Spotted a mistake in the Corsair.

[Hans]

Is it me or does that prop look too small?

And since I have your attention I would like to see carrier aircraft fold their wings when the engine is off.  I know, I know.  Its not real usefull, but if I don't ask now before things get locked down I doubt it will ever get implemented.

Please?

Hans.

[Jekyll]

Be careful what you wish for  

There you are at 20k when someone sneaks up on your 6, shoots out your engine, and your wings immediately fold up  

Can you say "glide like a brick"?  

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[miko2d]

 When somebody shoots your engine through your 6, you probably would not care if your wings fold...  

[NATEDOG]

the prop has been fixed for the next release.

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[jedi]

The "retracted" tail wheel assembly is visible "through" the fuselage at certain angles too.  Didja catch that one?

 

--jedi

[Minotaur]

HTC;

Jedi Quote ---
The "retracted" tail wheel assembly is visible "through" the fuselage at certain angles too. Didja catch that one?
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Notice the same thing on the 190.

Mino

[214CaveJ]

add the 17 to the tail wheel list

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[lakc]

Actually, the Corsair right flap is see-thru, and it does not seem to add much lift either. Or, it has one hell of an overmodelled stall strip.  

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[dracon]

Since we're on the Corsair.  Does anyone think we sit too high in the cockpit??  I know we can use PageDown but then the cross-hairs disappear.  The guages are not real visable either.  I got to sit in one 6 months ago.  It was cool!  I remember feeling the need to sit-up if anything!  Course the plane was parked and not level.

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[Razer]

The tail wheel thing isn't the only "flipped Normal" problem on the planes.  a few parts on the rear fuse on the B17 has reversed normal problems,  and the right wing of the F4u, (notice that the aleron can be seen through the wing when in the down position.

I've notice this a lot on a few planes i've flown.  but some of this stuff can't be helped right now.  It can all be fixed later.

Lets just work on bug fixes and new planes. the fine tuneing can happen later.


Razer

[Superfly]

Ok guys, hate to sound like an anal retentive a-hole, but can you post graphics problems in the Graphics Issues section?  That way those such problems don't get over looked in the future.  You'll also notice that many of these problems have already been addressed there.  Thanks.

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[This message has been edited by SUPERFLY (edited 12-10-1999).]

[Windle]

Dracon, in contrast to your post I feel the view from the F4U cockpit feels most 'right' in the full up position.  Sitting in the actual aircraft I see the nose of the plane the same way I see it in the full up position in AH.  Since no one sits on their parachutes anymore it might be hard to judge what the original pilots saw. All of the aircraft I've had the opportunity to sit in have had a seat cushion in place of the parachute.

If I had my choice I'd wish for two seperate forward views so I could have one at normal ride height, and another I could 'hat' to for the bent over gunsight view.  

I'll ask Jerry (-zoll-) to chime in on this one since he has daily access to the Corsair.  Whadaya think Jer? Is the ride height in the AH F4U comparable in your opinion to the real thing?  I could've sworn I had some shots from the cockpit but I have failed to find them.



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[Minotaur]

I have a question about the front view of the AH modeled Spitfire.

(SUPERFLY - Sorry, but the river is flowing and the current is swift!   )

When I take off, I just can't see much of the runway.  I can't see any runway in front and very little to the sides.  Even after rotation there is not much change.  I pretty much take off by feel (blindly) or distorting the existing front view to obscurity for frontal visibility.  

I have learned to watch the ball and ignore the runway.  I am not sure if this was the way it is done for real, but it works.  I see alot of AH Spits do the left turn takeoff manuver.  (I am sure just to do a quick inspection of the hanger on the way up   )

Landing, I have the same problem.  A very steep descent rate is required or a fairly rapid turn into the runway from the side. (The F4U carrier landing approach method, but AH F4U does not have this problem)

Basically I do a IFR landings, knowing the runway is somwhere under me somewhere.  Just hoping to get my AoA and descent rate right for touchdown.  When I hit the ground it is almost always a surprize, because I can't see it.

Flying it onto the runway often leaves my speed to high and I just tend to do a touch a go.  Heavy stall at touchdown seems best to plant it and keep it planted.

Is this accurate for actual Spitfires?  

I should say that I am not the greatest jock in the Simulated Skies.  Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.  

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Mino

[indian]

mino make another forward looking key and set it all the way back and all the way up.

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[Morbid]

Hey Mino,

Not sure how familiar you are with the real planes, but the view over the nose is really bad when they are on the ground, nose-high for landing, and not that good when tail high rolling down the runway.

It gets much better when they are planed out in cruise. Then the nose drops a bit, the view from the gets a lot better, and all is right with the world.

Next time at an airshow, watch the taildraggers - they sashay down the taxiway so they can see where they are going by looking to the forward sides. On takeoff, they clear the runway by looking down it before they turn to line up - because you can't see squat when in takeoff position.

This is what led to the crash at Oshkosh this year with the crash on takeoff when the guys in back rolled before the guys in front. They were rolling on a radio call and someone didn't do it right. The guys in back were blind and didn't see the planes in front until they were about to hit them.

On landing, the pilots can get lined up but during the flare they are looking to the forward sides to judge altitude and keep it on the centerline.

We are at a bit of a disadvantage not having head-mounted tracking displays to better mimick what real pilots see and experience but what you describe is pretty darn close to how it really is.