What Happened?
What Happened?
What happened I was cruising along just fine. Power set correctly, plenty of fuel, 10000' altitude. All of a sudden, 15 minutes into the flight, FE warned not to push engines but I was by the book at 28" and 2300 RPM. Reduced power. First, #1 then remaining 3 engines sputtered and partial shut down. Feathered #1 but kept the rest turning for some power but it faded fast. As a result, lost all hydraulics and could not execute a power off emergency landing. Result... we're all dead
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Re: What Happened?
My only guess is that they may have run low on oil if you had not filled up the tanks.
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Re: What Happened?
Thanks, Tug. Oil starvation could have been it. Too late to go back and check... the aircraft was destroyed. I thought that was why I was paying a Flight Engineer. He could have said "hey Captain Dummy, you're running out of oil". Isn't he supposed to check all systems before takeoff?
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Re: What Happened?
You're supposed to check all fluid quantities before you start the flight.
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Re: What Happened?
If you're low on oil he'll tell you as he's setting everything up before the flight.omnijet wrote:Thanks, Tug. Oil starvation could have been it. Too late to go back and check... the aircraft was destroyed. I thought that was why I was paying a Flight Engineer. He could have said "hey Captain Dummy, you're running out of oil". Isn't he supposed to check all systems before takeoff?
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Re: What Happened?
That's right, i forgot about that as I have been told that I needed oil in the 377 so it makes sense he would tell you in the Connie. Makes me wonder about why the engines quit like that. Water in the fuel Don't know if that is simulated on the Connie or not. Although being told don't be so hard on the engines makes me think they are being over stressed.AviationAtWar wrote:If you're low on oil he'll tell you as he's setting everything up before the flight.omnijet wrote:Thanks, Tug. Oil starvation could have been it. Too late to go back and check... the aircraft was destroyed. I thought that was why I was paying a Flight Engineer. He could have said "hey Captain Dummy, you're running out of oil". Isn't he supposed to check all systems before takeoff?
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Re: What Happened?
I had a similar experience in the T-6. The engine just lost power and I could not find the problem. It acted like fuel starvation. Found a roadway to land on. Went to the maintenance hanger and everything was fine. All flights after that were great. Still don't know what caused the problem. I was at 4000 ft. in a slow climb out of KBHM last week, OAT temp was not a problem. Maybe file problem in FSX ?
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Re: What Happened?
Did you attempt to use carb heat before the engine lost power? Did you note the carb air temp just in case it was conducive to ice formation?
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