W.E.P. - Poll

[Pepino]

Do you want engine to die when Wep is abused?

[RAM]

not immediatly, overheated engines tended to lose some power first.

with that modelled, definitely, yes.

[Naso]

With some warning, yes

[straffo]

YES sure

[lazs]

Only if it happened after about 15 minutes of use since U.S. planes routinely ran their water tanks dry with no harmful effects.  Even overstressed german engines could run that long on water or nitrous.  Otherwise..

NO.
lazs

[funked]

No, because abusing WEP would not geneally destroy an engine in the short term.  The long term effects on engine life were the real issue.

[mrfish]

no

[Swoop]

definately yes.

but here's how:


WEP shouldnt switch itself off.......instead the engine should just get hotter and hotter and hotter......you'll eventually (and I'm not talking a mere 10 minutes here) start to hear a ringing sound as things start to melt.......then a gradual power fade until, finally, something important melts.....and either the engine suddenly seizes or a barrel gets fouled by a lump of molten piston ring or whatever......and then detonation occurs.


Swoop


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[ZOSO]

Wow Swoop, sounds good!

[Karnak]

Yes, as Swoop says.  It would give a purpose for the Tempature gauge.

EAW handled it this way.  More or less.

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[-duma-]

No, because it just allows people to game the game running their engines at WEP up to the exact point just before engine degradation, whereas in real life they'd want to save their engines.

[popeye]

What Swoop said.

[TheWobble]

ya need some kind of warning for the wep..

DANGER DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
 

[Robert]

I'm all for something different when it comes to the engine. Riding around with 100% throttle and what seems to be unlimited wep seemd kinda funny.

RWY

[MiG Eater]

A qualified No.

Since the WEP system uses an alcohol/water mixture for cooling purposes at high power, parts won't start "melting off of the engine" until the reservoir runs dry.  Even then, in AH, your power automatically goes back to mil setting if the throttle is still full forward.  The WEP system doesn't add power in an airplane per se, it keeps the engine cool.  When the pilot pushes the throttle through a safety wired gate on the throttle quadrant, the extra throw allows additional manifold pressure and the resultant increase in power.

OTH

Extended use of nitrous oxide injection systems, as modeled in some LW airplanes, does directly add power by injecting a combustable gas in with the fuel/air mixture.  The cooling effects are less than the US WEP and LW alcohol/water injection systems and may warrant a Yes.


MiG

[This message has been edited by MiG Eater (edited 01-19-2001).]