A little Technical help?

[SSobotkaJr]

Dunno if this is the right point, but if not, I apologize in advance.

I'm working finally and moving forwards with one of my non-erotica projects -- a new novel -- in which I've got a bit of a stumbling block: a prop-driven seaplane engine needs to be beltching forth black smoke as there is something wrong with it... but what in an airplane engine could be going wrong to where black smoke is coming out, and what would fix it?

Any airplane experts out there? I could use the help.


Stay Crispy!


-- Stephen

 

[jomar]

It wouldn't happen to be a Dehavilland Beaver, would it?

 

[oggbashan]

Dunno if this is the right point, but if not, I apologize in advance.

I'm working finally and moving forwards with one of my non-erotica projects -- a new novel -- in which I've got a bit of a stumbling block: a prop-driven seaplane engine needs to be beltching forth black smoke as there is something wrong with it... but what in an airplane engine could be going wrong to where black smoke is coming out, and what would fix it?

Any airplane experts out there? I could use the help.


Stay Crispy!


-- Stephen

Unburnt fuel produces black smoke. Oil leaking into the engine causes blue smoke.

Dirt or water in the fuel that has fouled the sparking plugs, causing unburnt or partially burnt fuel to be exhausted as black smoke...

Broken or sticking exhaust valve...

Who put the dirt or water in the fuel?...

Og

 

[The_Fool]

Unburnt fuel produces black smoke. Oil leaking into the engine causes blue smoke.

Dirt or water in the fuel that has fouled the sparking plugs, causing unburnt or partially burnt fuel to be exhausted as black smoke...

Broken or sticking exhaust valve...

Who put the dirt or water in the fuel?...

Og

Water in the tank from sitting too long, take gets too empty and sucks up the water.

 

[TE999]

Could be worn piston rings, carburetor/fuel injectors out of adjustment or a cracked cylinder wall.

 

[R. Richard]

Failure of the ignition to fire the spark plug in one or more cylinders will produce unburnt fuel in the exhaust and black smoke. The plug could be shorted out by some evil intentioned person.

 

[JackLuis]

If you need flames a a radial enging can leak oil on to the exaust manifolds and catch fire without causing a lot of damage in a loosely coweled engine. Like a Goose or PBY5a?

 

[SSobotkaJr]

Food for thought....

Jomar said:
It wouldn't happen to be a Dehavilland Beaver, would it?


Nope, it’s acutally a larger variant, based on the old Grummond G-type “Goose”.


JackLuis said:
If you need flames a a radial enging can leak oil on to the exaust manifolds and catch fire without causing a lot of damage in a loosely coweled engine. Like a Goose or PBY5a?


Yeah, it’s like a Goose... save I made it a four-bladed prop rather than the trible-props I’ve seen on a lot of G-types.

thanks guys, this has given me some food to chew on, while I go back over this part and put what's here into application.


Stay Crispy!


-- Stephen