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dglewwe · 20 February 2007, 10:49 AM

sorry if this has been covered before: i'm not too swift with site navigation...

i've heard/read that the ww1-era rotaries were an "all or nothing" proposition as far as throttle setting, with the pilot having only two settings: full-bore or off (referred to as "blipping"?). is this true? how much control did a pilot have over his engine output?

20 February 2007, 10:49 AM	#1
dglewwe Forum Ace Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 502	rotary engine throttling sorry if this has been covered before: i'm not too swift with site navigation... i've heard/read that the ww1-era rotaries were an "all or nothing" proposition as far as throttle setting, with the pilot having only two settings: full-bore or off (referred to as "blipping"?). is this true? how much control did a pilot have over his engine output?