Author Topic: Ta152H-1 problems.. (Read 450 times)

Kweassa · « **on:** May 21, 2004, 08:12:39 PM »

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When the Ta152H reaches about 600mph TAS, the plane starts to buffet, and then it loses both ailerons.

Then, the buffeting and shaking seems to amplify and the whole screen starts rotating/counter-rotating in an insanely fast speed - sort of like in a rollercoaster but way faster. The buffeting/shaking was so bizzare and fast that I was seeing multiple enemy icons on the screen at the same time - when actually, all those icons were from one plane!

After the ailerons went bust and I slowed down, the plane was very level - which seems to indicate the 'camera effect' of depicting shaking around, seems to have gone haywire.

2. The Ta152H-1 fuel load is improper.

The Ta152 should drain fuel like the Fw190A-8 - except it has wing tanks. The wing tanks are the priority to drain, and then it acts as a normal Fw190.

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At 50% fuel loading, the Ta152H-1 has no fuel in the AFT tank, about 75% fuel in both wing tanks, and a full intact FWD tank.

At 75% fuel loading, the Ta152H-1 has about 40% AFT tank, full wing tanks, and full FWD tank.

When loading less than 100% fuel, the fuel in the wing tanks should be left out first, instead of the AFT tank.

Janov · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2004, 06:49:47 AM »

I admit that I know nothing about the way WW2 aircraft use their fuel - but it seems odd to me to use wingtanks first. This would put the most strain on the wing-to-body connection during heavy-g-loads. It would be beneficial to the roll rate though...
I know for a fact that current airliners will always use center (or tail) tank fuel first for the abovementioned reasons...

Litjan

Kweassa · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2004, 03:01:08 PM »

The wing tanks of the Ta152H-1 are actually more or less "auxillary" tanks rather than wing tanks.

The wing tanks were installed for long range interceptor missions, but in missions that do not require such a heavy fuel load, the Ta would simply take off with only Fwd/Aft tanks full.

Janov · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2004, 05:48:52 PM »

Ahh, I get it. That makes sense :-)

Hopefully the TA-152 in AH2 will be less of a joke than it was in AH1. I liked to fly it once in a while, but it was inferior in every category of power, maneuvrability, speed and firepower to most late war planes in the main arena... :-( Most certainly not worth the perks... It could be employed succesfully by some expert pilots, but so could the Bf109-E :-)

Litjan

Kweassa · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2004, 05:55:52 PM »

I hope at least it's maneuverable.

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Forgotten Battles/AEP Ta152H-1 is really great, but I think it's a bit optimistically modelled. The roll rate and speed, I don't find problems with.. but I feel the acceleration and maneuverabilty is a bit porked.

moot · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2004, 11:15:42 AM »

the flaps texture shows thru the underwing when retracted.