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== Aircraft help == | == Aircraft help == | ||
{| | {| class="prettytable" | ||
! Key | ! Key !! Description | ||
! Description | |||
|- | |- | ||
| <nowiki> | | {{Key press|Shift|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}} || Magneto on | ||
| Magneto on | |||
|- | |- | ||
| { | | {{Key press|Shift|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}} || Magneto off | ||
| Magneto off | |||
|- | |- | ||
| s | | {{Key press|s}} || Starter | ||
| Starter | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Start up === | === Start up === | ||
# Press | # Press {{Key press|Shift|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}} to turn the magneto on. | ||
# Engage full throttle. | # Engage full throttle. | ||
# Then press and hold | # Then press and hold {{Key press|s}} until the engine catches, which may take several seconds. | ||
=== Take off === | === Take off === | ||
# Before starting, zoom display out as far as possible using the | # Before starting, zoom display out as far as possible using the {{Key press|Shift|x}} key, so that you can see the runway out of both sides of the cockpit. | ||
#Start the engine according to the instructions above. As soon as the engine starts, the aircraft will start to roll down the runway. The Dr.I was not equipped with brakes. | #Start the engine according to the instructions above. As soon as the engine starts, the aircraft will start to roll down the runway. The Dr.I was not equipped with brakes. | ||
# As soon as the aircraft starts to move, pull back firmly on the stick to counter the aircraft's tendency to nose over. | # As soon as the aircraft starts to move, pull back firmly on the stick to counter the aircraft's tendency to nose over. | ||
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Note that that the Dr.I's engine was controlled by a combination of throttle, mixture adjustment, and "blip" switch, which disconnected the magneto and was used to cut engine power for brief periods. | Note that that the Dr.I's engine was controlled by a combination of throttle, mixture adjustment, and "blip" switch, which disconnected the magneto and was used to cut engine power for brief periods. | ||
In FlightGear you can use a combination of throttle and "blip" ( | In FlightGear you can use a combination of throttle and "blip" ({{Key press|Shift|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}} and {{Key press|Shift|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}} keys) to control engine power. | ||
== External link == | == External link == | ||
* | * {{Wikipedia|Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.I (Wikipedia)|noicon=1}} | ||
* [http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/aircraft/47802-fokker-dr-1-throttle.html More about DR 1 throttle and engine controls] | * [http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/aircraft/47802-fokker-dr-1-throttle.html More about DR 1 throttle and engine controls] | ||