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Handling Notes for the 'wartime' CANT Z.506
with Alfa Romeo AR126/RC34 engines driving vintage era
Alfa Romeo electronic
Controllable Pitch airscrews.
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These handling notes should be displayed and printed
using a fixed spacing font such as Courier.
To retain full control of the simulation you will need
to understand the supplied Z.506 Crew Training Manual.
To understand the doctrine that drove these procedures
it is necessary to understand the supplied Z.506 wartime
contextual history. Those documents are within the
READ BEFORE FLIGHT FOLDER.
The early series Bristol Pegasus engines are too
primitive to have cowl flaps to control engine cooling
drag co-efficient.
Usable fuel with no bombs at all for
MR / CE / PR / MET / BDA / ASR sorties is 3,000Kg.
By design a formation bomber or lone ASW sortie loads
800Kg of weapons and has only 2,200Kg usable AVGAS.
Use the MSFS fuel / payload menu accordingly.
Only early and mid series Z,506s
have a powered
extendable turret operated using the MSFS spoiler key.
See Crew Training Manual.
The following procedures are cited only in the
supplied Crew Training Manual;
1) Multiple
crew locations
2) Door, window
and ventral turret animations
3) Configuring
human Field of View and cameras
4) On water
engine start up
5) Airscrew and
engine RPM management via the rheostats
6) Realistic
use of the many other real gauges
7) Water
handling
8) Use of P2 as
a 'human AP'
9) In flight
engine shut down
10) Engine out procedures
11) Z.506S Airone Soccorso parachute air drop mission
12) Z.506B blockade runner photographic mission
13) Agile flight
14) Fuel versus payload planning
ENGINE OVERSPEED:
This simulation has a 'whoop whoop' engine and turbine
overspeed warning horn that was not present in the
real Z.506. It replaces the shouted or gesticulated
engine overspeed warning that would have been issued
by another crew member in real life.
These vintage era engines have no RPM governor.
**NEVER EXCEED 2300 GIRI**
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Take Off Phase and power:
**NEVER EXCEED 2300 GIRI**
FLAP =
UP
CARB HEAT =
COLD
TRIM =
14 degrees UP
SCREW PITCH =
FULL FINE (100%)
LINE =
UP
P2 =
RETURN TO SEAT (])
THROTTLE =
FULL
RUDDER =
PREVENT YAW
YOKE =
FULL AFT UNTIL UNSTICK
AFTER UNSTICK = NO HUMAN BACKPRESSURE
TRIM =
DO NOT VARY FROM +14
ABOVE ALL OBSTACLES
ALWAYS WITIN TWO MINUTES
BEGIN (MAX) CRUISE CLIMB PHASE
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Continuous (Max) Cruise Climb (power):
All sorties except bombing and ASR:
TRIM = DO
NOT VARY FROM +14
PRESSIONE =
0.9C (while available)
SCREW PITCH = FULL COARSE (0%)
= CTRL + F1
IAS ~
195 KmIAS (entire flight)
PLAN =
185 Kg/hr
YIELD =
135 KTAS @ 5.0Km @ 11000Kg
REJECT = 300M convoy escort and ASW
REJECT = cloud base all cases
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
If no cloud during MR/PR/MET/BDA
NO REJECTION BUT NEVER CONTRAIL
ALTITUDE INCREASES UNTIL VSI = 0
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Patrol Power:
CE / ASW / CASEVAC / TRANSPORT:
If cloud prevents cruise climb
MR / MET / PR / BDA:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Only after descent to low level:
during search phase of a SAR sortie
Also holding and diversion
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
TRIM = DO
NOT VARY FROM +14
SCREW PITCH = FULL COARSE (0%)
=
CTRL + F1
IAS ~
195 KmIAS (entire flight)
