(15) IL-2 Flying Circus - Rotary engines and the Blip Switch - How to use it.
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 Published On Mar 31, 2024

Early design rotary engines had no throttle control and ran at full RPM all the time. To reduce power the pilot would press a "Blip switch" which would cut out the ignition temporarily to 3 or more cylinders. This video covers the concept of how and when to use that switch.

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Link from the video: Performance and Spin Recovery (including Precession of Rotary engines):    • (16) IL-2 and Flying Circus - Perform...  

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