Plane engines temperature

[NiiranenVR]

I know about remember radiator so engines not get to hot / start steaming when start flying , and if temp is to cold I can get a signature of frost/ engines ..... But between that 

I don't feel the plane fly better/  worse what ever temp the motor is running .... Is that build in the game ?? 

[ST_Catchov]

Too long time on length he is hot yes, she don't like. No not. Yes you see? He cooks her top and break it. On your other hand never not let him cool it man! Sorry for his joke hehe. It's not mind but so this is what. Too cool he seize her for him on a long times. Something like oil. You comprehend on him? Remember? Good.

 

So to add up stay away from her doing this or that with a long one! Inbetween she is good but don't let him go down or up with a long time on her. She builds that I think.

 

Happy flying on her. 

[Garven]

You will kill your engine quicker when diving if your engine is on the cold side.  Higher revs can be sustained without damage in a dive if the temp is in the optimal range.  At least that was the case before the engine DM was changed.

Edited December 22, 2020 by Garven

[NiiranenVR]

Thanx ? good to know .... But I don't have the feeling I can control the speed / fly faster with the right temperature 

[=IRFC=Gascan]

Kotori was testing some aircraft performance to see if he could reach the speeds reported in the aircraft data. He found that engine temperature did not have any effect on the speed of the plane. The same was true for fuel load, although I imagine the extra weight would reduce the climb rate, he hasn't tested that yet. As Garven said, if the engine is too cold, it can be damaged by over-revving more easily and we've all seen engine failures due to overheating.

[NiiranenVR]

Yes ..... Im not sure , i have been  a lot in ww2 servers - mostly bf-109 - 

I have not noticed myself , but think that I have read that the temperature have a meaning when you fly ww2 plane .... But I'm not sure 

[=IRFC=kotori87]

Clarification. I tested the effect of radiator position on top speed, not the effect of different engine temperatures on top speed. This was also in level flight, so I was nowhere near over-revving the engine. The goal was to see if the drag from the radiator would noticeably change airspeed, as it does in some WWII planes. The conclusion of my test was that radiator position had no measurable effect on top speed in WWI planes in Flying Circus.

I have not specifically tested the effects of engine temperature on performance. The following is a summary of my observations in combat over the last few months. First, optimum temperature. As long as the engine is within its acceptable temperature range, it'll be capable of producing full power. A little high or low does not make a difference.

Overheating: If you overheat a water-cooled engine, it'll initially just boil off coolant without causing real damage. The engine only really gets damaged once you run out of coolant, which may take quite a while. I don't think it's possible to overheat an air-cooled engine in Flying Circus. I've certainly never managed it.

Overcooling: If you overcool an engine, its maximum allowable RPM goes down. This makes it very easy to over-rev your engine in a long dive if you fail to shut your radiator, or if you're using a rotary engine. This doesn't appear to change what RPM you'll actually achieve at a given throttle setting, just what RPM the engine will fail at. I have blown my engine several times at lower RPMs than the usual failure point after I overcooled my engine.

[J2_Oelmann]

On 12/22/2020 at 9:58 PM, gascan said:

Kotori was testing some aircraft performance to see if he could reach the speeds reported in the aircraft data. He found that engine temperature did not have any effect on the speed of the plane. The same was true for fuel load, although I imagine the extra weight would reduce the climb rate, he hasn't tested that yet. As Garven said, if the engine is too cold, it can be damaged by over-revving more easily and we've all seen engine failures due to overheating.

Engine temperatutes dont effect to power output. A cold engine will give you the exact same power like a warm engine. Only difference might be that one might get damaged sooner or later while doing this. 

[J2_Bidu]

Does anyone else also feel the engine runs too hot on the Winter Flugpark map (zero degrees centigrade)? In ROF I could hardly keep it warm in Winter Cappy without closing the radiator 90% all the time.

[No.23_Gaylion]

Get up higher and it gets pretty cold if you don't pay it attention