Friday 2010-12-10 Dev. video update and Discussion

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by Richie

This has nothing to do with the engine running normally it's just raw fuel on fire. That engine probably isn't even running yet. The wind from the prop would blow it out.

Half right ... once an engine fires the manifold vacuum and exhaust pressure extinguish any carby or stack fires.

The main, well documented, issue on WWII war-birds was the glow of the hot manifolds at night, interfering with pilot visibility (especially in high mounted manifold designs like the hurricane and spitfire) and making the aircraft a target to night fighters. A number of different design features were tried to mask this manifold glow.

Originally Posted by Richie

This has nothing to do with the engine running normally it's just raw fuel on fire. That engine probably isn't even running yet. The wind from the prop would blow it out.

well first of all is mixture, not raw fuel, on fire; second, if you READ what I wrote you might well see that that's exactly was I was talking about

[Bearcat]

Lanc at night

Here is another.. apparently of the same Lanc.. from someone else... but notice around 1:90 or so.. the whiteish blue light from the inboard starboard engine..

[ChrisDNT]

Not bad, but the flames are still too "yellowish" like in IL-2.

[rakinroll]

Thank you Oleg, and thank you again for videos.

[Ibis]

Thanks for the update Oleg.
Here is a video of a Spit start up taken at Wanaka NZ.


Check at 1.10minutes

Maybe Spit was over primed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcSjzNlsvMo

[Richie]

Stack fire...The engine isn't even firing there. Some fuel vapor has clung to the stacks and caught fire. Something like when you're tuning a new..old type.. engine with a carburetor and it back fires and the carb catches fire.

[stu babes]

Originally Posted by RedToo

Excellent work. Probably less yellow.

RedToo.

ti think youl find that photo is off 85 sqdn

[Stefem]

Yea, a bit or red and blue would make it more realistic

[JimmyBlonde]

From Jack Torrence, 43 Squadron Hurricane II night intruder pilot.

"Even with the flame shields over the exhaust, I found the flickering blue flames strangely comforting over the water but, once over the French coast, one felt very conspicuous in the night sky". His squadron colleague Morrie Smith makes the same point: "I felt that everyone for miles around could see the exhaust stubs glowing in the night, but the anti-glare cowlings protected the pilot's night vision from this glow".

Hope this helps!