Spitfire I/II starting procedure

[pupo162]

Originally Posted by addman

Nice long list there, too bad it's not needed in the game. My Spitfire startup procedure:

1. Fuel cock
2. 5% throttle
3. Press I
4. Set radiator to full
5. Wait for right temp
6. Slam throttle

well. the truth is, probably simpler lists would work IRL too. and despite what some people think, breaking a limit does not mean instant engine blow up. Most time you are given very conservative engine setings, to stretch the engine life to a maximum, ence such big lists.

going O/T. would be awesome if il2 was able to record engine status after each flight and save it for the next mission (this is for offline campaigns and such). so that you respect limits, or you may end up flying huricanes for a week while the spit is in the repair shoop.

i once was told that spitfires had a rip chord system ont throtle, and if you slamed the throttle past the limit the chord would break, and upon landing, the plane would go for a full engine revision.

[jf1981]

At the moment, you can run at over boost 2650 rpm for as long as you wish, yet there is a very interesting website (spitfireperformance.com) where I have read reports of pilots using this over boost, the engine poured smoke, vibration and noise, and its powerful thrust increase could be felt at the cost of maintenance and lifetime.

[FS~Phat]

Just want to say carb can ice at high alt. I had a carb failure at high alt a few days ago!