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real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:20 pm
by lilley91
when im flying for a while, suddenly the engine will go, black smoke pours out and the engine fails, and wont re-start!!

whats going on?
doesn anyone know how to fix this, or how to avoid this happening?

thanks
james

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:52 pm
by Tom.
Dont strain the engine
you do know that the engine on a spitfire will blow up!

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:41 pm
by masmith
Its built in realisum, this will always happen unless your careful.

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:04 pm
by lilley91
awsome

cheers guys

james

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:05 pm
by gryshnak
Read the pilot's notes, you're not supposed to fly at 100% power for more than a few minutes.  Otherwise black smoke pours out and the engine fails 8)

Gryshnak

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:55 pm
by flyboy_14
I found that out the hard way!

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:57 pm
by ozzy72
Tis a great way to improve your dead-stick landings ;D

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:45 pm
by Fly2e
Mark, what are you still doing up!!!  :o  :o

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:58 pm
by Jared
lol, another welcome to the real world mate :)

Re: real air spitfire

PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:38 am
by ozzy72
I was busy working Dave and didn't realise the time. Agi and Emi were comfortably asleep and I didn't notice... one of those things...