bird strike?

MD_Wild_Weasel · #1 04-02-2011, 06:44 AM

Im going to have to ask this as its pretty unbelievable but quite possible due to the level of detail in this game. Let me explain.
I had just finninshed a quick mission and was goin to try and find a place to land , however i was on comms talking to my squad mates about how stuff and my attention was diverted to looking at the map. When i looked back to forward view i had blood on the front of my canopy! My squaddies joked on how i had been shot by an enemy , but the blood was on the outside as if i had run into something. After a few minutes the engine revs dropped rapidly and i was getting lotsof messages saying this and that had failed and my engine grinded to a halt.
O.k now this was one of either two things. Either oil has been coloured dark red or i`d run into a bird. Im hoping its the bird as this was dipicted in one of Olegs recent screenies , but still i would love some clarification on this.

Avionsdeguerre · #2 04-02-2011, 06:48 AM

Maybe oil...

MD_Wild_Weasel · #3 04-02-2011, 06:52 AM

as i said posiibly oil, but i hadnt taken any damage from enemy planes, and unless oil (red oil)just decides to vacate your engine at will..

Avionsdeguerre · #4 04-02-2011, 06:59 AM

You're a bird killer lol

MD_Wild_Weasel · #5 04-02-2011, 07:36 AM

oh i do hope so! LOL

addman · #6 04-02-2011, 08:41 AM

It might have been hydraulic oil, in the below picture you have 3 different types of aviation hydraulic oil. My dad used to work as a heavy machines operator before he retired and the machines required hydraulic oil to be re-filled and it was also pink colour:

MD_Wild_Weasel · #7 04-02-2011, 08:47 AM

possibly, although im secretly hoping it is bird strike

. its a shame i didnt get a screenie or take a video. maybe next time.

winny · #8 04-02-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MD_Wild_Weasel

possibly, although im secretly hoping it is bird strike

. its a shame i didnt get a screenie or take a video. maybe next time.

There's a video on youtube of this happening, It comes from the engine and is a sort of dried blood red colour. I think addman is right and that it's hydraulic fluid or maybe even the coolant (dunno if that was red though)

TeeJay82 · #9 04-02-2011, 10:48 AM

Glycol?

Blackdog_kt · #10 04-02-2011, 04:06 PM

The oil in certain aircraft is red. Maybe you received some damage during the mission that caused something else to fail later on, or if you are running with CEM and temp effects enabled in the realism settings you were just running the engine too hard for too long. This will hapen with CEM/temp effects on if you stay on full throttle for a long time.