The instructor as it is is already a multi-variable non-linear optimiser keeping your plane pointing towards your mouse, for all the different planes. Most likely the flight model inputs the instructor sees are abstract enough that it works for all aircraft - 3 world angles, 2 angles with respect to the velocity vector, a bunch of lift and drag coefficients and stability derivatives for all the axes. It’s impressive that the instructor works, and that I can also just turn it off and fly manually.
The engine management is simple: full throttle and WEP → maximum fine prop pitch and close rads for maximum thrust and minimum non-prop drag. Go down to 80-90%, and it drops RPM/pitch for cruising and opens radiators when cooling is needed.
Simple algorithm with one parameter and one monitored variable.
The problem is, engine management is less abstractable than kinematics, so different aircraft might need different optimisations. Also what to optimise? Thrust? Horsepower? Top Speed? Drag? The various engine control inputs have different effects on these.
So you want gaijin to try to do a “great” automation of engine management for all the aircraft, when they already have a workable one, and the latter planes like the stangs let you control only some things manually while keeping the governor on for others (like prop pitch / RPM).
Just bind 4 keys - toggle MEC, toggle auto rad control off, open/close as needed.
Just noticed the new Mosquito B.16 variant in the newest devserver, and I couldn’t help notice that it currently seems to have its small bomb load ported over from the fighter-bomber variants.
I do hope that when it comes, the B.16 will have its proper load-out of four 250- or 500-lb bombs?
Challenger Mk.2, Challenger Mk.3, Challenger DS, Challenger 2/2F/TES, Challenger 2 OES, Challenger 3 TD, Black Night, Khalid, FV4030/3 — the engine power has been increased from 1217 to 1314 HP. (Report).
Striker, Scimitar — neutral steering has been improved (made faster). (Report).
Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD1 — the number of chaff/flare countermeasures has been increased from 256 to 384. (Report). Source: Боевое применение инфракрасных патронов ППИ-50-3 и ППИ-26-2 с самолетов фронтовой авиации (Су-17М4).
yeah, but do I want that? or do I want maximum performance? In a dogfight, I need to live. Maximum low-speed turnfight performance - thrust. Getting to the A point, I need speed while cooling, so I have a thermal reserve for the potential upcoming fight. Climbing? I want maximum thrust at the optimal speed, while also cooling, so I can climb.
should the auto engine management prevent me from squeezing those 10% extra out of the plane (radiators cost drag - speed) in a fight? should they prevent me from climbing optimally? should they prevent me from saving fuel and heat while still being sufficiently fast in a cruise?
not to mention, some aircraft have beast engines, while some rely on a balance of energy retention and power, yada yada. Imagine the amount of bug reports and complaints when they try to set that up!
should gaijin add a whole “Auto engine control mode” switch for “max power”, “max efficiency”, “max power while kinda efficient” … ?
You see how that escalates, right?
It would be better if they implemented the radar on-your-six warning antenna for the later P-51s and others, or let the gunsight distance be adjustable, or …
Or think more about BR decompression, rather than adding a potenially complex feature that can be made redundant by binding 4 buttons and playing with your throttle well during a hot fight.
This is getting off-topic i think so i won’t reply again
F-16A block 15, block 20, F-16C, F-16D, F-16I, F-4EJ Kai, F-5AG, J-8F, Kfir C.10, MiG-29 Sniper — a bug that caused the HUD pitch ladder to not extend past 40 degrees has been fixed. (Report). The Maverick Launch Envelope has been added to the HUD of aircraft that can carry them. (Report).
CDK
A bug that caused custom user models to not load correctly has been fixed.
M55 (USA) — added as the second vehicle in the M44/55 group.
M55 (France) — added as the second vehicle in the M44/55 group.
