Beaufighter Mk.I-F use 87 octanes fuel, so don't have BCO, what require use 100 octanes fuel.
What you call "Virtual cockpit" is the no cockpit view (Ctrl+F1) aka "WWV" (Wonder Woman View)?
If yes, this is just a generic gamey cockpit for casual players, don't reflect actual instruments/operation.
Now if is the sliders in Engine Controls Info Windows, this too don't reflect plane cockpit 100%, but use a generic template for all planes, why in British twin engines planes with just one mixture lever (Blenheim, Beaufighter) you see 2 sliders in this Info Windows, moving synchronized. And for Beaufighter sliders don't reflect Mixture adjusts(weak, norm), a bug. Anyway, British planes don't require mixture adjust, the only reason for do this adjust is save fuel, but since is not possible bomb Cologne, no reason for bother.
Beaufighter (and Blenheim) just have one mixture lever in cockpit, adjust both engines simultaneous, see at left the small lever with black knob, left of engine throttle knobs (red and green).
BTW - FOr CloD, this is
Virtual Cockpit, that you can see in a second monitor.
What engage Boost in British planes is not press the key/button that say on HUD "Boost Cut Out:ON" - this command just mean that Cut Out (red lever in Spitfire throttle quadrant, turn the "tilt"in hurricane) who prevents use boost is out. But... "Boost Cut Out:OFF" physically move throttle back for 100%, at least in Spitfire this is correct, since IRL move back the "red lever" require move back the throttle lever.
Cut Out is just a safety mechanical device for prevents use Boost.
What engage Boost is move throttle past 100% (why you need move you joystick throttle back and forth if he already are in 100% of course), don't know if reflect IRL operation (technical documentation of BCO operation is ver complicated) but how is in CloD.
BTW - Players with throttle that have "detent" for afternburner, can adjust the in game throttle axis ("100% position slider") for reflect this IRL operation, without need do the back and forth movement.
This
Spitfire throttle (Mk.IX) replica have the detent (a ball plunger) in correct position, requiring that pilot force lever for left for bypass the detent and engage boost, why the throttle rail is this vintage planes are in ~"Z".
As curiosity, in IL-2 GB engage "boost" in German fighters don't require a "gamey" key press, but just move throttle past a certain range, like IRL 109. But as a "perfect world" don't exist in IL-2 BG Spitfire "boost" require a "gamey" key press (ON/OFF) like IL-2:46).
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