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= Important facts and figures =
= Important facts and figures =
=== Engine management ===
=== Engine management ===
*The mixture at 50% can loosely be equated to auto-rich in an american plane. Lean only to conserve fuel in cruise. Enrich only to boost (bump to 100%).
*Assuming 100% throttle, 100% RPM.
**100% mixture will place you in boosted power. Time limit: 10 minutes.
**50% mixture will place you in nominal power.
*The only limit to nominal engine power output is heat soak. Careful radiator management will be key here.
*Radiators exert minimum drag when fully closed.
*The single gear supercharger is optimized for high altitude.


=== Airspeed considerations ===
=== Airspeed considerations ===

Revision as of 20:03, 9 June 2021

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 series 24 is a fighter from the Battle of Moscow module of IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles.

Hangar view

MiG-3.jpg

Important facts and figures

Engine management

  • The mixture at 50% can loosely be equated to auto-rich in an american plane. Lean only to conserve fuel in cruise. Enrich only to boost (bump to 100%).
  • Assuming 100% throttle, 100% RPM.
    • 100% mixture will place you in boosted power. Time limit: 10 minutes.
    • 50% mixture will place you in nominal power.
  • The only limit to nominal engine power output is heat soak. Careful radiator management will be key here.
  • Radiators exert minimum drag when fully closed.
  • The single gear supercharger is optimized for high altitude.

Airspeed considerations

Flying the MiG-3

Out of combat

Startup and taxi

Takeoff

Climb

Cruise

Landing

In combat

Overall

Strengths

Weaknesses

Flying against the MiG-3

Do this

Do not do this

Modifications

Rivet counting

IRL History