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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Never said he went slower.
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No, this is all you said:
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...This is a man who hypermiled a B17 coming back from Berlin so he might have enough fuel left in his tanks to not have to ditch in the North Sea if the bullet holes allowed too much fuel to leak out...
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Then Joe said:
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Originally Posted by Joenavy85
Shut off the outboard engines and maintain around 110-120 Kts
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and you did not correct him.
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In fact going slower over enemy territory got you shot down or killed.
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Sometimes it is unavoidable, you don't want to slow the rest of the formation down and give the enemy more time on target either.
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
They could adjust mixture, timing, and boost pressure, and they could have cared less about having to replace an engine.
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Maybe you could elaborate on what you mean by hypermiling then? So the next pilot doesn't do the wrong thing? What specifically do you do to boost/mixture/timing to trade range for durability? I could see what Joe suggested having some effect as the props can feather and you would load up half the engines, but still it is a reduction in cruising speed by 10-20knots and if it didn't improve consumption by a proportional amount then it was a waste of time.
It might be better to floor it if you are leaking badly enough is all I am saying.