PRESSIONE = to
deliver VSI = 0
PLAN =
185 Kg/hr
YIELD =
135 KTAS @ 5.0Km @ 11000Kg
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Maritime patrol / MET / PR / BDA:
5Km until April 1941
7Km from May 1941
But never contrail
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Only after descent to low level:
Also supply dropping and SAR
Also holding and diversion
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
GIRI = 1660
COWLS =
CLOSED
IAS = 220 KmIAS = Vbr > 12500Kg
IAS = 210 KmIAS = Vbr <= 12500Kg
PRESSIONE = to comply
PLAN = 250
Kg/hr
YIELD = 163 KTAS @ 7Km <= 12500Kg
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Climb power:
Only bombing and ASR sorties:
**NEVER EXCEED 2300 GIRI**
SCREW PITCH = FULL FINE (retained)
TRIM = DO
NOT VARY FROM +14
PRESSIONE =
0.9C (while available)
IAS ~
195 KmIAS
REJECT = 4500M else if lower
REJECT = cloud base
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Bomber and ASR design cruise:
PRESSIONE =
0.9 C
SCREW PITCH = FULL COARSE (0%)
PLAN =
300 Kg/hr
YIELD =
169 KTAS @ 4.5Km @ 11000Kg
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Ju87 Formation Leader cruise:
See Crew Training Manual:
SCREW PITCH = FULL COARSE (0%)
IAS =
225 KmIAS
PRESSIONE = to
comply
PLAN =
225 Kg/hr
YIELD =
151 KTAS @ 4.6Km @ 11000Kg
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COMBAT = METO POWER:
In clear and present danger:
**NEVER EXCEED 2300 GIRI**
**NEVER EXCEED 1.0 Kg/cm^2**
PRESSIONE =
1.0C (MAX)
GIRI =
2300
SCREW PITCH = to comply
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Descent = Arrival phase:
**NEVER EXCEED 360 KmIAS**
TRIM = DO
NOT VARY
SCREW PITCH = FULL COARSE (0%)
VSI =
MINUS 4 m/s
IAS ~
prior cruise IAS
PRESSIONE = to
comply
ToD = plan accordingly
IF PRESSIONE <0.6C & OAT <7 Celsius
THEN CARB HEAT = HOT
BEFORE IAF:
REDUCE = 210 KmIAS (Vfe)
VSI = to
comply
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Approach and Landing:
On reaching 500M QNH:
Before descending to MDA:
Often immediately after IAF:
FLAP =
DOWN
SCREW PITCH = FULL FINE (100%)
IAS =
TRIM for 170 KmIAS
THROTTLE = to
control VSI
After lined up on water runway:
CARB HEAT = COLD
BELOW =
GLIDESLOPE
TRIM = FULL
UP
CAUSES ~ 150 KmIAS (Vref)
THROTTLE = to
control VSI
GLIDESLOPE =
*only* with throttle
HUD PARALLAX = COMPLIANT
Around 5 Metres:
THROTTLE = CLOSED
YOKE = FLARE
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To taxi:
SCREW PITCH = FULL FINE (100% retained)
FLAP = UP
P2 =
ORDER FORWARD ([)
OAT < 7C
CARB HEAT = HOT
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GO AROUND (power):
**NEVER EXCEED 2300 GIRI**
TRIM = Vref (retained)
SCREW PITCH = FULL FINE (retained)
THROTTLE =
FULL
TURN =
never
To avoid obstacles:
Always within two minutes:
YOKE =
forward pressure
ACCELERATE = 180
KmIAS (Vx)
FLAP = UP
TURN =
allowed
PRESSIONE =
0.9C
TRIM = 14
degrees UP
IAS ~
195 KmIAS (Vy)
BEGIN (MAX) CRUISE CLIMB PHASE
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OBSTACLE CLEARANCE:
**NEVER EXCEED 2300 GIRI**
FLAP =
UP
CARB HEAT =
COLD
TRIM =
16 degrees UP
SCREW PITCH =
FULL FINE (100%)
LINE =
UP
P2 =
RETURN TO SEAT (])
CLOCK =
MONITOR
THROTTLE =
FULL
RUDDER =
PREVENT YAW
YOKE =
FULL AFT UNITL UNSTICK
AFTER UNSTICK = NO HUMAN BACKPRESSURE
TRIM =
DO NOT VARY FROM +16
ELAPSED TIME = 120 seconds
PRESSIONE =
1.0C (METO)
TRIM =
DO NOT VARY FROM +16
Above all distant inland obstacles:
BEGIN = (MAX) CRUISE CLIMB PHASE
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