Friday 2010-12-10 Dev. video update and Discussion

[kancerosik]

definitelly more red than blue . Of course with the engine stopped and cooled

the video isn´t mine but I was there and can see the engine start 3 times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4X1h...yer_detailpage

[Tiger27]

This reminds me of the discussions about the cannon flames in IL2, as much as some people can be a bit pedantic, it gives me a nice feeling too know that we will have another ten years of forums to read when things get a bit slow at work

[Sutts]

I realise the main point of the update is the colour of the exhaust flame but I think perhaps what's more import is the extent to which the exhaust flames light up the side of the aircraft.

I've seen two night runs and the exhaust flames (sometimes quite large) didn't have any lighting effect on the aircraft - you just saw the flames - nothing visible behind them.

I think the few night videos posted here confirm that fact. I'm not familiar with the proper terminology but in my view the exhaust flames are not an ambient light source.

Take a look at the night time clip and tell me the RAF would have been happy with an aircraft giving off that much light at night. "Sitting duck" springs to mind.

[MD_Titus]

i like the wealth of knowledge that is displayed here sometimes. from a brief video and question on flame colour we get a huge discussion on possible engine states etc, actually learnt quite a bit. so has the question been answered with another one - will the flame colour reflect different levels of fuel/air mixture and engine condition, and if so, what are the factors at play in the video to give this particular flame?