bf109 and p47 engines very fragile why

[McQ59]

The P-47 Thunderbolts' engine was/is watercooled. A hit by a single bullet (even from a handgun the pilots reported) in a tube or hose (or whatever u call it) did severe damage to the engine.

The rest of the bird could take as much beating as no other plane.

[gbtstr]

Must be in Sim mode, I'm guessing.

Play Realistic mostly and have never noticed any ill effects on the DB engines in the 109s. I usually run those things around on WEP all day, even when shot up and they keep me in the fight pretty well. P-47 does okay for a while, too. Usually if I get hit bad enough, the engine out is the least of my worries. Otherwise, it can take a beating.

On realistic, in my experience the Spit's have the most fragile engines. A little ping to the front end and you'll be in for a nylon let-down pretty soon.

[Soviet Ace]

The Yak-9T, seems to have a fragile engine as well. Though I don't fly it as often as the Yak-1B or Yak-1M, when I do, I've realized that.

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

The Yak-9T, seems to have a fragile engine as well. Though I don't fly it as often as the Yak-1B or Yak-1M, when I do, I've realized that.

Where did you get a yak-1m you lucky dog... I don't see it on the unlock list

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by kozzm0

Where did you get a yak-1m you lucky dog... I don't see it on the unlock list

he might be thinking of wop

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by kozzm0

Where did you get a yak-1m you lucky dog... I don't see it on the unlock list

Oh, it's there if you look carefully, because it's just disguised as a Yak-3. I figured, that since they didn't bother to get the stick right, and the windscreen correct, it's just the design variant of the Yak-3, before they decided to call it the Yak-3... I kinda got bored trying to imagine that I could see through the cluttered windscreen.

[bobbysocks]

P 47 watercooled??

[gbtstr]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

P 47 watercooled??

Negative. The P&W R-2800 Double Wasp was air-cooled - hence the giant cowl flaps, and big open front surface. I believe oil and turbosupercharger were also air-cooled. Historically, lack of dependence on a liquid cooling system is another reason for the ability of the engine to sustain damage and keep going - much like the rest of the P-47.

The DB 601/605, however, was liquid cooled - as was the Merlin. So, damage to the cooling system was just as critical as damage to the engine itself.