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Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Wilbus on March 30, 2004, 11:50:52 AM

How about make the 262 engines prone to flame outs IF you throttle up/down too fast? Maybe not in the MA as it might piss alot of people off but maybe for ToD?

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: HavocTM on March 30, 2004, 02:23:47 PM

Yeah (insert other flight sim game name here) has flameouts and they are AWESOME!

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Wilbus on March 30, 2004, 03:09:52 PM

Well yes Havoc however I wouldn't go as to be as drastic as to have the whole engine catch fire, just flame out (engine dies) :)

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Eagler on March 30, 2004, 03:17:28 PM

doesn't that fall under "engine management"?

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Wilbus on March 30, 2004, 03:21:05 PM

Uhmmmmmm, well yes Eagler, now go away and forget that you ever read this thread :p

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: HavocTM on March 30, 2004, 03:23:04 PM

I love the way the jet exhaust looks on IL2:FB also when you go full thrust... Hot blue flame! Yeah baby! Yeah!

But I love even more putting the throttle to the firewall, letting the Jumos spin up until they are about to shred, then slammin the throttle back to zero... PPPOOOOOOFFFFFF!!!


It would be excellent revenge for those UBER-pilots who fly em all the time.  Try to cut throttle to fast to turn and kill me, and suddenly two giant flame trails spewing out of the back of their 262!

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Kweassa on March 30, 2004, 03:58:57 PM

Flame outs and increased difficulty due to engine management would be great - if that were the case, the perk points could even be lowered to as low as around 80~100 - the limitations in sudden throttle movement will greatly limit the way 262 can be used.

 Add to that the overheating problems the 262 faces when engaging full throttle at low speed - and effectively the 262 might not need a perk at all!

 Most FB/AEP MP games feature full plane sets, and yet the YP-80s, 262s, 162s and Go229s are hugely unpopular because of such difficulties residing in early jet planes..

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: REVGST on March 30, 2004, 07:16:56 PM

Was it possible to restart the engines in flight after a flame out? J/W. Whenever I fly the 262/234, I always do throttle controls smooth and dont cut back and whatnot, so the flame-out seems cool to me. But if by accident,lol you did get an engine to fart out, would it be possible to restart, was it possible in real life? I dont know too much about early jet power,lol.

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Wilbus on March 31, 2004, 02:28:45 AM

I believe they were POSSIBLE (not likely though) to re-start if I remember correct from what I have read. Can't remember what was needed though in terms of speed, alt and other conditions.

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Citabria on April 01, 2004, 03:14:28 AM

wouldnt hurt me any. i fly 262 at max throttle at all times anyway haha.

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: Wilbus on April 01, 2004, 03:16:02 AM

VV Fester, speed is what it's there for.

Might need to slow down when landing though...

Title: Me 262 engines
Post by: BenDover on April 01, 2004, 07:48:21 AM

Bah landings for sissies, real men lawn dart the tower :)