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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)
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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.