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.

[Rolds]

Without getting too into the weeds on this issue just step back and think about the big picture. Could the R2800 possibly have achieved the reputation for reliability it had if it worked like it currently does in the Corsair? I suggest people fly the P47 module that ED did and compare the two. I particularly like that the ED radials offer audible feedback about operating out of limits, and have partial failures or will fail overtime rather than always instant and total failure. You can fail the P47s engine, but it puts up with a lot before it quits, matching its reputation.

[Holbeach]

On 8/31/2025 at 2:47 PM, Art-J said:

^ 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.

For interest sake.

The -4 had manual cowl and automatic/manual oil cooler/Intercooler flaps.

The  -5 had Automatic/manual control for all cooling flaps.

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Edited Friday at 09:16 AM by Holbeach

[MiGCap1]

On 8/16/2025 at 8:18 AM, GTFreeFlyer said:

 

From which source this page is coming? It looks like from an updated manual, but I only found the initial release manual where the water injection switch wasn't mentioned as it wasn't installed yet.

[GTFreeFlyer]

13 hours ago, MiGCap1 said:

 

From which source this page is coming? It looks like from an updated manual, but I only found the initial release manual where the water injection switch wasn't mentioned as it wasn't installed yet.

Good question. Can’t remember.  It was either from the manual in the install folder (whatever the current version was on the date I posted that), or from an updated post I found by Rudel as he has shared some stuff like that in the past before it was released in a DCS update.  

[GTFreeFlyer]

On 10/11/2025 at 9:22 AM, MiGCap1 said:

 

From which source this page is coming? It looks like from an updated manual, but I only found the initial release manual where the water injection switch wasn't mentioned as it wasn't installed yet.

I found it.  It was on Magnitude 3's Facebook post on Aug 14, describing the new changes in the update the previous day.

[MiGCap1]

4 hours ago, GTFreeFlyer said:

I found it.  It was on Magnitude 3's Facebook post on Aug 14, describing the new changes in the update the previous day.

Thank You!