Hurricane I early prop pitch
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Hurricane I early prop pitch
Was looking into the early Hurricane a bit, and in CLoD the DH 5/20 'two position' prop pitch can only be set to fine or course. However the early Spitfire is also has a two position DH 5/20 prop, and that can be set throughout the range of pitch (though not constant speed as the Rotol) as stated in the manual
and in game. I checked a manual on the Hurricane I, but it didn't really clarify the issue. Can anyone clear up what is going on with the Hurricane, and why it might be different to the Spit?You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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Re: Hurricane I early prop pitch
Not sure I understand the question entirely, then again I am pretty clueless
But I did find an interesting bit of info on the ATAG forum:
"Interestingly, the pilots who flew the real Spitfire MK1 2-speed aircraft discovered that careful manipulation of the pitch control "bicycle pump" lever near its midpoint enabled the pilot to change the propeller's pitch between its Fine and Coarse pitch settings. Not to be confused with a true Constant Speed Propeller capability, this at least enabled the Spit pilots to extract much better performance from their aircraft in various flight situations (similar to car having only High and Low gear vs a 6-speed gearbox). The pilot had to monitor his revs carefully when changing engine settings or manoeuvring and adjust accordingly. Although adding to the in-cockpit workload significantly, most pilots got very proficient doing this by ear alone."
The "bicycle pump"
But I did find an interesting bit of info on the ATAG forum:
"Interestingly, the pilots who flew the real Spitfire MK1 2-speed aircraft discovered that careful manipulation of the pitch control "bicycle pump" lever near its midpoint enabled the pilot to change the propeller's pitch between its Fine and Coarse pitch settings. Not to be confused with a true Constant Speed Propeller capability, this at least enabled the Spit pilots to extract much better performance from their aircraft in various flight situations (similar to car having only High and Low gear vs a 6-speed gearbox). The pilot had to monitor his revs carefully when changing engine settings or manoeuvring and adjust accordingly. Although adding to the in-cockpit workload significantly, most pilots got very proficient doing this by ear alone."
The "bicycle pump"
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Re: Hurricane I early prop pitch
Other tricks of the time include plugging up the boost breather hole with a matchstick which allowed 17lbs boost at Sea Level, but raped the engine requiring an overhaul much sooner.