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Originally Posted by Crumpp
The equations in the sim should be the same.
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One certainly might hope so but perhaps not count on it
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What were your other settings? Radiators and how did you treat the engine before hand?
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Radiators fully open, I polished the engine and swapped the rubber hoses for braided stainless steel
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What rating did you climb and did you allow the temperature to recover after climbing?
Climbing is the hardest thing you do to an airplane engine.
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Climbed from sea level to FTH at 140mph IAS, full throttle, 6.2psi, 2700rpm. Full fuel and normal ammunition load. FTH@2700rpm detected via onset of boost drop from 6.2psi. Aircraft allowed to settle at close as possible to FTH@2700rpm and 0 fpm. Speed taken from guage in no cockpit view.
Your point is correct that cooling the engine (e.g by throttling back at FTH to give say 150mph IAS for a while, then accellerating to maximum speed) might make it possible to stay on 3000rpm for longer without engine failure. But 2700rpm to 3000 rpm at FTH gave no hint of speed increase prior to the engine failure.
Cheers, camber
05-24-2012, 04:28 AM
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