Cannon Bird

[FTC_Karaya]

An action packed sortie on the TWC Campaign Server flying the Spitfire Mk.Vb late.

 

 

[LLv34_Flanker]

S! 

 

You make it look like a walk in the park Could use a FW190A to counter the Spitfire scourge ?

[FTC_Karaya]

Having flown both sides extensively I can testify that flying the Mk.V against the 109F is not an easy walk in the park. If the 109 pilot keeps his energy up he dominates the fight without much trouble.

 

Will be interesting how well the FW190A will do in CloD. From what has been said, we'll be getting the very first operational versions (A-1 to -3), the first two were running the BMW801C engine, the A-3 was running the 801D. However, the 801D engine was derated until the end of 1942 and could only make use of a maximum of 1.35ata manifold pressure.

[JV69badatflyski]

3 hours ago, Karaya said:

. However, the 801D engine was derated until the end of 1942 and could only make use of a maximum of 1.35ata manifold pressure.

Hmmmmmm

all D's were derated for the first 10 hours of use, and also in flugschule.
There were issue with overheating and piston rods at the begin in42 but nothing to do with the "derating" that was there for the grind-in period.
This internet myth about the 1.35 seems to be hard to remove, it's there since 2001 and oleg's good old times 
 

[FTC_Karaya]

This is taken from the BMW801 engine manual:
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/fw190/bmw801-handbook-pg15.jpg

 

Says that from March '42 on only the bracketed values are valid. And that this is the case "until the permissible cylinder temperatures are ensured by cooling on part of the cell".

 

As far as I know the cooling issues on the FW190 werent solved until the A-5 model where the engine installation was extended by 15cm and adjustable cooling gils were added.

Edited May 7, 2021 by Karaya

[JV69badatflyski]

I have the same stuff 
No such restriction in the A3 manual. it just says: keep an eye on the cylinderhead temp.
Ps: correcting above statement:  the overheating issue was found between the summer and autumn 41 on the A1 version  , thus with the C1 engine.
But it's not the place here  to discuss this topic: we can continue in PM or on the "other private forum" 

anyway, i liked your balls chasing the spit that wanted to shoot you knowing you had a fuel leak and the gliding appreach was cool, but a flight instructor would remove your licence if you did it this way irl