Engine Stops

[Art-J]

^ I can only assume temp changes were slower / easier to manage (?) in RL, because when you think about it, P-51 was the only US WWII fighter with full auto cooling flaps. All the others, whether army or naval ones, were full manual or auto/manual hybrids.

[Saxman]

4 hours ago, Holbeach said:

I'm talking about the RL Corsair. I wonder why they didn't design such a complex engine with auto temp controled cowl flaps.

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So was I.

And there's any number of reasons. Complexity, weight, technology simply not being available, or because they just plain didn't think of it.