I am really enjoying the PMDG DC6 in FS2020.
And I am building an AirManager panel for it.
So far I have working gauges for all 4 engines but I would like the BMEP gauges to work as well. Basically call for 3 and 4 instead of left and right or 1 and 2, this works for most of the gauges.
Does anyone know what variables you need to subscribe to fo BMEP (brake mean effective pressure), these are very important on the old radials.
I did some searching but have not found any answers yet.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
DC6 BMEP gauges
Re: DC6 BMEP gauges
You can find Lvars when you turn on the developer menu. I'm not really sure where, it's somewhere in a menu with a tree view.
Re: DC6 BMEP gauges
I have not found the BMEP Variable yet in.
But everything else you see in the photo below works.
Next I will customize the dials to look like the ones in the plane, but this works great for now.
But everything else you see in the photo below works.
Next I will customize the dials to look like the ones in the plane, but this works great for now.
Re: DC6 BMEP gauges
Hi
you can always recreate the BMEP via other means.
A quick search yields to the BMEP value related to Torque
BMEP=2๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ (in Pa)
With nr being the number of crankshaft rotation per revolution (could be 1 on a radial engine, or 2)
Te being the Torque (could be retrieved from the sim via ENG TORQUE:index) (in Nm)
Mc being the number of cylinders
Vd being the Volume of displacement of one cylinder (in m3)
Hope this helps
Jacques
you can always recreate the BMEP via other means.
A quick search yields to the BMEP value related to Torque
BMEP=2๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ (in Pa)
With nr being the number of crankshaft rotation per revolution (could be 1 on a radial engine, or 2)
Te being the Torque (could be retrieved from the sim via ENG TORQUE:index) (in Nm)
Mc being the number of cylinders
Vd being the Volume of displacement of one cylinder (in m3)
Hope this helps
Jacques
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Re: DC6 BMEP gauges
Thanks JACKZ,
I was hoping to find if PMDG has published a variable, as they have 4 of these dials in their panel.
I may have to do the math calk for each gauge.
I was hoping to find if PMDG has published a variable, as they have 4 of these dials in their panel.
I may have to do the math calk for each gauge.
Re: DC6 BMEP gauges
In FSX and Prepar3D these variables weren't available as Lvar either. We had to make a special system to connect to the 737NGX. Each aircraft required a custom approach, therefore we did just one, as it was quite a lot of work. I suppose they do the same thing with FS2020.
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Hi olof,
I am interested in building instruments for PMDG's DC6. I recreated the Airspeed instrument. Are you interested in a collaboration?
Sincerely
Frank
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Hi Frank,
I am happy to share what I have done, very simple really.
You can contact me olof@westsideav.com. 603.387.4921.
It would be nice to be more authentic than what I have done, just edit a few standard gauges.
I am happy to share what I have done, very simple really.
You can contact me olof@westsideav.com. 603.387.4921.
It would be nice to be more authentic than what I have done, just edit a few standard gauges.
Re: DC6 BMEP gauges
Yes, and since you are at it, you could replicate the "real" cockpit at the time, which has not been the case of PMDG apparently.
One can include the needle gauges vibrations, typical of an airplane of this era. I had published a tutorial on how to achieve this somewhere in the forum
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... _Logan.jpg Jacques
One can include the needle gauges vibrations, typical of an airplane of this era. I had published a tutorial on how to achieve this somewhere in the forum
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... _Logan.jpg Jacques
My YouTube Chanel on the A320 (Real SOPs by an Airline Pilot IRL):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 0Q6SBASRqJ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 0Q6SBASRqJ
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Wow, that image is pure aircraft porn.
I cannot fail to absolutely love these types of early cockpits. They are utterly amazing. The DC3 is also out of this world. My total favourite of all time is the 737-200 it looks amazing and feels amazing. There is just something so 'harmonious'. Admittedly my only 'time' in a 737-200 was in a mode D (Level D) sim at United Airlines in Denver for a week in 2001, it was truly amazing. I was totally in awe.
I cannot fail to absolutely love these types of early cockpits. They are utterly amazing. The DC3 is also out of this world. My total favourite of all time is the 737-200 it looks amazing and feels amazing. There is just something so 'harmonious'. Admittedly my only 'time' in a 737-200 was in a mode D (Level D) sim at United Airlines in Denver for a week in 2001, it was truly amazing. I was totally in awe.
Joe. CISSP, MSc.