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Old 04-23-2011, 03:10 PM
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Took a 40mm bofors shell into the R/H engine nacelle, bursting it into flames...



After feathering the prop, opening rads and oil coolers the fire caused the engine block to overheat and pretty much blew radiators, oil gaskets, governors, exhaust manifolds and more, so I was lucky to set my prop to feather before the governor failed.

Looks really nice when you can see the slowly turning prop leave its shadows on the nacelle...




Managed to make it back to France with the plane intact.. Of course since all hydraulic systems depend on the Hydraulic pump driven by the R/H engine I had to use the emergency gear down system, and the gear slowly pushed out and locked. I made a nice three point landing and steered the 110 off the runway before I lost my speed..

Engine fire wouldn't blow out, so I assume the fire units were rushing out :p

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