Sorry, I was a little harsh Phillip lol

I'm still imagining the picture and laughing...A LOT.:-P

I'm trying to think back to the 60s. wasn't gasoline a yellow colour back then?

Ha ha well even with mid forties I then hope I will never become an "adult" as you put it.
Going by some posts one could drop all input, at the most only writen signs of awe are acceptable......Thank god your type is not an admin, or forums would be a dead place.

I don't see this as a squabble at all. It's been a useful and interesting discussion with opportunities to learn new things. Oleg asked whether the flames were too yellow on the running engine. From all the evidence and experience posted here it is clear that yellow flames are generally only expelled on initial start up or when the engine is damaged in some way.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I haven't seen one video here showing regular yellow flames coming from a running engine. All are either blue or red once the initial startup is complete. Also no night shots show the side panels being lit up by the exhaust flames. That backs up my personal experience from 2 night runs on a Lanc and a Merlin Spitfire.

I think the thread has done its job well.

Oleg, avoid forum arguments about start up flame colours by posting up a video of a dogfight with nicely weatherd aircraft.This would bring us all together in admiration of your fine work, and it would be a great crimbo present to all your loyal fans and supporters :grin:

oh and without any place holders if possible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GDqmHXFgo4

Seems to be a sort of orangey brown on this one...

+ 1. I totally agree.

It's the first time, since about 5 years, that i post. My first few words will obviously be for Oleg : I love you !!! Oups sorry, i exaggerate a bit ! ;-) But i love your work. Long life to you and your team... All your work philosophy is perfect to my mind, and i'm sure BoB will be astonishing, awesome... Please don't change anything to your working way, you and your team are fantastic ! However, that's right it becomes to be very hard to stay patient, because we wait for some years and now, we know that the release date is for soon (please don't tell me something else or i die at this second). But at least we know that we wait for the best simulation ever ! And yet many many many thanks for your kind work, for Il-2, for your attitude. You're the best. Because you do better than that we could dream... Thanks again.

Very nice example showing the persistence of the blue flame at night and why nightfighters like Hurricanes had the exhaust stack guard over them.

That's a Griffon engine btw but I expect the Merlins were similar especially according to anecdotal evidence from the actual pilots.

Wow! I'm not an expert on this but the flame and smoke effects in this video are very convincing. I'll be very happy with similar effects in SoW.