If I Like RAF Aircraft

[Pongo]

Guys
No matter what the circumstance of me getting a 190 a8. I would want it.
MX22.
If I was forced to fly the 109g6 every mission and pyro added the early  1944 bf109g6/ASM I would be singing from the hills.

I wish you all well.

[mx22]

Pongo,

You misread me, I only said you'll be getting better fuel. Heh no fancy engine boosts, only better octane fuel Just like you propose it to be done with RAF.

mx22

[Citabria]

the only thing higher octain fuel will do is increase the time hi manifold pressure settings can be used.

the engine can be run harder before it breaks.


since we dont have to worry about engine life and breakdown in here the whole thing is irrelevant

[This message has been edited by Citabria (edited 06-15-2000).]

[mx22]

Cit,

I was just giving an example to Pongo, and I think it works weel for that purpose. Plus better fuel will add some extra speed to the plane (at least I think so).

mx22

[Nashwan]

 

Originally posted by Citabria:
the only thing higher octain fuel will do is increase the time hi manifold pressure settings can be used.

the engine can be run harder before it breaks.


since we dont have to worry about engine life and breakdown in here the whole thing is irrelevant

[This message has been edited by Citabria (edited 06-15-2000).]

I don't know if it will allow longer periods of boost, but the RAF used higher octane fuel to allow higher boost settings.
The standard boost setting was +18lbs, with 150 octane it was +25lbs. That's what gave the planes higher performance.

[Nashwan]

 

Originally posted by Pongo:
Guys
No matter what the circumstance of me getting a 190 a8. I would want it.
MX22.
If I was forced to fly the 109g6 every mission and pyro added the early  1944 bf109g6/ASM I would be singing from the hills.

I wish you all well.

Wasn't the AS engine fitted with a bigger supercharger? Sort of like the difference between the Spit V and IX.

[jmccaul]

How about the tempest. Good speed, good climb (not in the spit 14 or 109k catagory) good guns can't turn for toejam. It's RAF.  

[jmccaul]

Alternativly we RAF types might have to settle for a mk 18 or 22 with 150 octane fuel and a 4 cannon gun package  

[Pongo]

 

Originally posted by Nashwan:

Originally posted by Pongo:
Guys
No matter what the circumstance of me getting a 190 a8. I would want it.
MX22.
If I was forced to fly the 109g6 every mission and pyro added the early  1944 bf109g6/ASM I would be singing from the hills.

I wish you all well.

Wasn't the AS engine fitted with a bigger supercharger? Sort of like the difference between the Spit V and IX.

[/B]

Ya as far as I know it was just different super whatever....then again I believe the db605d in the G10 was more of the same but here it counts as the same upgrade as from merlin to griffon so I dont know. There was a different supercharger(the one the packards used) in the later spit iXs as well. But I believe it just adressed reliability at alt not out put so it wouldnt be any different here.

[juzz]

The British used higher octane fuel to gain higher boost pressures and more power, while the Germans used methanol-water injection to achieve the same thing.

Eg: Merlin 66: normal 1700hp, 150 octane 2100hp(+23.5%). DB605AM: normal 1475hp, MW 50 1800hp(+22%).

[funked]

The high-octane fuel and additives did not cause higher boost pressures by themselves.  Modifications to the supercharger and/or boost control mechanism were required as well.