WW2 desert Hurricane pilot

[biltongbru]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

Also ask him (if you don't mind) if he remembers ever flooding the Hurri's engine during combat. That should elicit a description of the cut-out problem either way and hopefully a good story!

Thanks!

Hi cheesehawk:

Engine cut-out was definately a problem; when they suddenly pushed the stick down then the engine would starve of petrol and thus almost cut out; it became evident in this interview at t 6;30 sec:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slM-I...3358E0&index=5

Myth not busted!

[Moggy]

Thanks for that, I look forward to Mr Finney's reply.

About the negative G cutout, in this film starting at about 24:00 Douglas Bader, Robert Stanford-Tuck and Sir Stanley Hooker explain about the pitfalls of the gravity fed carburettor and why it is was used instead of a direct fuel injection system such as those found on the 109.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleo...in/11405.shtml

If you're outside of Britain, you might not be able to view the film...sorry.