pod effects (AEC):
*20MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:26/1:02WEP (+7/+6)
Top speed at 1000M - 522/586WEP Kph (-14/-11)
*Fw 190 tree in general:
*Oil will usually get hot before the engine. there are spikes in temperature at certain alts and rad settings take those into consideration. Gets slightly hotter during rapid acceleration such as prolonged dives.
*Rad-/100 setting adds about +2 seconds per 1000M to climb time compared to other radiator settings.
– Fw 190 A-1: Nothing to adjust at all, not even a radiator. Engine hp drop around 5100M.
– Fw 190 A-4: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. MEC makes a huge difference in drag, top speed and cooling. Engine hp drop around 5900M.
Details:
AEC:533/MEC:556/0Rad:560
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 535/560WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/16 @ 1000M = 531/556WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/70 @ 1000M = 514/541WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad-/24 @ 1000M = 528/554WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/32 @ 1000M = 525/551WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 508/533WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 535/560WEP Kph (Cold)
– Fw 190 A-5/U2, Fw 190 A-5, Fw 190 A5/U12: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC overall. MEC makes a huge difference in drag, top speed and cooling. Engine hp drop around 5800M.
Details:
– Fw190 A-5/U2:
AEC:546/MEC:572/0Rad:577
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 552/577WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/16 @ 1000M = 547/572WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/70 @ 1000M = 529/555WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad-/24 @ 1000M = 543/570WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/32 @ 1000M = 540/567WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 521/547WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 552/577WEP Kph (Cold)
– Fw190 A-5:
AEC:537/MEC:561/0Rad:566
*The same radiator cooling options above for the FW190 A-5/U2 can be used for this plane.
– Fw190 A-5/U12:
AEC:541/MEC:565/0Rad:571
*The same radiator cooling options above for the FW190 A-5/U2 can be used for this plane.
– Fw 190 A-8, F-8: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC overall. MEC makes a huge difference in drag, top speed and cooling. Both get an air start. Engine horsepower drop begins around 5900M.
Details:
– Fw 190 A-8:
AEC:549/MEC:576/0Rad:581
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 534/581WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/16 @ 1000M = 529/576WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/70 @ 1000M = 514/560WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad-/24 @ 1000M = 527/574WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/32 @ 1000M = 525/572WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 507/550WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 534/581WEP Kph (Cold)
– Fw 190 F-8:
AEC:554/MEC:582/0Rad:586
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 539/586WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/16 @ 1000M = 534/582WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/70 @ 1000M = 519/565WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad-/24 @ 1000M = 532/579WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/32 @ 1000M = 530/577WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 511/554WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/0 @ 1000M = 539/586WEP Kph (Cold)
Fw190 F-8 gun pod effects (AEC):
*30MM gun pods:
Time to 1000M - 1:30/1:10WEP (+9/+7)
Top speed at 1000M - 527/552WEP Kph (-3/-2)
– Fw 190 D-9, Fw 190 D-12, Fw 190 D-13: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC overall. MEC makes a difference in drag, top speed and cooling.
Details:
– Fw 190 D-9:
Engine hp drop around 5900M.
AEC:572/MEC:579/0Rad:602
PropAuto with Rad-/37 @ 1000M =551/591 WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/74 @ 1000M = 541/579WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 534/572WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/56 @ 1000M = 546/585WEP Kph (Cold)
– Fw 190 D-12, D-13:
Engine hp drop around 7500M.
AEC:568/MEC:574/0Rad:596
PropAuto with Rad-/37 @ 1000M = 551/586WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/74 @ 1000M = 541/574WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 534/567WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/56 @ 1000M = 546/580WEP Kph (Cold)
– Ta 152 H-1, Ta 152 C-3: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC overall. The H-1 runs hot but the C-3 Stays much cooler.
Details:
– Ta 152 H-1:
Engine hp drop around: 7100M
AEC:559/MEC:559/0Rad:577
PropAuto with Rad-/10 @ 1000M = 545/577WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 528/559WEP Kph (Mod & Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/56 @ 1000M = 535/569WEP Kph (Cold)
– Ta 152 C-3:
Engine hp drop around: 9500M.
AEC:586/MEC:590/0Rad:600
PropAuto with Rad-/32 @ 1000M = 574/593WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/48 @ 1000M = 572/590WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/64 @ 1000M = 567/586WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/48 @ 1000M = 571/590WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 559/578WEP Kph (Mod) (turns yellow after dives but cools quickly)
*STRIKE/OTHER AIRCRAFT:
[-- u]Me 410 A-1, Me 410 A-1/U2:[/u] These planes benefit from MEC overall vs AEC. AEC mismanages the radiator on this plane. Prop90 can be used to 5600M Then Prop100 should be used. Has airbrake. Engine hp drop around 5900M.
