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Originally Posted by Luno13
What is your power setting? Prop pitch? Radiator?
If you're cruising, you don't need to fly at full power. It depends on the situation, but around 50% power makes a good "economy" cruise, and 70% for "combat" cruise.
When diving, reduce power and prop-pitch. You don't need 100% prop pitch all the time in combat either. A coarse pitch will actually get you a higher top speed, although with slower acceleration. Fine pitch (100%) is used for climbing or quick acceleration.
With these tips you should be fine. Of course, open the radiator if you must, but it will degrade performance.
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^^ Pretty much this, in a nutshell. ^^
I'm willing to bet that most of the people who experience frequent engine overheating are almost universally those who mismanage their RPM settings. Some even firewall the throttle and prop in all flight regimes, and leave it there, even in a dive, thinking "
the mostest means the fastest", then wonder why things break.
My wish for v4.13? Compulsory ground school for new players. You don't get to fly squat until you can demonstrate that you understand the basics in how planes fly, how engines and propellers work in aircraft, and how to get the most out of them. Hell, even throw in a bit of math and make 'em work on propeller efficiency and advance ratio, and so forth...