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Offline MachFly

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F4U-4 WEP
« on: December 01, 2010, 04:04:01 AM »
When you engage WEP on F4U-4 your E6B shows that your engine will run longer than without WEP.

I believe we had this bug for quite a while.
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Re: F4U-4 WEP
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2010, 04:21:54 AM »
not a bug - the water injection reduces consumption. same as the N jug iirc.
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Re: F4U-4 WEP
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2010, 04:38:11 AM »
But all that the water does is cools down the engine so it can produce more power, since water does not combust how can the engine be more fuel efficient?
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Re: F4U-4 WEP
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2010, 06:46:45 AM »
I believe the water cooling allows the engine to run leaner without overheating as well as at higher pressures. Leaning the mixture gives you the increased range.
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Offline Ghastly

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Re: F4U-4 WEP
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2010, 07:25:44 AM »
That's not a bug, it corresponds with real life operation. 

What is a bug and is incorrectly modeled on many aircraft is that those that had injection based WEP systems were of finite duration.  In AH, even in aircraft that had a finite amount of WEP in real life, you can "cool down" after using WEP and re-engage it.  In real life, when you used it up, you were done for that sortie. (i.e. until the aircraft was serviced). 

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Re: F4U-4 WEP
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2010, 11:10:08 PM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on December 01, 2010, 04:21:54 AM
not a bug - the water injection reduces consumption. same as the N jug iirc.
i know the P47M does this. didnt know the N did though
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