Author Topic: Flying tips for the Typhoon and P-47 series.. (Read 1480 times)

T1loady · « **on:** December 29, 2003, 12:20:39 PM »

I am trying to find the plane that is my goto plane and this week I flew the Typhoon and the P-47's for the first time and really enjoyed both. What are the tricks to being a better pilot in these planes. Which 47 should I dogfight in? How fast should I keep these planes and are there any tricks for them. I am trying to get away from being a LA-7 dweeb and hate being slammed for landing lots of kills in it. I also flew the D9 and like it ,but it turns like a stuck pig. Does anyone have a good key pad conifguration they use to toggeling things such at trim, zoom or wep. etc.. Any comments welcome and any advice would be great. Thanks in advance fo the help/

Sway · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2003, 12:25:29 PM »

Stay high and fast in both planes until you start to get the hang of it. P47 is a horrible slow speed fighter, but typhoons aren't so bad low and slow. Both of them have a great gun package that can do some damage too. Stay high and fast to begin with and you should do alright.

T1loady · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2003, 12:30:55 PM »

Thanks I was adding to my post when you replied..... I hit the wrong button and posted it before I was done.

Sway · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2003, 12:39:13 PM »

Best jug to dogfight in will probably be the D11. It has poor sight for shooting, but it is pretty agile. I would never get either of the planes under 200mph untill you get comfortable with the guns/stall feeling. I use q/w for flaps, roller on mouse for throttle, a/s for rudder, and the number pad for views. Kinda makes ya wish you had more fingers.

T1loady · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2003, 12:43:48 PM »

I fly with a joystick with a throttle and hat switch but I have heard that there is a good number pad setup out there so that you wont have to look at the keyboard much..

Sway · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2003, 12:45:02 PM »

Yeah, well im poor, and a stick isn't an option right now.

Raptor · « **Reply #6 on:** December 29, 2003, 02:21:41 PM »

P47-D-25 would be my favorite of the P47's. A P47 can out turn a P51b but the P51 accelerates faster. If you get into one of those fights that drags you to a lower alt try to maintain some E or else the other plane will go verticle and you cant follow, leaving him with a big advantage.

T1loady · « **Reply #7 on:** December 29, 2003, 02:29:12 PM »

Thanks good tip, E is very important in all the planes I have flow so far and enough cant be said about speed and energy. Thanks again..

Skip

Sway · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2003, 03:25:59 PM »

Real men fly a 38 though

T1loady · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2003, 03:27:41 PM »

Well that is what AckAck says, Ive tried the 38 and love Jaboing in it, but havent been that good in it. Any advice on the 38?

SkipNutz

Raptor · « **Reply #10 on:** December 29, 2003, 03:45:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Sway
Real men fly a 38 though

Agreed:aok

Flyboy · « **Reply #11 on:** December 29, 2003, 04:11:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Sway
Real men fly a 38 though

only wussies need an extra engine

Widewing · « **Reply #12 on:** December 29, 2003, 04:14:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Raptor01
A P47 can out turn a P51b but the P51 accelerates faster.

Ah, no... A P-51B can hang with the La-7, and the La-7 eats Jugs for breakfast. If you get a P-47 so slow that you are depending upon out-turning anything, you've already screwed the pooch. You need to be flying the angles and avoid turning with anything more agile than a B-26. Otherwise, you're playing to the Jugs weakness, not its strengths.

My regards,

Widewing

Sway · « **Reply #13 on:** December 29, 2003, 06:56:32 PM »

Yeah well........ you suck

TheManx · « **Reply #14 on:** December 29, 2003, 08:31:28 PM »

P47 with full flaps turns quite well. It's quite a bit better than the typhoon at slow speed. The typhoons only real defense when slow is that it drops speed so quickly that cons tend to overshoot it rather easily if you use the rudder heavy in a barrel roll. Keep the typhoon very fast, and keep your turns against enemy planes in a slow spiral and break off once they've figgured out what you're doing and pull nose up. You can use a low yoyo against planes like spitfires to force them to overspeed their turn advantage. If that dosen't work, it's as good a time as any to get clear and setup for another go.

My experience with some of the planes listed from best turners to worst are:

P38 Full Flaps
P47 Full Flaps
P51 Full Flaps
Typhoon (You'd be lucky to get to flaps)

I'm no where near the best player in any of them, but I'd imagine most of the better players who have spent some time in these would agree.