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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Flyboy on June 15, 2004, 06:24:01 AM

Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Flyboy on June 15, 2004, 06:24:01 AM
did WW2 planes had the abillty to dump fuel while in flight?

if so it can be a nice feature to add to AH :)
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Wotan on June 15, 2004, 09:03:26 AM
no they couldnt.........
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: MiloMorai on June 15, 2004, 09:14:14 AM
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Originally posted by Wotan
no they couldnt.........


Yes they could. The large 4 engine bombers and some 2 engine bombers had the ability to jettison fuel.

Some are: Halifax, Lancaster, Wellington, Stirling
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Loddar on June 15, 2004, 09:19:37 AM
Single engine Fighters had only the option to dump the pilot :D
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Wotan on June 15, 2004, 09:22:33 AM
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Originally posted by MiloMorai
Yes they could. The large 4 engine bombers and some 2 engine bombers had the ability to jettison fuel.

Some are: Halifax, Lancaster, Wellington, Stirling


I am talking about fighters....

Theres no need in AH for bombers to dump fuel as they never fly at 100%.
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: MiloMorai on June 15, 2004, 10:12:03 AM
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Originally posted by Wotan
I am talking about fighters....

Theres no need in AH for bombers to dump fuel as they never fly at 100%.


Well I guess you should have been more specific and said fighters for the original question was, "did WW2 planes had the abillty to dump fuel while in flight?"

Even fighters had the ability to dump fuel, but that fuel would have been in 'drop tanks'.;)
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Wotan on June 15, 2004, 10:43:52 AM
Read the first post 90% of the planes in AH are fighters. Of the bombers that could dump fuel there is but 1.

Since he is making a feature request the quick and easy answer is "no they didnt"...
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: MiloMorai on June 15, 2004, 11:52:34 AM
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Wotan on June 15, 2004, 01:15:48 PM
if you understand what he's asking for the answers won't fool you.
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Soulyss on June 15, 2004, 01:55:51 PM
I"m glad the old cynical  Batz is back, the "newer kinder Batz" was boring.  :D
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Wotan on June 15, 2004, 02:44:35 PM
I gave an inch they wanted a mile, so piss on umm....
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: bustr on June 15, 2004, 08:01:56 PM
Most planes have some kind of fuel bleed valve so during your walk around inspection you can check for water and bleed it out. It is usually located at the bottom of the fuel tank.

So try crawling out onto the wing and hang down while holding onto your cannon barrel and check.:)  If there is one please let the rest of us know:aok

I know..I'm a dweeb:rolleyes:
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Pongo on June 15, 2004, 09:36:52 PM
someone has trouble admiting he is wrong..
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: BlauK on June 16, 2004, 03:33:13 AM
Some planes had a pipe or hose in the cockpit for the pilot so that he could.. ummh...  jettison his liquid.

This would REALLY be nice feature in AH ;)
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: XtrmeJ on June 16, 2004, 03:46:33 AM
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Originally posted by BlauK
Some planes had a pipe or hose in the cockpit for the pilot so that he could.. ummh...  jettison his liquid.

This would REALLY be nice feature in AH ;)


Then we'd have 262's, 51's, la7's flying by jettisoning yellow streams on unsuspecting victimsl. We cant have this sort of thing, it just snt sanitary. Flying planes aiming your piss instead of your guns, I can see it now.
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Raptor on June 18, 2004, 07:18:04 PM
P51 could dump fuel.
Do not remember the book but it said that veteran P51 pilots had to tell new p51 pilots not to do a manouver with full tanks. When training a novice pilot forgot to dump fuel and did a barrel roll, stalled and nearly crashed.
Title: dumping fuel
Post by: Waffle on June 18, 2004, 07:29:53 PM
Fuel Dumping in a single engine is only a matter of opening your cockpit and pulling out your side arm.

One hole in the port wing tank, one hole in the starbord wing tank just to keep the craft laterally balanced.

You have to make sure the bullet goes through the tanks and out the other side..... this will allow incoming air to take the place of the released fuel, thus increasing fuel dump flow.

Of course to double this rate...you would need to put in two holes per wingtank.
in the event of self-sealing tanks.....you're screwed....


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