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Old 10-06-2012, 11:09 AM
Zachariasx Zachariasx is offline
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Default good info, thnx!

As said, thank you for the info. Didn't know that source yet. I will have to check that. Makes perfect sense.

Cheers,
Zach

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Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Banks View Post
The alarm horn is to warn the pilot from a landing attempt without gear down. The following paragraphs are from the Merlin II and III engine manual (A.P. 1590 B, Vol. I). In short: The engine does not stop when throttle is brought to the idle position, in fact a "Slow Running Cut-Out" device was introduced to allow stopping the engine without the need to switch off the fuel (because this method is a bit complicated).

Honestly I don't care about that as long as the AI is able to keep the engine running on the ground ... which is not the case at the moment.
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