General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: fuzeman on December 02, 2020, 01:05:53 PM
Title: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: fuzeman on December 02, 2020, 01:05:53 PM
I think I'm safe to say most of us have heard that Chuck, no not Chuck Norris, or Chuck Yeager, or Chuck E Cheese, probably shouldn't mention Mr. Farley, but and you might have guessed from the subject, Chuck, Charles Lindbergh, helped extend the range of P-38s with fuel and engine settings. I had assumed it was just on the P-38 but I came across a video where a P-47 pilot says they did similar stuff with the Jug. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k9ltoNQaqc
dag nabit I hit share and get this nonsense: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_k9ltoNQaqc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> I hit the YT link button above and this happens
:bhead did NOT expect that :aok
:rofl and it works :headscratch:
Title: Re: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: fuzeman on December 03, 2020, 02:32:19 PM
Probably should have added he talks about this in the first 15 minutes, probably around the 13 or 14 minute area.
Title: Re: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: icepac on December 30, 2020, 09:25:51 AM
Piston aero engines give the pilot quite a bit of authority on the mixture controls............for better or worse.
Some pilots had the ability to read gauges and learn an engine's best mixture ratio at any throttle or prop. setting.
"full rich" is "too rich" for best efficiency but it is safe.
Title: Re: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: The Fugitive on December 30, 2020, 11:36:03 AM
You did know you can do this in all planes in the game right?
Title: Re: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: fuzeman on December 31, 2020, 05:54:37 PM
Rgr, E6B :aok
Title: Re: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: Eagler on January 02, 2021, 06:59:38 AM
Used in KOTH for sure
<S> fuzeman
Eagler
Title: Re: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: FLS on January 02, 2021, 09:34:17 AM
We can set power and rpm in AH but we can't change the fuel air mixture to increase range.
Title: Re: Extending a fighters range during WW II
Post by: MiloMorai on January 05, 2021, 07:14:10 AM