http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y5LBUVS1T8 :grin:

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Seems that that Dora has not been started for a while. And did they make the checks before start up, rotate the prop a bit etc.Maybe should have tried using external power ;) But when started some damn nice sounds omn that Jumo :D

Although a turbine in IL-2 is a very different animal from a modern turbine. I suspect it is handled in a pretty realistic manner that increasing the throttle too rapidly can cause an engine fire, and the need for airspeed to provide sufficient cooling.

Taxiing, taking off, and trying to get to a decent altitude at a sufficient airspeed without overheating the engines can be a bit of a challenge. If you are too low and slow, with hot engines, you are really backed into a corner. In multiplayer maps, flying an Ar-234 is almost more about the challenge of operating the engines effectively than dealing with your opponents.

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And what we lack in IL-2 in the Me262 is the control of the "onion" in the exhaust as the compressor intake was not adjustable. The "onion" was not an automatic thingy and that partially contributed to the delicate nature of the 262...when pilots achieved a good setting they rarely changed it. In today's jets we have the ECA doing that job. One thing was quite novel for that time though and is used even today. The turbine wings run hot and Germans had a bit of problems with metallurgy during war so they made the turbine wings air cooled thus giving some extra margin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH1Kct5RCRg

Great sound from this monster, with massive jugs :D
(Skip to 2:50 where the sound is best)

Is that the one nicknamed Fifi? I think it must be it, since it's probably the single flyable example.

I just happened to read a small article about this on a recent issue of the Aeroplane Monthly magazine the other day. The interesting bit about this aircraft is that it doesn't use the original R-3350-23 powerplants because they were troublesome to maintain. What they did was build new engines, taking parts from three different sub-models (or production blocks) of the R-33350 to ensure increased reliability. In order for the custom engines to fit, some cowling modifications were done as well.

I can't recall exact specifications, but if i remember to do it i'll scan the relevant page from the magazine and put it up here tomorrow.

Essentially what they did was re-create the R-3350s from a Super Constellation or a B-50.

Totally understandable considering the per hour costs of four R-3350s, and the fact that FIFI is the only flyable example of a B-29 on the planet.

The B-29 was originally fitted with the Wright R-3350-57AM engine, which had a less-than-desirable reputation since its inception. True to this reputation, FIFI has experienced numerous problems with her engines in the 30-plus years she has been flying with the CAF. Following the discovery of metal shavings in the engine oil, the B-29/B-24 Squadron held a lengthy series of meetings with CAF personnel and experts in the field of aircraft restoration, and the decision was made to not fly the plane again until it could be fitted with engines that are a custom built combination of the R-3350-95W and R-3350-26WD engines. The refit required reworking the engine mounts and some of the engine cowling, making it a lengthy undertaking.


See the rest here: http://commemorativeairforce.org/?pa...&cms_page=1421

This thread is going off topic again - let's steer it back...


Daidalos Team when's the patch coming out I want it NOW!! :-P Waaa waaa WAAAA

jk guys ;)

I think it will be there when it's ready, with lots of effort going into elimination of mean bugs at the moment.