*Prop90 had better top speed, same climb rate and lower temperatures as PropAuto when using WEP. Using 100% throttle with Prop90 climb times add less than +1 seconds per 1000M, Prop90 should be used with prioritization of WEP in mind.
Details:
AEC:505/MEC:512/0rad:513
PropAuto with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 495/510WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 494/509WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 493/508WEP Kph (Hot)
Prop90 with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 495/513WEP Kph (Cold) (up to 5600M)
Prop90 with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 494/512WEP Kph (Mod) (up to 5600M)
Prop90 with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 493/511WEP Kph (Hot) (up to 5600M)
*Prop90 with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 492/509WEP Kph (additional cooling option) (up to 5600M)
***Infi-WEP settings ***
Prop90 with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 493/510WEP Kph (Cold) (up to 5600M)
Prop90 with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 490/507WEP Kph (Mod) (up to 5600M)
Prop90 with Rad80/80 @ 1000M = 482/500WEP Kph (Hot) (up to 5600M)
– Me 410 B-1, Me 410 B-1/U2, Me 410 B-6/R3: These planes benefit from MEC overall vs AEC. AEC mismanages the radiator on this plane. Prop90 can be used to 5800M Then Prop100 should be used . Has airbrake. Engine hp drop around 6100M.
*Prop90 had better top speed, same climb rate and lower temperatures as PropAuto when using WEP. Using 100% throttle with Prop90 climb times add less +1 seconds per 1000M, Prop90 should be used with prioritization of WEP in mind.
Details:
– Me 410 B-1, Me 410 B-1/U2
AEC:505/MEC:512/0rad:523
PropAuto with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 495/510WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 494/509WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 493/508WEP Kph (Hot)
Prop90 with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 495/513WEP Kph (Cold) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 494/512WEP Kph (Mod) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 493/511WEP Kph (Hot) (up to 5800M)
*Prop90 with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 492/509WEP Kph (additional cooling option) (up to 5800M)
***Infi-WEP settings ***
Prop90 with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 493/510WEP Kph (Cold) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 490/507WEP Kph (Mod) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad80/80 @ 1000M = 482/500WEP Kph (Hot) (up to 5800M)
– Me 410 B-6/R3:
AEC:491/MEC:505/0rad:511
PropAuto with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 491/505WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 489/502WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 486/500WEP Kph (Hot)
Prop90 with Rad6/6 @ 1000M = 491/508WEP Kph (Cold) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 489/505WEP Kph (Mod) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad18/18 @ 1000M = 486/503WEP Kph (Hot) (up to 5800M)
*Prop90 with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 483/501WEP Kph (additional cooling option) (up to 5800M)
***Infi-WEP settings ***
Prop90 with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 485/502WEP Kph (Cold) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 477/493WEP Kph (Mod) (up to 5800M)
Prop90 with Rad80/80 @ 1000M = 460/477WEP Kph (Hot) (up to 5800M) (Significant increase in drag and speed loss)
– Do 335 A-0, Do 335 A-1: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC with better cooling. The radiators start at a heat limit of 105/120 but drops to 100/115 within a few minutes. This plane runs very hot, throttle is the only way to mitigate heat issues with these planes. These planes are the only ones tested so far where running at 99% throttle was nearly equal to 100% in performance. 99% percent allows for less radiator which on cold maps allows for better speed with same climb. Engine hp drop around 7800M.
*Throttle99% with -/100 radiator had almost identical top speed and climb as Throttle100% -/100 radiator.
*It is recommended to keep airspeed above 300-330kph to prevent overheating.
Details:
Throttle99% with Rad-/50 = +12Kph top speed, same climb time (Cold)
Throttle98% with Rad-/100 = Same top speed as 100%, +1 sec per 1000M climb time. (Mod)
Throttle96% with Rad-/100 = -2Kph top speed, +2.6 sec per 1000M climb time. (Hot)
– Bf 109 E-7: Refer to Bf 109 E-4, Bf 109 E-7 section earlier in guide.
– Bf 109 G-2: Refer to Bf 109 G-2, G-2/trop, G-6, G-14 section earlier in guide.
– BV 155 B-1: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. The radiator on this plane is set incorrectly, overheating the engine. The radiator limit usually drops by 5 degrees after a few minutes in flight for an adjusted value of 100/115 which is what MEC settings are adjusted for. Engine hp drop is linear and starts decreasing at 4500M, losing about 22Hp every 500M up to and beyond 12000M.
