Saxman

I've had similar results. Also, sometimes WEP simply won't turn on at all. it's also overboosting the engine at altitudes where it SHOULDN'T. Here's the specs from the POH. It's quite clearly shown that you should be able to get WEP at 2700RPM all the way up to 25,000ft. So we should not be getting over-boost at full RPMs as it is currently.

So here's a quick flight I did just now doing a Cold Start flight. Ignore my engine cutting out half-way through because I forgot to watch my main fuel gauge, and the Free Flight doesn't give you much of a tank of gas. Anyway: It appears that sometimes WEP just...doesn't turn on. I think this is connected to my observation of the water pressure gauge suddenly flatlining. You only see pressure on the gauge if ADI is actually on, and this coincides with my observations of the MAP. There were times where I pushed the throttle full throttle and ADI clearly didn't engage. I received no increased power, and the water gauge sits at 0. Others, if I pushed past the in-game detent it kicked in and the MAP needle jumped. From what I can tell, if you're at full RPMs you WILL overrev the engine when WEP turns on. This includes at altitudes where WEP is supposed to use 2700RPM. ADI_Issues2.trk

I forgot about the mod. Here's another one using built-in aircraft only. Eventually, water pressure just cuts immediately to 0 and the 3-minute warning light is never coming on. ADI_Issues1.trk

I'm not AT takeoff. I'm in the air already IN COMBAT. I'm quite aware of the takeoff power settings. Of COURSE NOT. I'm well aware of the 8.5min supply. The 3 minute warning light never comes on, so I know I have water left in the tank.

Posted in the specific engine stops thread.

Here's my most recent flight. Please ignore the ugly landing at the end. I didn't blow my engines, but I've noted a couple things things: 1) Full throttle was hitting +60in MAP. 2) Initially water pressure was fine, however about half way through the flight it fell to zero. I stopped using ADI at that point. ADI_Issues.trk

The FOV before was wrong, AND it made things in the mirror so small as to be practically useless. All that needs to be fixed is the mirror angle, and toning down pilot movements so they're 1:1 with the player and he's not leaning way the hell out over the side when you turn your head an inch or two.

I did the same last night: Cowl flaps partially open, oil and intercooler open to about 50%. Water injection master switch was on, and I was verifying good water pressure on the dial. Temperatures never redlined, and I managed to keep the carburetor light off. The engine still shut down (sadly, I had a CTD after I ditched so couldn't save the track). One thing I noticed is that I was getting BEYOND max rated MAP with water injection. It's hard to tell because of the exaggerated needle jitter, but MAP appeared to be settling above 60in.

Please, for the love of God. You can KIND of see the elevator trim if you twist your head a bit in VR, but aileron and rudder are almost completely blocked off, making it hard to set the right amount of deflection on the ground. The ideal would be if you adjust your trim the pilot's hand moves to the respective wheels, rather than staying on the throttle.

How were you getting 5200RPM? I thought that exploit was fixed.

My biggest problem with the pilot is that I can't see the trim position indicators and most of the left-side controls because his arm is in the way.

You need to open them with the new cooling model if you don't want your engine to cook.

There's 8.5min of water injection. The 5min is the "manufacturer's suggested operating limits or void your warranty." It shouldn't be acting as a time bomb ticking away that your engine is going to blow up. You can push past 5mins and normally be just fine...or maybe you'll throw a rod or burn out a gasket. Then again,you might just get a small oil leak that your crew chief will hunt you down with a monkey wrench for later. There are SOME engines that had notorious problems with failing due to excessive heat (IE the Wright 3350 use on the B-29 had a tendency to catch on fire) but the R-2800 especially was noteworthy for its ROBUSTNESS. We've all seen this photo, I'm sure: This P-47 had a cylinder head shot out and still made it home despite losing much of its oil painting the fuselage black. I wish to god a better system could be found for handling engine temperature issues than "tick tick tick tick tick BOOM." It's been forty years, surely there must be SOME alternative by now.

I wasn't noticing this, however I didn't do any takeoffs or landings. What was your airspeed and how much power were you giving it? The Corsair SHOULD require a lot of right rudder on takeoff and landing.

The problem is whether these are "You have X minutes until kaboom. Period." or "You have X minutes and it MIGHT kaboom." Because those limits got exceeded in the field, (if it came down to "following the book" and "not get shot down," I know which choice I'd make) and most pilots just got a stern talking-to from the ground crew while the engine was torn down for maintenance/repair afterwards. And that's my whole problem with how engine heat has been historically modeled in flight sims: They inevitably make it an artificial hard wall where exceeding the book is going to kill you, rather than exceeding the book is just going to piss off your crew chief and HE'LL kill you when you get back to base. A much more realistic short-term response would be loss of maximum power. Total engine failure might happen in extreme cases, but isn't necessarily a given. Most of the worse effects were the result of stress and damage over a period of time, not just one sortie (thus engine tear downs if the power limits were exceeded). IIRC in lab conditions an R-2800 was run for DAYS at maximum power without ill-effect.

Or you could just...open up the pilot's manual (standard cruise was on the order of 36in MAP @ 2150RPM). I haven't done any flying up at nose bleed altitude yet, everything has been in Low Blower range. I'll try making sure the cooler is open next time I fly. This has been an issue in flight sims for decades. I usually end up turning off engine overheats because the time for engines to cook off is almost always far too short, and the consequences much more severe. Like I'd said elsewhere, it almost always feels like it's an artificial/arbitrary player limiter, rather than a natural limit of the machinery itself.

You can still tilt them. Their FoV was weird before. The top mirror isn't too bad. The problem is the side mirrors, especially in VR where you likely have to turn your head to see them properly. The pilot's head moves too much, and even with small movements he leans way out into the mirror and blocks the view.

It does, however they've added a switch to the circuit panel on the left side (the bank of fuses in front of of the throttle, the very first switch on the bottom row. Flip it up to enable the system) that turns the system on. After that, injection turns on with the throttle.

Nice, I'm using one I found on Etsy, lol. I'd love one that actually matches the real console, tho.

Carburetor temperatures appear to be VERY aggressive. It seems to take very little time under WEP for the carb temperature warning light to come on, at least at middle altitudes, forcing you to shift to Low or Neutral (even in the Low Blower band) and lose a good chunk of your power in the process. And your engine WILL seize if you don't. Personally I've never been a fan of this sort of engine temp modeling, as it just feels like an artificial limit on the player.

So how does this work with the master switch now? Especially considering the Corsair didn't HAVE a master switch and it was all done through throttle position.

Make sure you're switching from Reserve tank to Main and setting mixture to Auto-Lean once you're in the air. Also, watch your cylinder head temperatures and oil temperatures. The engine may die if it's run too hot for too long.

It may depend on if your engine is running or not. If you spread the wings while the engine is on and idling they go faster since you've got hydraulic pressure.

You actually kill all your targets? I've had it quit while I've still got plenty to shoot at.

@-Rudel- Just checking in to see if there's been any sort of update on this