4.11 overheat and engine damage test results

[jermin]

1. It can not last two minutes stationary on the ground without any air flowing through the radiators to actually cool it. That is what this test established as he tries to mimic a plane at stall speed at the top of a zoom climb. If your plane is constantly in that state you are a rubbish pilot.

Where's the difference? The engine still can not last over 5 minutes even during level flight.

2. Other positions can be used during 90% of a regular pilots flight time. Prolonged combat against top brass planes and pilots are rather rare actually. Even on a dogfight server, if you know what you are doing.

Have you tried it yourself? Fly some sorties in some hot servers on hyperlobby and see for yourself whether you will have a chance to fly using other radiator positions.

3. Exactly because of their rather rough nature they are more rugged.

Sorry, but I can't see your logic here.

[swiss]

There is still the unanswered question if the Komandogerät allowed the TA engine to overrev in dive at 110%+Wep+autopp.

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Originally Posted by swiss

There is still the unanswered question if the Komandogerät allowed the TA engine to overrev in dive at 110%+Wep+autopp.

The KG adjusted (beside other things) the revs by pitching the prop and so prevented from overrev.

[JG27_PapaFly]

I've edited my first post: it now includes some inflight overheat data at 260kph IAS.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

The KG adjusted (beside other things) the revs by pitching the prop and so prevented from overrev.

Then the TA152 C is bugged, it overrevs in a dive ~2900rpm, independent from engine temp.

ntrk: http://www.mediafire.com/?9b4asyzzt25uyyz


The H1 seems to be ok.

[jermin]

Would you please add the other aircrafts in the ground test into the climbing test?

It looks as if those Russian UFO fliers gotta love their monster rides more than ever.

[JG27_PapaFly]

Originally Posted by jermin

It looks as if those Russian UFO fliers gotta love their monster rides more than ever.

Relax m8, the tests clearly show that only the I-185 overheats a bit late inflight, whereas all other planes behave quite similarly. I see no reason to worry. Congrats TD on a great job!

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Originally Posted by swiss

Then the TA152 C is bugged, it overrevs in a dive ~2900rpm, independent from engine temp.

ntrk: http://www.mediafire.com/?9b4asyzzt25uyyz


The H1 seems to be ok.

I cannot get the -C over 2800rpm, and it doesn't get its engine killed, even in a full power +WEP 900km/h dive from 10000m.
If I put in manual propitch at 100% the engine dies in a few seconds at far over 3500rpm.

Couldn't check your track yet, though.

Ta152-H1 runs in a dive at 3300rpm with KG active.

[WhistlinggDeath]

Just got in about 30 min over lunch with the P51 D-NT. What a mess. It went from an already fairly strong overheat model to overheat every single pass now if you push it above 90% power and pitch.

Just one or two swipes in a FW dogfight and I am in overheat all over the place. Overheat horizontal, overheat in seconds combat climbing, overheat even in a dive. I spend all my time just taking quick swipes and then exiting to circle while I drop pitch, rpms and throttle to cool back down.

Yes, I know, myriad posters will write in to say what a shtty pilot I am, etc....

...But, this is a bit much, no ?

[WhistlinggDeath]

Got a phone interview set up for Friday with Glenn Holcomb. Went to school in Clay County, West Virginia. Entered Army Air Corps thru examination process for talented high school graduates. Attended OCS in Texas and flew B-17 bombers until late 1943. Retrained and started flying the P51 variants during the last half of 1944 and 45. Ended the war a captain, then got a college degree and flew for Delta Airlines until mandatory retirement age of 60, and currently lives just outside Medford, Oregon. His daughter tells me he is of sound mind and still golfs (although, slowly) at age 89.

Will post the interview here and the audio track at Mediafire when I finish.