Originally Posted by
warchild
EEEYUP..
OK,, Please dont mess with detonation onset. More than likely the FDE engineer did several hours of work to find the correct Detonation limit for that engine. It's a fixed number for any given engine ( the R2800-65W has a detonation point of 63 Inches whereas the R2800-73 had a detonation point of 73 inches because it was constantly water fed. ). Manifold pressure is not pressure per se. Its more like a vacuum. The Higher the MP, the hotter the temp. The hotter the temp, the closer it gets to catastrophic failure.. If someone is looking for reality, changing this number wont give it too you..
Much more likely is the possibility that some yokel is going to experiment and put too heavy of a propellor on the front of the engine. The heavier the propeller the harder it is to slow it dowqn, and the easier it is to over speed it. Theres veritable tomes written on propeller theory and the negative effects that can happen from overspeeding.. Thats why most planes that have a variable propeller also have an rpm adjustment knob. Its up to the pilot to control the engine rpm during dives and take-offs/climbs..
There used to be a wonderful addon that let you adjust several parameters for failures tht gave a huge amount of reality., We were using it in the P-61 for a while but lost contact with the developer. I believe its still around as i just saw it mentioned the other day. Sadly, i dont remember the name of it, so, good luck..
Pam.
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