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Compared to what? All your hours flying real WWII fighters? I think that if you talk to someone who actually has a good amount of experience as a mechanic or pilot of WWII aircraft you will find that running them at 100% or on WEP was not something the engines could take without the results that patch 4.11 replicates. In many instances when aircraft came back from battle and the wire blocking WEP was broken, then it was no questions asked, the engine was coming out and being replaced. These guys were pushing the limits of technology. During testing of the early B29 bomber the engine spat entire cylinders right through the engine cowling onto the field.
Most people do not have the place to do it anymore, but take some vehicle you own with an internal combustion engine and see how long it will go at full throttle before it overheats, it will be a matter of a few minutes. The best racing engines are usually not run at full throttle for more than a minute or two at most, as the throttle is let off to go around turns etc.. It is a very highly developed engine, or very of very low tune and thus producing very little heat, that can run without overheating in the manner previous patches let us fly this flight sim.
Simmers will welcome the realism patch 4.11 has added, gamers can simply switch it off under difficulty settings.