Post by ashaman on Mar 25, 2009 8:50:55 GMT -5
As for your earlier question regarding the ceiling and speed on the L-1649A with LB only....I'll have to try that out in our sim version and see what we get.
Is the sim L-1649 all that on the numbers to be useful to get an idea of how well the real deal works?
I don't mean to be rude or question the quality of this GREAT plane, I only want to understand the reliability of the results. Right now, on my sim PC (not the same I'm typing on) I was able, with a little attention to speed, climb ratio and switching at Auto Lean at 15000 feet, to bring the simulated old lady up to FL200 (and she's still going at my left) renouncing to the commodity of the SM button and moving instead manually the blowers and mixture levers (and not moving the blowers away from low). And she could fly even higher, with some attention.
If the simulated plane is any indication, then the loss of power in having to renounce to the high blower is, as I supposed seeing the little gear induction ratio difference, relatively modest for a plane that doesn't have to forcibly operate at top performance, like a historical one, and is not bound the keep the old lady being restored by Lufthansa from reaching some of her old flight levels, if needed.
