Engine Fires

[Coalcat1]

    In WWII, Engine fires where a common occurrence on all sides in all aircraft. I know engine fires are molded into the B29s but in no other aircraft. They Should Not kill the aircraft but kill the engine after some time! like an oiled engine! and cause a chance of an explosion. This will be another way to make the .50 cals. lack of damage by making them realistically cause engine fires


                                                            Coalcat1

[Coalcat1]

 Lol remind me not to post from my iPad again, only "Should not" should have been bold

[Ack-Ack]

No plane in this game has engine fires modeled, and that includes the B-29.

ack-ack

[XxDaSTaRxx]

Engine fires are a big wish of mine.

I'm not sure why there not here already.

[Coalcat1]

No plane in this game has engine fires modeled, and that includes the B-29.

ack-ack

      Seen my B29 and other B29's engines burn if they're hit with a 30mil, it's just a bit of a rare occurrence, but it's only modeled into the B29s from large round direct hits.

                                                          Coalcat1

[Coalcat1]

Engine fires are a big wish of mine.

I'm not sure why there not here already.

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               I agree Whiskey, even War Thunder has them, would make this game more interesting if they added engine fires and fixed the fires in here where it only crates A Chance of an explosion

[Latrobe]

      Seen my B29 and other B29's engines burn if they're hit with a 30mil, it's just a bit of a rare occurrence, but it's only modeled into the B29s from large round direct hits.

                                                          Coalcat1

Those fires are fuel fires. They're the only kind of fires coded into the game right now. I agree engine fires would be neat! 

[Coalcat1]

      That explains why only the inner most engine looks like it's burning, it's right on top of the fuel tank. Still, I've seen fires COMEING out of the engine. But I guess the fuel tank is that close


                                                      Coalcat1

[The Fugitive]

correct about the fuel fires, and there is nothing wrong with the 50 cals. A quick burst at CONVERGENCE will take the wing off any plane.

[Coalcat1]

correct about the fuel fires, and there is nothing wrong with the 50 cals. A quick burst at CONVERGENCE will take the wing off any plane.

     Yes but in WWII, most of the kills with .50 cals where engine/fuel fires that caused the pilot to bailout/lose control.

[The Fugitive]

     Yes but in WWII, most of the kills with .50 cals where engine/fuel fires that caused the pilot to bailout/lose control.

.... see, there's the "rub" THIS AIN'T WWII!   

[Reaper90]

Odd how "realism" is critically important with respect to some aspects of aircraft performance and behavior, yet if you're talking about realism in other respects regarding aircraft, it's obviously not important to some/many.

+1 on engine fires, and I'll raise you a +1 on being able to extinguish engine and fuel fires through various means.

[Mongoose]

+1 on engine fires, and I'll raise you a +1 on being able to extinguish engine and fuel fires through various means.

  Agreed.  Extinguisher bottles for planes that had them.  And a good fast dive would put a fire out also. 

[colmbo]

   And a good fast dive would put a fire out also. 

Or accelerate it so that it burns through the structure quicker.

[kvuo75]

Or accelerate it so that it burns through the structure quicker.

that's what I'd figure.. was it actually ever done successfully outside of the movies?