I Want my 4.09 Spit FM's back.........

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Originally Posted by SEE

That video was shot in 1941 and very nice too! Has anyone else noticed that the pilot could hold the inverted pass for far longer without the engine cutting out (compared to all IL1946 variants up to 1943)? As a full switch player I would appreciate that being included.......(if my observation is correct of course!)

Hi,
our float carburetor and Shilling orifice model is primarily based on description in Pilot's Notes General AP 2095. We would welcome any better source than that.

In regard the video I think that you are wrong in your conclusion. You can take any Spitfire with SO and perform same maneuver. Biggest difference is that things are more binary in game than in RL. That is design decision because SO is tightly connected with mixture control model which is rather rudimentary in game at the moment.

Originally Posted by Nicholaiovitch

I would only add that the way the WEP is activated as KWIATEK suggests is not really very real. Better to follow all the other types and have up to 110% boost to cover the WEP and limit it's use before engine problems (realistic engine management) IMHO.

That is another deliberate decision. We know that WEP is not realistic but we see it more like immersion problem. Changing it would require careful examination of the code. Very often some changes that look simple and harmless could cause problems later when it turns out that they interfere or interact with some other parts of the code which might not be obvious at first glance.

So in terms of cost/benefit we decided that it is best and safest to leave WEP for now.

FC