Surviving a fire?

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Based on its size I'd say it's a Utahraptor.

 I am guessing you know the facts.....

the real velociraptor was the size of a turkey

[Hazard69]

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The offensiveness, it burns!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thats some real disturbing sh*t! 

[DubiousKB]

.... Murica.... Now that i've got down and dirty with the rest on this string....

Is it actually possible to extinguish an engine fire in game? I've noticed that the "fire" can occur on main body or wings (at least it appears that way)... But the question still remains, if I kill that engine will the fire go out, or am I wasting precious bail-out time trying to save the bird? 

[Lusche]

Is it actually possible to extinguish an engine fire in game?

No.

Fires in AH are strictly fuel tank fires and can't be put out. Fire = Death.

[Rino]

It is a game decision.

In real life multi engine planes were often able to extinguish the fire and RTB with one engine less. Even mosquitoes survived engine fires many times, so there was no wood-burns-faster-than-metal problem.

     Engine fires maybe, but I don't think any WW2 aircraft had fire suppression systems in the fuel tanks.

[icepac]

Some skyraider pilots flew in camo instead of flight suits because it was said you only lived a few seconds longer in the case of a fuel fire of the engine but I would hate to be the guy who didn't wear one and got badly hurt by a super minor fire.....which was rare.

[sonic23]

A long time ago when your engine was on fire it felt like it would take 2 minutes sometimes before your wing fell off, the zekes seemed to last longer than most planes. I noticed since i rejoined the game a couple years ago that planes dont burn nearly as long, only a few seconds usually. This was probable due to a player disagreement about Kill stealing and when the planes are fair game, I also noticed after a plane is majorly damaged and going down your bullets can still damage it more but wont even register an assist, which was once again probably due to people trying to still kills which I can reluctantly say i have done before LOL

[JimmyD3]

Only if you are still on the runway and can type .ef quick enough.

 

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

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[BaDkaRmA158Th]

What do you mean by that I find that racist. Wasnt it you that got on to me for ussing a sterotypical Asian accent?

'Merica is not a race, it is a country. Filled with RACES of people from through out the WORLD.


I therefor demote your being offended and replace it with ignorance AND arrogance. That's a plus two (+2) for you. Its one more then you deserve, for that....you are welcome.

[bozon]

     Engine fires maybe, but I don't think any WW2 aircraft had fire suppression systems in the fuel tanks.

I am no expert, but I suspect most fires that still had a flyable plane at the time of their ignition were related to the engine. Severed fuel lines spraying a hot engine and electrical component is a great mixture. Many bombers and mosquito pilots tell of engine fires that were put out and the planes limped home with a feathered engine. Fires due to damage to fuel tanks were probably combined with a significant structural damage (before the fire) so putting out the fire still does not leave one with a flyable plane.

and yes I am aware that AH fires are all fuel tank related, despite the fact that it looks like they come from the engine.

[save]

looking at guncam's , wet wings often catched fire.

[bozon]

looking at guncam's , wet wings often catched fire.

Especially Japanese ones. But those cases include losing a few important pieces of the wing, so even if the fire could be extinguished, the plane is already doomed. Lets put it this way: I dont recall a single pilot story saying that he had a non-engine related fire that he was able to put out and fly home, but I remember many cases of pilots putting out engine fires and flying home. So, from this very non scientific evaluation I can conclude that either fuel tanks did not catch fire, or that they did and the pilot did not get to tell us about it - either way, the "fuel tank fire" -> "put out" -> "fly home" scenario was rare.

[Zacherof]

Hit storch wing tanks before and always the fires on the engine

[DubiousKB]

     Engine fires maybe, but I don't think any WW2 aircraft had fire suppression systems in the fuel tanks.

Noob Statement to follow..... Wouldn't starving the fire of oxygen through a steep nose dive or cutting the engine (and/or flow of fuel), BE a fire suppression technique? I get that we don't have an "Engine 2 fire extinguisher button"...

 I dunno, not really bothered either way... I just thought it would be exciting to land a sortie that included an engine fire...ACHIEVEMENT!...   I hate feeling helpless and telling my crew to bail, especially when I have ords and gunner ammo left....   

-KB