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Originally Posted by Birdman86
There are actually many engine damage options with prop still rotating but not much power, so which one do you mean with that windmilling engine?
a) inoperable but not jammed engine that is completely stopped in low speed, rotetes slowly with more airspeed and in high speed windmills so fast that it seems to run but bleeds a lot of energy instead
b) engine with magneto failure that behaves like above unless you switch on only the working magneto and manage to restart the engine
c) engine still running but with almost no power left after a lot of hits or just before stopping due to water or oil leak
d) engine with failed prop pitch control that in some planes runs with really low RPM and with little power in low speed but is still running properly and brings you home surprisingly fast if you keep speed up to have a bit higher RPM
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I was thinking of option a): Yak engine is working fine one second, then it takes a bullet or two and right away it is gasping and gutless. I didn't even know that option b) existed, you mean I might get my engine power back if I cycle the magnetos?
01-08-2013, 06:18 PM
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