11.03.2009, 12:52
Bah, it looks like the B variant got the RATO system. But I found this..
"The AAF paid Lockheed $8.5 million to give the P-8OAs some features of the next model (P-80B). This took roughly 1 year. By March 1948, all P-80As in service had received under-wing rocket launchers, and all but a few got an engine water-alcohol injection system to ease takeoff."
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... /f-80a.htm
Think you can add that to this F80A, boost capability to ease takeoff?
It might be a pain with overheating issues. Anything over 90% on takeoff will overheat that engine pretty fast. By the end of the takeoff I'm fluttering between 95% and 87% to keep the engine cool. Or I try and keep it at 95% until I've reached about 300m before throttling back to 87% to cool down.
If not, well there's always the B variant to get approval on
"The AAF paid Lockheed $8.5 million to give the P-8OAs some features of the next model (P-80B). This took roughly 1 year. By March 1948, all P-80As in service had received under-wing rocket launchers, and all but a few got an engine water-alcohol injection system to ease takeoff."
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... /f-80a.htm
Think you can add that to this F80A, boost capability to ease takeoff?
It might be a pain with overheating issues. Anything over 90% on takeoff will overheat that engine pretty fast. By the end of the takeoff I'm fluttering between 95% and 87% to keep the engine cool. Or I try and keep it at 95% until I've reached about 300m before throttling back to 87% to cool down.
If not, well there's always the B variant to get approval on