The P40-M now has mixture control, where you can set the mixture at 100% or 120% However, switching it to 120% even at sea level stalls the engine. Is this a bug?
Other US planes with mixture control like the F4U can fly with 120% mixture to an altitude of a couple hundred metres or so, so can Zeros, Soviet planes usually reach 1500m at 120% mixture before their engines start to smoke.
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