Spitfire V overheating issue

[=FEW=Hauggy]

Today while flying my Spit on a winter map the engine got hot for a bit of time, I decided to open the rads 100% cut the throttle and dive from 12000 feets.

By the time i got on the deck i managed to cool it down twice for mere seconds and throttling back to max continuous made it warm again.

So heres my question is there something wrong with this plane that makes it impossible to cool off after a certain point even by -40 Degrees Celcius in a high speed dive?

Edited April 2, 2018 by =FEW=Hauggy

[Raptorattacker]

To be fair they were known for overheat historically. I know this isn't much of an answer but it's true nevertheless. I can't find any documentation on it but I have definitely heard this more than once in the past.

Edited April 2, 2018 by Raptorattacker

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2 hours ago, =FEW=Hauggy said:

By the time i got on the deck i managed to cool it down twice for mere seconds and throttling back to max continuous made it warm again.

 

You might have already "cooked" the engine without noticing...unless you use the "technochat" HUD that paints a historically correct engine temperature alarm in the sky

 

Joking aside, sometimes if you damage your engine, by over revving, over heating or whatever, you will not be able to keep it cool the same way as before the damage was incurred.

[=FEW=Hauggy]

The thing is I use the technochat to help me avoid killing my engine and no damage had occured but it was seriously overheated.

[dburne]

I have had no trouble with the Spit engine for the most part, and do not fly with the HUD on.

 

I just keep an eye on engine temps and regulate my rpm/water rad/boost accordingly. I have overheated it a time or two, but this is with many hours already into a Spit Career. And it was my fault, usually in the heat of a dogfight engaging +16 boost for a little too long.

Edited April 2, 2018 by dburne

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1 hour ago, =FEW=Hauggy said:

The thing is I use the technochat to help me avoid killing my engine and no damage had occured but it was seriously overheated.

 

That won't help you if you've been over revving the motor

[Solmyr]

12 hours ago, dburne said:

I have overheated it a time or two, but this is with many hours already into a Spit Career.

 

Do you mean that the carrer mode is supposed to consider the engine wear missions over missions ?

[JtD]

If you overheat your water cooled aircraft for an extended time, water will evaporate from the cooling system, and cooling will lose efficiency. At some point you will have lost so much water, that it will be ineffective, and you'll overheat no matter what you do. I have done this with a couple of planes in game already, when I tested overheating mechanics some time ago. The Spitfire should follow the same principle.

[Raptorattacker]

The solution is, as ever, just to carry a plastic milk carton full of water... 

[dburne]

6 hours ago, Solmyr said:

 

Do you mean that the carrer mode is supposed to consider the engine wear missions over missions ?

 

No not at all, just stating that I am not overheating the engine to the point of damage very often.