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#3580222 - 05/26/12 07:27 AM FW190 trim
juuonse Offline
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Hi,

A new member here so firstly, hello to all!

I've been flying around the world of il-2 for a couple of days now and been figuring out the nuts and bolts of the sim quite well so far.

Today I hopped in the FW-190D (late) and the FW-190A just to test them. However, for the life of me (literally) I wasn't able to get them trimmed. Both kept leaning heavily to the left no matter what I tried to do with the trims.

Am I doing something wrong here with the specific plane? I've had no trouble trimming other planes so far.

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#3580223 - 05/26/12 07:28 AM Re: FW190 trim [Re: juuonse]
juuonse Offline
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Ah, and I'm on version 4.11 plain stock version, no mods.

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#3580395 - 05/26/12 01:30 PM Re: FW190 trim [Re: juuonse]
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Originally Posted By: juuonse
... I wasn't able to get them trimmed. Both kept leaning heavily to the left no matter what I tried to do with the trims.



Hi and welcome to IL-2.

Going from memory, I think both FW had no trim but elevators one, so, if you mean they keep rolling left (CCW), it's normal.

For a complete guide about flyable inventory, including available trims per aircraft, please download following one:

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#3580464 - 05/26/12 03:49 PM Re: FW190 trim [Re: juuonse]
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I believe that Greybeard is correct. Most of the fighters of that era had limited trimability, usually only offering elevator trim as a cockpit control. As I recall, most or all of the German fighters share this characteristic. American-designed aircraft in the sim tend to be comparatively luxurious and have elevator, aileron and rudder trim controls in the cockpit.
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#3580489 - 05/26/12 04:49 PM Re: FW190 trim [Re: juuonse]
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Yes, FW-190 only had elevator trim, there are trim tabs for the ailerons and the rudder, however these are set on the ground by the ground crew.
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#3580947 - 05/27/12 12:46 PM Re: FW190 trim [Re: juuonse]
juuonse Offline
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Allright, thank you for the swift response!

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