Weather Tests - Not for the middle or low end PC

[Sutts]

Originally Posted by louisv

If there is a carburator, there is carburator heat. The heat comes from the engine. Without it, the engine chokes in the clouds.

Try it (bind it first)

Sorry but there is no mention of carb heat in the Spit manuals I have. Not all carbs were fitted with a heat facility.

Where carb heat is an option, the manual usually refers to it in the startup procedure.

I don't believe carb icing was that much of a problem in reality as it would have been fitted to all front line fighters. Certainly under some conditions you'd experience icing but flying into cloud doesn't always = engine cutout.