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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Randy1 on October 11, 2013, 12:38:38 PM
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This may be just a coincidence. The 47 has always been easy to get a oil covered windscreen but the engine would run for quite a long time. Of late though, the engine fails at the time of the first oil hit.
Anybody else notice an increase in first ht P47 engine failure?
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I wouldn't say it's particularly "easy" to get an oil hit, but when I do it seems to lock the engine up more times than not. I've also noticed that most of my oil hits come from head on situations that I probably should have avoided to begin with.
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i believe there is different damange ranges i believe--i primarley fly the p-51d--and sometime --with a engine hit can fly a full sector or better--and sometimes like lastnight oil bled out in less than 5 minutes. :joystick:
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An oil hit and a killed engine can be two different things. As it happens, both can happen simultaneously - both the oil is hit and the engine itself takes a disabling hit from the same burst.
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Must be then just a coincidence. I think I have lost the engine with first hit on 3 of the last 4 outings. One was ack.
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I notice in 47s the engine likes to blow with the oil hit also.
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I notice in 47s the engine likes to blow with the oil hit also.
LitMak flies a lot of 47s. I wonder if he noticed a change too.
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I fly 47s a lot as well and it seems that larger calipers will cripple the engine rather than just oil it. It will still receive an oil leak though.
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Well it is a rather large radial engine mounted on a rather large aircraft...
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Well it is a rather large radial engine mounted on a rather large aircraft...
P47, I believe he just called you fat.
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Us radials were very robust. There are examples of them having cylinders shot off and making it back to base.
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I haven't noticed it - and I fly P-47s almost exclusively. When I get a oil hit, normally I can nurse a good 8-10 minutes out of it.
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P47, I believe he just called you fat.
:lol
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I haven't noticed it - and I fly P-47s almost exclusively. When I get a oil hit, normally I can nurse a good 8-10 minutes out of it.
Having those three or four sudden engine failures in a row was most likely then a statistically a low probability but not so low that it should be unexpected is my best guess then..
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I haven't noticed anything unusual lately. No weird issues since HT updated the damage model (thanks again for that BTW).
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Just check the oil pressure gauge once hit, I've not noticed any change but haven't got hit in a while in the oil,,,
When I do , I watch the gauge,it will slowly drop to zero then the engine will seize, next time you get an oil hit check the gauge, it should still be pretty high,if you get a second round in the engine, it might make a difference tho I've not seen that happen that I can remember!
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the good news is the plane will never rust!! :D