March 9, 201115 yr To be frank we probably took a bit of artistic license on the oil doors because the flat rated PW6 is probably reasonably cool running. The key is airspeed. As long as you are flying with decent airflow over the cowlings the doors are not that necessary. But if you are climbing near full power at only 120 knots that's when things get hot!All the best,Rob - RealAirIndeed...I was climbing somewhat agressively in the Turbine Duke when I noticed a warning lamp illuminate on one of the main annunciator panels regarding oil temperature. I promptly opened the oil doors and that lamp went out. Phew!Nice touch there, team. Wayne KlocknerUnited Virtual
March 9, 201115 yr To be frank we probably took a bit of artistic license on the oil doors because the flat rated PW6 is probably reasonably cool running. The key is airspeed. As long as you are flying with decent airflow over the cowlings the doors are not that necessary. But if you are climbing near full power at only 120 knots that's when things get hot!All the best,Rob - RealAir---------------------------------------------------------------Thanks Rob. Having a ball...and as another poster stated......."Honey....look at what flying this VIRTUAL DUKE is SAVING you..er..us...er...oh heck.....whomever...."..... In real life, I probably couldn't afford to keep this aircraft in oil.....let alone fuel....LOLOLOLOL! Life is good....in the Virtual World, Life is good.....
March 9, 201115 yr Guys, Aero TV just did a piece a few days ago with Rocket engineering really cool! I fly mostly GA and Business jets around ORBX PNW | Im live near Boston so I also will fly in MA and ME | KLEW- 3B1- KBED Also avid RC Pilot, Planes and Heli | Ride a Harley's and Snowmobiles! PC Setup: AMD 9800x3d | MB B850 | AMD9070XT | 2TB SSD | PS RM750 | Windows 11 | AOC 27" 4K| Lots of Addons|
March 10, 201115 yr Rob, Sean I bought the T but I still love my P to death. Any chance we could get a VC upgrade for the old P? The look sooooo much different with the gauge reflections and dust 'n' dirt? Any thoughts on ever offering that?Hi Ron,We could spend till eternity retrofitting and tweaking older aircraft, but we thing the Duke piston version is fine as it is, and there is a notable price difference between the two which reflects the additional features of the Turbine version.All the best,Rob - RealAir Robert Young - retired full time developer - see my Nexus Mod Page and my GitHub Mod page
March 10, 201115 yr Hi Ron,We could spend till eternity retrofitting and tweaking older aircraft, but we thing the Duke piston version is fine as it is, and there is a notable price difference between the two which reflects the additional features of the Turbine version.All the best,Rob - RealAirO ok right on. So ummm how aobut a B200 now :( Ron Hamilton "95% is half the truth, but most of it is lies, but if you read half of what is written, you'll be okay." __ Honey Boo Boo's Mom
March 10, 201115 yr In this video it looks like the Royal Turbine is equipped with a Sandel SN3308, man it would be cool if you developed a gauge like this for our duke, or it would be nice if RXP developed there version for fsx and you guys made the install the same as the gns 530 with all the 3d knobs and such, I don't think I'll buy another AC unless they do it that way, I put the gns 530 in another AC and it looks so flat.
March 10, 201115 yr Ahh the Sandel... anyone remember the Dreamfleet Beech A36? (Or their Baron?) Oh to fly those again in X :) | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
March 10, 201115 yr Ya I flew the baron and A36 in FS9. Loved the airplanes, though it's too bad that gauge won't be made for FSX.
March 10, 201115 yr Guys, Aero TV just did a piece a few days ago with Rocket engineering really cool! This is worth watching! :( Bert
March 10, 201115 yr I noticed something strange the other night, my left engine let go again... (really need to lower the failure setting :() I continued my flight with a lower cruise speed but noticed that fuel was still being burnt on both gauges.I didn't have crossfeed and my left engine prop was feathered. But man is that aircraft awesome ! Cheers, Thomas
March 10, 201115 yr I noticed something strange the other night, my left engine let go again... (really need to lower the failure setting :() I continued my flight with a lower cruise speed but noticed that fuel was still being burnt on both gauges.I didn't have crossfeed and my left engine prop was feathered. Burnt - or, more likely leaking out into the atmosphere..Good idea to turn the left fuel selector to "Off" :( Bert
March 11, 201115 yr Burnt - or, more likely leaking out into the atmosphere..Good idea to turn the left fuel selector to "Off" :(Bert,Wouldn't you want to crossfeed the tanks so the fuel weight is balanced? Brent Brent Beale
March 11, 201115 yr Bert,Wouldn't you want to crossfeed the tanks so the fuel weight is balanced? BrentI would turn the fuel selector off and head for the nearest airport.This is how the Airbus over the Atlantic ran out of fuel.. Bert
March 11, 201115 yr Rob,Just purchased the plane. I really felt like I was in the cockpit. Thanks. Scott KGPI
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