2 planes that have wep and don't in AH

[RODBUSTR]

   As stated before the Zeke, and not mentioned yet, The B17. It would be nice to have them more accurately modeled.

[bozon]

If you like these planes, be careful of what you wish.

[colmbo]

The B-17 did not have WEP.

[FLS]

Our Zeke didn't have WEP, as explained before.

[DaveBB]

The old game Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe modeled the B-17's engines pretty neatly.  If you ran the engines at full power for any length of time, you would damage them.  Subsequently they would lose power, then start smoking, then catch on fire.  I don't remember if it was Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe or just a game called "B-17 Flying Fortress", but in one game you could actually dive and put out an engine fire by diving at 300mph.

[Ciaphas]

The B17E had WEP


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[colmbo]

The B17E had WEP


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Do you have any documentation indicating so?

[Ciaphas]

Yeah give me a few to get it posted. Just woke up from the worlds best nap haha


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[Ciaphas]

This should help you out, it's an interesting read. 

http://www.airpages.ru/eng/mn/b17_00.shtml

[Ciaphas]

Models that were equipped with Wright R-1820-97 nine cylinder Turbo-Supercharged engines (1,200 hp) had WEP (Such as the G model, not the E model), WEP would allow for 1,380 hp at 25,000 feet for short periods of time. Also the stress of over pressure to the manifolds often cracked pistons.

A good read through of the following book might be a good idea:

U.S Warplanes of World War II, pg. 19

Search Goolge under the books section with the exact title mentioned above.


Salute,
Ciaphas AKA Stomplab

[colmbo]

A good read through of the following book might be a good idea:

U.S Warplanes of World War II, pg. 19

Salute,
Ciaphas AKA Stomplab

I prefer using the pilots handbook for the airplane.  I flew a B-17 for a couple of years and WEP is something I certainly don't remember being in the book, G model with the -97 engines.  Everything is packed now for moving so I can't get to my documents...

[Ciaphas]

I’m definitely interested in what info you have.

In photos that I have seen, the manifold pressure for wep is controlled by a box mounted above the throttle quad.


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[RODBUSTR]

      It's been a while so please refresh our memories, why ah Zekes don't have WEP.

[FLS]

      It's been a while so please refresh our memories, why ah Zekes don't have WEP.

Accuracy.

[colmbo]

In photos that I have seen, the manifold pressure for wep is controlled by a box mounted above the throttle quad.

That dial is an electronic turbocharger controller, not for setting WEP but for setting turbochargers to desired setting for the situation.  The B-17 I flew had the controller but the turbos had been disconnected.  We didn't fly high enough to need them and by disconnecting the ductwork we could get max allowable power without using the turbos.  The B-24 still used the turbos but had manual controls for setting boost...a separate lever for each engine.