AW P-38J

AW P-38J 1.0

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AW P-38J - CFS2 P-38J

AW P-38J VERSION 1.0 FEB 2025

Visual model: acwai

Airfile: UncleTgt

Texture file: painted by UncleTgt and acwai.

Gauges : These gauges were designed by Alphasim, Mape, Aussie, or some unknown author.
I have made some modifications.

Sound: CFS2 stock sound

There is an alternate cockpit panel file provided by Captain Kurt (PANEL.1)

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Hello Andrew. I may be having a problem on my end, but every time I try to fire up the engines, one or both quit shortly afterwards.

I'm also missing the RPM gauge, and I do have it installed.

OK. I figured out the RPM gauge issue. Panel config entries that read "Generic P-38!Sng_Eng_RPM" need to be replaced with "AW P-38_RPM".
 
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Browncoat,

I can't reproduce your start-up problem, but it's nearly always to do with the setting for Engine Start Up Torque in record 505 of the Airfile. I'm guessing PC Hardware must influence it somehow?

The attached zip has two alternate airfiles.

I have the start-up torque set at 0.0475. The CFS 2 stock aircraft are all set at 0.035.

The advice (from other FS, not CFS2 specifically) is that lower values make the engines start more slowly, larger values make them "catch" more quickly.

So one option has the airfiles set at 0.035 (as per the CFS2 stockers), the other option has it set to 0.07 (double the stock value).

Try them & let us know how you get on.
 

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Thanks for all the nice comments. I discovered a small error inside the front landing gear well. I have uploaded the new versions and the missing RPM gauges. Thanks to Browncoat for noticing the missing RPM gauge.

Please download the Version 1.1 update.
 
Very nice plane, again! 😎👍 I took it for a few flights this evening and really enjoy it.
I did encounter the engine start problem like Browncoat with the original airfile (haven't tried the updated ones yet). I think it is due to the rather low idle rpm. If you open the throttles to around 15% the engines will start alright. Once they are running you can close the throttles again and they will keep running.
Once again, thanks for another great airplane!
 
Howdy Andrew and Uncle. Now I am sorry about the confusion I caused. When I said the RPM gauge was missing, I was referring to the fact that it was not being displayed on the 2D panel or in the VC.

The gauge itself is in the gauge folder in the P-38 download file. The panel config file just didn’t reference the correct gauge. Editing the panel config fixes the issue. Now I have to double check, but when I tried it a few minutes ago I recall only seeing one engine needle, and not two like I would expect to see. I will check that.

Now for the airfiles, I tried both of the adjusted ones, and still experienced the temperamental engine issue. The engines start, but the for what ever reason shortly quit.
 
Browncoat said:
The gauge itself is in the gauge folder in the P-38 download file. The panel config file just didn’t reference the correct gauge. Editing the panel config fixes the issue. Now I have to double check, but when I tried it a few minutes ago I recall only seeing one engine needle, and not two like I would expect to see. I will check that.
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You need to use the new Generic P-38 gauge (ver 1.1 update) with the modified panel.cfg files. The AW P-38_RPM gauge does not display the RPM correctly.

You also need to change the gauge to Generic P-38!Dbl_Eng_RPM_1_and_2 in the panel.cfg files.

[Window00]

gauge18=Generic P-38!Dbl_Eng_RPM_1_and_2, 940,809,97

[Vcockpit03]

gauge01=Generic P-38!Dbl_Eng_RPM_1_and_2, 360,240,260
 
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