109 damge Q

[STEELE]

I want my two radiators modeled in the 109, for the spits too. 

Sure! put em in anything that had em.  Then cut WEP use when 1 side of the system is hit.

[Krupinski]

Sure! put em in anything that had em.  Then cut WEP use when 1 side of the system is hit.

Yes, limit engine output on one radiator, maybe anything over 50% throttle and your engine starts to heat up.

[Tank-Ace]

Sounds like a good system. And wouldn't be impossible to model or anything, given that we have multiple fuel tanks in planes that had them.

[PR3D4TOR]

Is that "damage box" made to actually absorb fire or is it just there for the airflow?

I'm thinking it's probably for the airflow. 

The "damage box" is the invisible area in the game-model that registers damage to the radiator. These damage "sensors" registers a hit when a virtual "projectile" intersects with it. They are usually modeled as boxes or other simple geometric shapes. The box in the drawing is the actual radiator.

[Owlblink]

Sounds like a good system. And wouldn't be impossible to model or anything, given that we have multiple fuel tanks in planes that had them.

I concur!
Just for the sake of making future modeled planes a bit more realistic. I dont think we need ultra engine manigment realism, that would probably take away from the game, but maybe a self adjusting radiator system for when one is blown, and a reduced throttle rule; or risk the same engine blowout that happens now if you keep it at full power for too long.

[Ruah]

Again, not complaining - its just the way it is but -

I think both radiators are there for damage purposes because just last night I took a .50 in the right wing - radiator, same night, different situation, a .50 in the left wing - radiator. 

is it possible that both sides would register a radiator hit but with no redundancy from the other wing?

[PR3D4TOR]

Yes that's exactly how it is. Having multiple radiators is a liability in AH rather than an advantage.

[Ruah]

oh. . . ouch