Project Tupolev Team :: View topic - Interesting new Il-18D on avsim.ru

Freddie · ÊÂÑ

Here's a brief description of IL-18 system panels. The pics are in zip files. Sorry, couldn't attach them directly in reasonable quality. Standby for engine start procedure.

All panel and switch covers open with right mouse click (you knew it!) Óëûáêà

1 - battery switch
2 - battery ammeter
3 - voltmeter source selector, clockwise: battery, APU generator, ground power, engine generators 1 & 2, off, engine generators 3 & 4, start bus
4 - voltmeter
5 - master power switch, up - onboard, center - off, down - ground power (non-functional)
6 - APU door switch and lights, right - close, left - open (press and hold)
7 - APU start mode switch, down - dummy start, up - normal start
8 - APU start button and light
9 - APU stop switch and oil pressure light
10 - APU generator manual switch and light (generator connects automatically when APU started)
11 - APU RPM
12 - APU EGT
13 - APU fuel
14 - APU generator ammeter
15 - master start switch
16 - engine start mode switch, up - dummy start, down - normal start; also pops up minipanel with engine RPM and EGT gauges
17 - fuel gauges switch (in simulator fills the fuel tanks to 100%)
18 - engine selector
19 - engine start button
20 - lamp check button
21 - engine generators switches and "generator off" lights
22 - engine generators ammeters
23 - partial feathering buttons
24 - feather test switches
25 - engine fuel flow meters
26 - PO-1500 inverter switch
27 - PT-500 inverter switch (attitude gyro) and lights, green - normal power, red - backup power
28 - PT-1000 inverter switch (avionics), left - backup, center - off, right - normal
29 - PT-125 inverter switch (backup ADI)
30 - backup ADI power lights, left - normal, right - backup
31 - RSBN power switch
32 - NAV power switch
33 - landing gear warning switch
34 - avionics sound switch
35 - anti-ice switch, left - wing and empennage, right - engine intake and props
36 - automatic fuel transfer switch
37 - automatic fuel transfer from tanks no.12
38 - engine stop switches, up - normal ops, down - stop (return to up when engine have stopped)
39 - flight fine pitch stop switches (outboard - inboard), up - engaged, down - disengaged
40 - engine fuel shutoff valve switch
41 - tank no.2 fuel transfer pump switches
42 - boost fuel pumps switches
43 - feather buttons and "feathering pump operating" lights (left mouse button to feather, right to unfeather)
44 - "autofeather armed" lights
45 - airborne engine start buttons and throttle levers ( drag with left mouse button for individual engine control, drag with right button for coupled inboard/outboard engine control)
46 - throttle lever position indicators (UPRT)
47 - engine RPM
48 - elevator trim indicator and neutral trim light
49 - aileron trim switch and neutral trim light

Freddie · ÊÂÑ

The loader handles fuel in rather eccentric way. Depending on fuel load it adds or removes appropriate fuel tanks to aircraft.cfg file and sets their maximum capacity to accomodate the selected fuel amount at 100% load as seen in FS fuel dialog. The tanks are filled up in FS when you lift the switch 17 on the side panel (refer to the pic in my previous post). This system has the following cosequences:
a) you must load the fuel with loader utility before selecting IL-18 in FS and
b) you can't ever get more fuel than selected in the loader without reloading the aircraft in FS.

All weights are in kilograms.

Freddie · ÊÂÑ

Here's the engine start and checks procedures. The numbers in brackets refer to the controls as seen in the pics from my first post.

