Question for the graphics devs

[AH_Col_Hogan]

Why do the engines have so much visible exhaust trails?

 

When I attend air shows with WWII aircraft I don't see the exhaust trails.

 

Unless it's an F-86, B-52 or an F-4 Phantom. ?

[JonRedcorn]

I would assume the pilots flying the planes at airshows aren't running their planes pig rich.

[AH_Col_Hogan]

Agree.

 

Do the engines in the game stop smoking when you lean them out?

[Jaegermeister]

Yes, when you see an aircraft with black exhaust, it’s being run full rich/combat power

[THERION]

22 minutes ago, AHCol_Hogan said:

Agree.

 

Do the engines in the game stop smoking when you lean them out?

 

It is very important to manage your engine during flight - especially when you're able to manually set the mixture. As a Red pilot

I very often enter the combat area fast and clean (water- and oil radiators mostly closed), but most important I keep my mixture

as lean as possible to avoid those black smoke trails to disguise my approach into the combat zone and to avoid being detected

much to early - sometimes it works very well, on some occasions not...

[JonRedcorn]

3 hours ago, AHCol_Hogan said:

Agree.

 

Do the engines in the game stop smoking when you lean them out?

Yes they do. Pretty neat IMO.

[Stoopy]

4 hours ago, AHCol_Hogan said:

Agree.

 

Do the engines in the game stop smoking when you lean them out?

 

Plus they should make a bit more power as long as you don't lean them out too much.

 

[smink1701]

Love the exhaust!

[Lusekofte]

Just go for 65% mixture it set them on autorich. I would not call it engine management. 

Keeping engines in perfect temperature should slso help both in fumes and effect, but I am not sure if that is noticeable in this sim

[RedKestrel]

The black exhaust trails at high power and mixture settings are consistent with memoirs I have read from the war. Just run cruise settings and the trails go away. Though the Ai is not so good at managing this.