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IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Latest instalment in the acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series from award-winning developer Maddox Games.

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Old 06-29-2012, 10:22 PM
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and it tkaes about 4-5 min to balst up yout engine if you overuse those 12lb pressure. Spit is indeed faster and mroe agile in the 100 octanes, but with great power comes great responsability, and you will need a spare eye too keep the engine cool.
Where did you get this rumor from?

They only said it was not recommended to run for over 5 mins on 12lbs... in actuality, who knows how long it could have gone for. Judging by the conservative nature of most engine manufacturers, probably a lot longer...
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Old 06-29-2012, 10:28 PM
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the manual states 5 min max, this really means you should get 'at least' 5 minutes before engine damage starts to occur.
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Old 06-29-2012, 10:49 PM
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the manual states 5 min max, this really means you should get 'at least' 5 minutes before engine damage starts to occur.
Provided the safe coolant and oil temperature limits are observed / can be maintained. Given that +12 lbs develops 30% more power than what the cooling system was sized for, there may have been issues with that.

Are there any cooling trials for the Spitfire I/II?
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Old 06-29-2012, 10:53 PM
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I suspect I am doing something wrong tbh, the behaviour of the power, RPM and mixture is different than before so it's like learning as a beginner.
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Old 06-29-2012, 10:56 PM
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I suspect I am doing something wrong tbh, the behaviour of the power, RPM and mixture is different than before so it's like learning as a beginner.
Sort it out before Mission 2 begins, man!
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Old 06-29-2012, 11:14 PM
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Provided the safe coolant and oil temperature limits are observed / can be maintained. Given that +12 lbs develops 30% more power than what the cooling system was sized for, there may have been issues with that.

Are there any cooling trials for the Spitfire I/II?

I don't know of any myself but then I am not a great one for collecting data, annecdotally the Spitfires had no issues with cooling once airborne and would maintain stable temps at full throttle with rads closed, so I see no reason temps would change the 5 min limit, I think the failure times should be randomised somewhat to make it much more like real life, but with 'hard coded' limits you just get an engine that goes 'bang' exactly on time, let's face it, there are many many stories of aircraft returning home with massive amounts of battle damage to the engine and they kept running and they certainly werent designed to run under those conditions.
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Old 06-29-2012, 11:30 PM
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5 or 3 minutes? I remember manuals saying 3 minutes. Now is 5?
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Old 06-29-2012, 11:32 PM
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Are these new engine variants so powerful that its possible ATAG may limit them on their server in the name of "balance?"
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Old 06-29-2012, 11:37 PM
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Are these new engine variants so powerful that its possible ATAG may limit them on their server in the name of "balance?"
They should use less IIA not for balance but for historical accuracy. IIA only comes at the final o the battle and with reduce numbers.

Most spits shoud be the IA.
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Old 06-29-2012, 11:35 PM
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5 or 3 minutes? I remember manuals saying 3 minutes. Now is 5?
Ah! Ok! I checked:

5 minutes to II A

3 minutes for the I
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