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Originally Posted by cheesehawk
Back to the OT, water temperatures aren't going to change as drastically as the oil temps in the 109. I never can get my water under 85C without a long dive, and rarely do I get it over 95 (scared to tbh). It seems to take 20-30 seconds for water to change at all (fast if you think of the numbers, but while dogfighting, an eternity) However, oil temps can range anywhere from 40C (again, open rad, diving, low throttle) to 90C (pushing hard with rad 1/2 open) quite quickly, around 10 seconds to overheating and blowing gaskets.
I've never looked it up, but I think its pretty accurate, as the oil is inside the cylinders/crankcase, but the water is in the engine case itself, and maybe even cooling the oil cooler, which would account for the delay/more stable temperatures.
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That's the question. IMO water temp. does not change enough when changing alt, changing power settings or radiator position. I read storys about 109 pilots who had left their rads open during a dive which lead to a "frozen" engine. In game you can try and dive with throttle in idle position and rads fully open. It's not possible to significantly cool the engine.
Maybe someone has data on the subject or real life experience with aircraft engines.