Friday Update, June 08, 2012

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

Added new Hurricane Mk I and Spitfire Mk I variants with constant speed propellers and fuel tanks filled with 100-octane fuel. Older 87-octane variants also remain available. (Please note that the new planes use existing cockpits, so the boost indicator gauge shows new extrapolated values)

WOOT

They did it! They actually did it!

As in good work to all those who posted the proof of 100 octane fuel being used during BoB!

With that said I want to thank all those who contributed to that end..

41Sqn_Banks
Al Schlageter
Artist
Ataros
Glider
IvanK
lane
NZtyphoon
Osprey
RCAF FB Orville
Robo
Seadog
Skoshi Tiger
camber
gavinb
pstyle
winny

And last but not least 1C for being able to see through the oppositions baseless smoke screen! S!

[jayrc]

Thanks BlackSix

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

WOOT

They did it! They actually did it!

As in good work to all those who posted the proof of 100 octane fuel being used during BoB!

With that said I want to thank all those who contributed to that end..

Al Schlageter
41Sqn_Banks
camber
gavinb
Glider
NZtyphoon
Osprey
RCAF FB Orville
Robo
Seadog
Skoshi Tiger
lane
pstyle
winny

And last but not least 1C for being able to see through the oppositions baseless smoke screen! S!

Need to add IvanK to this especially, plus Artist and Ataros for their Bugtracker work, and last but not least Kwaitek.

~S~ Gentlemen for researching the facts, bringing them to the table and explaining what was necessary.

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by Osprey

Need to add IvanK to this especially, plus Artist and Ataros for their Bugtracker work, and last but not least Kwaitek.

~S~ Gentlemen for researching the facts, bringing them to the table and explaining what was necessary.

I'm glad that this 100 octane tale has found an ear on the dev's side. And now let's see the practical results ... I highly doubt that the story will end here.

[HessleReich]

Also really pleased to see more and more progress each time i visit, loving the screens and stoked about the reds getting there 9 lbs of meaty goodness. That should surprise us (The Blues) a few times in combat.

[Skoshi Tiger]

This posses the questions, were there any modifications to the merlin XII engine that allowed it to work at the higher boost for the extended periods in 1941?

Or was it a decision based on accepting reduced engine life to keep the aging MKII competitive in air combat?

Or were the 1940 limits too conservative so they were increased?

[JG4_Bendwick]

Thanks Blackdog

I agree with u 100% of your List ..and many more from German Community.
...again thanks for the Bomber BUG post !
i hope the read the Bugtracker and your post.

[bongodriver]

P.S. Curious, isn't it, that there's not a single hint or tests for +12 Spitfire IIs isn't it.

Well see.....

But if we are going down the road of fantasy boosts that are much higher than the limits listed in the engine/aircraft manuals, I want my 1.7 ata 109E, too. Even though if the manuals say something completely different. Hell if official limits are to be ignored on Spitfires, we might as well ignore them on Messerschmitts as well, and come up with whatever fantasy we may like.

LMAO......what are you worried about? the 109 now has a 'magic' rudder.

[Flanker35M]

S!

Even I like to have accuracy as well done as possible this is becoming a joke. The public test is not even out and the megalomaniac threads of nitpick and twist of words accompanied by loud mouthing sidekicks are already about to start Why not test FIRST and then check the facts against values obtained? But no..*sigh*

[Bokononist]

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

This posses the questions, were there any modifications to the merlin XII engine that allowed it to work at the higher boost for the extended periods in 1941?

Or was it a decision based on accepting reduced engine life to keep the aging MKII competitive in air combat?

Or were the 1940 limits too conservative so they were increased?

The Merlin in the 1a had to be modified to accept 100 octane, the Merlin variant in the IIa was already adapted for 100 octane. The 100 octane 1a had similar performance to the IIa, as despite the fact that the IIa had a more powerful Merlin it also had extra weight due to more armoured plating around the pilots seat etc. So the IIa's advantages were, the ability to run at higher boost levels for longer, better protection for the pilot and better high altitude performance.