So the Corsair accidentally found it’s way into my virtual hangar 
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The flight model definitely needs some refinement. It’s fun though!
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Paul, there’s an AB9 preset on the Moza discord. It’s not perfect, but a good starting point, IMHO.
Thanks Dan, I will check it out!
Checking my replay track, everything was fine and sleek. There’s definitely something weird going on among different installations. Even on the ED forums there’s a group of us who hit a wall at 210kts and a group that don’t despite doing the same things. When I flew online with a friend there were also weird electrical issues I had that he did not. He had weird wing unfold issues that I did not, etc. I may run a slow repair.
I’ll try it tonight after I get off duty and see how it runs flat out down low. I’m always climbing to get that blower involved.
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@chipwich Dan, that profile is pretty good! Definitely a keeper.
I tried the Bat Bomb this evening. It’s quite effective if it can get through to the target.
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I seem to top out at about 290kts when flying at low altitude. I have all coolers closed and engaging the supercharger immediately gives hot carburator warnings. What I find interesting is that I never seem to get the warning that I am running out of water and ethanol. Is there something that I am missing for engaging WEP and using water/EtOH?
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Same as @Sryan above, 280-290kts.
Took off at Batumi with 50% fuel, full guns, no stores. Blower off, full mil power (52" and 2700rpm), all closed up. Surprisingly I wasn’t seeing dangerously high CHT’s with the cowl flaps shut, I mean you are getting a lot of air through the engine at 280 KIA. but a totally happy engine at full mil with the cowl flaps closed seems a bit off.
Quick bit of testing, same setup for the P-47 and P-51. Mustang will clear 290 KIAS, but only has a small advantage over the F4, and the P-47 was getting in the ball park of 280.
Now this is with just straight mil power, not WEP, water injection, or saying the heck with the red line.
I didn’t see any difference engaging the water, so it might not be functional yet. I’d presume they’d have a setting for filling the tank if it was, but I could be wrong.
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Thank you! I’ll read that one. Cheers @Deacon211
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Honestly I think there’s a lot of refinement incoming in the code for engine operations and a revision of drag.
Or at least there should be.
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After changing my prop pitch axis to “slider” I seem to have unlocked extra speed. I got 275kts indicated on the deck, 28C typical Marianas summer day, running 53/2700 neutral blower, 70gal fuel so 50% or less.
The coolers don’t seem to do anything for me. Full closed or full open, oil temp is pegged at 60~70. Carb temp pegged at 90ish.
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Their drag seems modeled, though. Also, the cowl flaps do seem to work as getting the cylinders too hot ruins the engine.
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I tried accelerating till the engine just breaks and was able to hit 327kts (you can see the smoke puff behind me when it broke 
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it required substantial overrevving and fried the engine in barely a minute. The drag was too high to be even able to open the cowl flaps.
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Gave it all… got up to 351kts in level flight. It honestly feels like I bugged my way through since my manifold is capped and my cylinder is over 300C. I should also be running some 4200RPM’s (the meter doesn’t seem to go from 3 to 4).
351kts at 155% RPM…
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Ultimate move for the day… went to the caucasus and put on the lowest temperature. Also emptied the guns. max speed is now 367kts.
Yes I jetissoned the canopy to lose weight
It didn’t change anything.
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I would have thought that the induced drag from the missing canopy would counterbalance the lower weight. Overall a closed canopy is way more efficient than a missing one.
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Yes I wanted to see if the lost weight would or would not overcompensate for the introduced drag but nothing changed.
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I suspect there’s a lot of refinement incoming for both the flight model and the engine handling.
That said, I recall reading a WWII Corsair pilot reporting using wide open throttle, minimum prop RPM and auto lean to get home after having to divert around weather (if I recall the story correctly). This was a tough engine!
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Brief kneeboard checklist for normal ops.
More thorough.
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I gotta say the carrier traps are insanely difficult. I managed two nasty traps, but once trying to go around for another the hook refused to engage anything. I plowed into parked aircraft on the bow after about three bolters and gave up for the night.