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Old 11-07-2012, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by xnomad View Post
I've had my radiators open fully, encountered an enemy, closed radiators to half, engaged the WEP done a spiral climb and in a few seconds windscreen is covered in oil.
WEP + steep climb + 1/2 open radiators = dead engine

If you are in a hard climb and your airspeed drops below 250ish you need to open rads or you will overheat quickly. Using WEP will aggravate it more as will higher alt.
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