1. Open the side panel and turn on the battery [1]. Check battery voltage [3],[4]. Connect power to the aircraft bus [5].
2. Open APU and engine start panels with right mouse click on the covers. Lift the switch [15]. Open APU door with [6], press and hold till the green light is on. Lift the switch [7]. Press start button [8], observe RPM and EGT rise. After APU is started it's genereator automatically comes online (white light turns on).
3. Lift the switch [17].
4. Open electic subpanel. If there is fuel in the 2nd group of tanks, turn on automatic fuel transfer [36]. If there is fuel in tank no.12, turn on the switch [37].
5. Go back to captain's panel and open fuel subpanel ("T" icon). Open the fuel cutoff valves [40] and turn on the boost pumps [42]. Turn on switches [41] (under green lights, not as marked on the pic).
6. If there is fuel in tanks no.12, call up it's subpanel by right-clicking on the fuel tank selector and turn on all switches there (pics 1 & 2, ref.6 & 7 in the pdf manual addendum that comes with the model). The green light should turn on.
7. If there is fuel in 2nd group of tanks and/or tank no.12, two green lights "transfer from aux tanks" will illuminate on the warning panel.
8. Set engine stop switches [38] to "Normal" (up).
9. Disengage flight fine pitch stops [39].
10. Go back to the side panel. Select engine with [18] and press start button [19]. Observe RPM and EGT rise on minipanel in righthand upper corner.
11. Repeat for all engines.
12. Turn on all switches on electic subpanel and close caps.
13. Stop the APU with [9] and close it's door with [6]. Press and hold until amber light turns on. Close APU panel cover with right click.
14. Check feathering system. Press the partial feather buttons 23 and observe engine RPM drop. Lift left paired feather test switches [24] (outboard). Move throttles to takeoff setting by dragging either of the outboard levers with right mouse button. The green "autofeather armed" lights [44] should illuminate. Move throttles to idle, two outboard feathering buttons [43] should illuminate. "Pull" the feather buttons with right mouse click to reset the lights. Reset the left test switches [24] to down position. Repeat the test procedure for inboard engines.
15. Close engine start panel cover. Taxi with flight fine pitch stops [39] disengaged. Engage when lined-up for takeoff.

calypso · ÊÂÑ

Hello Freddie.

Thank you very much for all the hard work. Very well laid out and just what we needed.

Although I am relatively experienced with Russian aircraft I am finding the Il-18 a bit of a challenge.

For some reason, I can't get the APU to start up.

I have followed your instructions to the letter, but pressing the APU starter button has no effect.

I've tried re-starting FS9 and loading the default Cessna first, but I still can't get the APU to work.

Anyway, I'll keep trying.

Thanks again for an excellent tutorial.

ha5mvo · ÊÂÑ

calypso

try reinstalling, I read it had done the trick for some users...

spets · Êóðñàíò

I can get the APU started.. but cant' get engines to crank. light comes on when I hit the engine start button, but rpms do not rise.

switch 38 is up, switch 39 is down. the two buttons that I assume are switch 41 are turned on (up) and light is on. APU is on, and "open" (green light).

when I try Ctrl-E, engine cranks, but doesn't catch and dies.

Fabo · ÊÂÑ

41: I never did anything with those I believe.

All of 40s are on, same for 42s. Also 15 and 17 up, 16 is down

Make sure you have 37.

calypso · ÊÂÑ

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spets · Êóðñàíò

cool, finally got the plane to start!

... guite a bit of thrust at idle, I relase the brakes and I immediately start rolling.

TDHenderson · Êóðñàíò

I performed a rough Russian to English translation of the original versions documentation a year or more ago. PM me your email address if anyone is interested in that.

It's not perfect but better than nothing.

Trevor

KC13 · ÊÂÑ

Would someone try this for me please. When you load into the sim, right click on the panel and choose close window. Is your screen flashing?

I tried setting Window 00 to visible=0 and Window17 to visible=0 and there was no flashing after loading. But, clicking on the left facing arrow to bring up the side panel, then going back to the pilot panel, the flashing was back. This is driving me crazy Ðàäîñòíûé

rjsroc · Ïðàâàê

Another thing I have noticed is if you turn on the power switches for the ADFs and Radios before you turn on the the PO-1000, the PT-500 or the PT-1000 switches, the radios and the ADF will not work and you have to reload the aircraft. After finding bugs like these it makes you realize how perfect the TU-154b-2 is. Everything works!