Details:
AEC:444/MEC:444/0Rad:453
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad-/14 @ 1000M = 425/448WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad-/42 @ 1000M = 415/436WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad-/72 @ 1000M = 404/425WEP Kph (Hot)
– P-47D-16-RE: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. Prop90 should be used up to 6500m then raised to Prop100. Setting to Prop90 allows plane to fly with Rad0/0 settings, increases top speed, and climb. Mixture should be set to Mix82 giving extra horsepower. Engine hp drop around 9300M/8800WEP.
*Engine degradation can be an issue, the following radiator settings can be used to offset overheating as needed especially for Infi-WEP:
Prop90 with Rad4/4 @ 1000M = 525/551WEP Kph (additional cooling option up to 6500M).
Prop90 with Rad8/8 @ 1000M = 523/549WEP Kph (additional cooling option up to 6500M).
Prop90 with Rad16/16 @ 1000M = 520/546WEP Kph (additional cooling option up to 6500M).
*Using Prop90 there is a hard drop in performance above 7500M/6500WEP make sure to switch to Prop100 above this altitude, The difference is 18/13 seconds climb for the next 1000M (100%/WEP respectively.) This can be seen in the thrust output. This is the only plane so far this behavior has been observed.
– P-47D: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. Prop80 should be used up to 8800m then raised to Prop90. Setting to Prop80 allows plane to fly with Rad0/0 settings, increases top speed, and climb. Mixture should be set to Mix82 giving extra horsepower, mixture should be lowered at 10000m to ½ (Mix41) to extend ceiling. Engine hp drop around 9300M/8800WEP.
– Ta 154 A-1: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. Engine hp drop around 6100M.
*Prop90 can be used on Mod and Hot maps Super charger gear shifts are adjusted to 3300/3300 if using Prop90. Prop90 can be used up to 5500M . Ideal for sustained WEP but 100% throttle climb times are notably affected at Prop90 by about an added 3-4 seconds per 1000M. use only if intending to primarily WEP.
Details:
***Infi-WEP settings (minimum of 300-330kph airspeed for cooling): ***
Prop100 with Rad-/12 @ 1000M = 508/536WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop90 with Rad-/30 @ 1000M = 497/530WEP Kph (Mod) (+1 Seconds to WEP climb time per 1000M)
Prop90 with Rad-/68 @ 1000M = 482/514WEP Kph (Hot) (+2 Seconds to WEP climb time per 1000M)
– He 219 A-7: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. AEC mismanages Radiators similar to Bf 109’s. Recommend Using Infi-Wep settings below over PropAuto. Engine horsepower drop around 7900M.
*Prop80 had better top speed and same climb rate as PropAuto when using WEP. However, avoid using 100% throttle with Prop80% since climb times add about +7 seconds per 1000M, Prop80 should be used with prioritizing WEP use in mind. Prop80 can be used to 7400M Then PropAuto should be used.
Details:
AEC:491/MEC:493/0Rad:495
***Infi-WEP settings (minimum of 300-330kph airspeed for cooling): ***
Prop80 with Rad8/8 @ 1000M = 477/497WEP Kph (Cold and Mod)
Prop80 with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 475/496WEP Kph (Hot)
– Bf 109 Z-1: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Engine hp drop around 6100M.
Details:
AEC:572/MEC:571/0Rad:581
PropAuto with Rad5/5 @ 1000M = 564/578WEP Kph (Cold)
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 555/571WEP Kph (Mod)
PropAuto with Rad40/40 @ 1000M = 544/559WEP Kph (Hot)
*PropAuto with Rad30/30 @ 1000M = 549/564WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad60/60 @ 1000M = 528/543WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
*PropAuto with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 513/529WEP Kph (additional cooling option)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
PropAuto with Rad20/20 @ 1000M = 555/571WEP Kph (Cold)
– Fw 190 D-13: Refer to Fw 190 D-9, D-12, D-13 section earlier in guide.
– Do 335 B-2: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. The radiators start at a heat limit of 105/120 but drops to 100/115 within a few minutes. This plane runs very hot, throttle is the only way to mitigate heat issues with these planes. These planes are the only ones tested so far where running at 99% throttle was nearly equal to 100% in performance. 99% percent allows for less radiator which on cold maps allows for better speed with same climb. Engine hp drop around 7800M.
*Throttle99% with -/100 radiator had almost identical top speed and climb as Throttle100% -/100 radiator.
*It is recommended to keep airspeed above 300-300kph to prevent overheating.
Here are throttle adjustment details:
Throttle99% with Rad-/50 = +10Kph top speed, same climb time (Cold)
Throttle98% with Rad-/100 = -2Kph top speed, +2 sec per 1000M climb time. (Mod)
Throttle96% with Rad-/100 = -5Kph top speed, +4 sec per 1000M climb time. (Hot)