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

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

Wrong engine.

Totally different fuel system.

Why bother posting this its totally irrelevant to a Spit MkI Merlin

Somehow Alpha, I don't think even the most Aspergers-ridden detail-hound is expecting Maddox Games to individually model the effects of mixture and RPM, etc. on exhaust flame size and colour for each individual aircraft. I think that we're just hoping that maybe, if there's time at some point in the future, there will be a general effect that's about the same for each aircraft that changes the size/colour/presence to some degree. So...somewhat of an unfair criticism of fireflyerz' post I feel.

[fireflyerz]

Triple-choke Bendix-Stromberg updraught carburettor...

Plus I was posting the vid more so to help Oleg get the amount of flame exausting at differant engine revs correct.

[klem]

Originally Posted by fireflyerz

Lets not get too carried away... PLEASE -Watch the whole vid to see what happens as engine revs are increased and decreased.
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Very nice example showing the persistence of the blue flame at night and why nightfighters like Hurricanes had the exhaust stack guard over them.

That's a Griffon engine btw but I expect the Merlins were similar especially according to anecdotal evidence from the actual pilots.