Warm Up Times of Radial Engines.

[Luno13]

Warming up is much faster with rads fully shut (unrealistic on the ground I know)

I haven't flown a real plane with radiator control, but in every checklist I remember reading you are supposed to close the radiators when warming up on the ground. Is there another reason?

[ElAurens]

Thanks for the help Addman.

I finally got her up today. BlitzPig_Raven and I flew a full tank draining sortie on ATAG this afternoon. Except for the lack of speed it's a delightful aircraft to fly.

We maneuver killed a Spitfire by getting him to stall and crash in the Channel, then we danced with another Spit till he ran away towards England like a little school girl. Good fun.

Now I wish the CR 42 and Gladiator were flyable. The Brits really need a crap plane.

[addman]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Thanks for the help Addman.

I finally got her up today. BlitzPig_Raven and I flew a full tank draining sortie on ATAG this afternoon. Except for the lack of speed it's a delightful aircraft to fly.

We maneuver killed a Spitfire by getting him to stall and crash in the Channel, then we danced with another Spit till he ran away towards England like a little school girl. Good fun.

Now I wish the CR 42 and Gladiator were flyable. The Brits really need a crap plane.

She's a crap plane lovers dream ain't she? CR42 and Gladiator, yes aaaand yes please! Beware though, I've been shot on by "fellow" 109 pilots, it boggles me, can't they tell the difference between a G.50 and a Spitfire/hurricane? It's happened several times and it ticks me off, maybe they are just teens that don't know so much about WWII aviation.

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Now I wish the CR 42 and Gladiator were flyable. The Brits really need a crap plane.

Skua? or not quite that crap?

[ElAurens]

Well, we do need some kind of attack aircraft, so the Blackburn would work, more or less...

[Robo.]

Originally Posted by Luno13

I haven't flown a real plane with radiator control, but in every checklist I remember reading you are supposed to close the radiators when warming up on the ground. Is there another reason?

Yes there is a reason, you would cook some engines even before taking off. (Merlin III for instance, esp. in a Spitfire where the water rad is being blocked by the landing gear) Regarding Mercury IVs, in the real life manual it says rads open on the ground, shut on the take off run hence my comment about 'unrealistic', it's pretty much the other way round in game.

[nearmiss]

Starting an engine with ether is not warming it up. The purpose for warming an engine is to get the oil warm so that the bearing surfaces are lubricated properly. The ether just provides an extra large detonation of the fuel, nothing more.

[Timberwolf]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Starting an engine with ether is not warming it up. The purpose for warming an engine is to get the oil warm so that the bearing surfaces are lubricated properly. The ether just provides an extra large detonation of the fuel, nothing more.

zoning in on how long the aircraft should run before take off instead of addressing game crashing as your taking off provides a large headache, nothing more