Warm Up Times of Radial Engines.

[Robo.]

Originally Posted by Luno13

I haven't flown a real plane with radiator control, but in every checklist I remember reading you are supposed to close the radiators when warming up on the ground. Is there another reason?

Yes there is a reason, you would cook some engines even before taking off. (Merlin III for instance, esp. in a Spitfire where the water rad is being blocked by the landing gear) Regarding Mercury IVs, in the real life manual it says rads open on the ground, shut on the take off run hence my comment about 'unrealistic', it's pretty much the other way round in game.

[nearmiss]

Starting an engine with ether is not warming it up. The purpose for warming an engine is to get the oil warm so that the bearing surfaces are lubricated properly. The ether just provides an extra large detonation of the fuel, nothing more.

[Timberwolf]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Starting an engine with ether is not warming it up. The purpose for warming an engine is to get the oil warm so that the bearing surfaces are lubricated properly. The ether just provides an extra large detonation of the fuel, nothing more.

zoning in on how long the aircraft should run before take off instead of addressing game crashing as your taking off provides a large headache, nothing more