Author Topic: Our AH Spitfires... (Read 1198 times)

Kweassa · « **on:** September 07, 2004, 05:42:49 AM »

They're all standard "F" aircraft, right?

Seafire F.MkIIc, Spitfire F.MkVc, Spitfire F.MkIX(c wing/e wing), Spitfire F.Mk.XIV(c wing/e wing)...??

thrila · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2004, 06:00:30 AM »

They were in AH 1. I don't believe any changes were made- with exception of the spit V. I'm not sure about the spit V in AHII with the +16 boost

Kweassa · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2004, 06:23:12 AM »

Is it a LF.Mk.Vc then?

Or, a normal F.Mk.Vc using just higher boost than AH1?

Nashwan · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2004, 07:33:19 AM »

It's a normal F Vc using 16 lbs boost.

The Spit I is the most off, now. It's using enough fuel to be running on 12 lbs boost (which they did on 100 octane fuel), the boost guage claims it's running on 12 lbs.

The performance is only correct for 9 lbs though.

In other words, it's about 15 - 20 mph too slow below FTH.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2004, 07:54:28 AM »

The Spit V sure seems to be the new and improved. I prefer it to the IX right now by far, which when you think about it, doesn't make a lot of sense.

Can't think of too many real life Spit drivers who would have happily given up their IXs for Vs

Dan/Slack

bozon · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2004, 10:10:28 AM »

I jumped into the V the other day for unti-vulch work. This boosted spit V is definitly better than the tuned down IX especially with the new instabilities of the IX. Really feels powerfull when you yank it around, though the maximum speed is still low.

Bozon

leitwolf · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2004, 12:27:03 PM »

SpitV is like a drug now.. Fly it once and you'll never get out of it again..

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2004, 12:31:05 PM »

Soon you will all be assimilated.

Mwahaha!

-- Todd/Leviathn

Squire · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2004, 12:59:07 PM »

The Spit F IX doesnt show its stuff untill you get above 5k. A Merlin 61 Spit F IX wasnt much faster than a Spit V at sea level. Its better as you get higher, up to 30k. Its climberate is also better. As a below 5k dogfighter (Main Arena) the Spit V is almost as good and thats not really surprising. If you had a Merlin 66 Spit L.F. IX the difference would be more pronounced than it is at low level.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2004, 01:19:59 PM »

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Originally posted by Squire
The Spit F IX doesnt show its stuff untill you get above 5k. A Merlin 61 Spit F IX wasnt much faster than a Spit V at sea level. Its better as you get higher, up to 30k. Its climberate is also better. As a below 5k dogfighter (Main Arena) the Spit V is almost as good and thats not really surprising. If you had a Merlin 66 Spit L.F. IX the difference would be more pronounced than it is at low level.

Yeah well, all the LFIXE talk has gotten us nowhere

Guess we'll have to stick with the boosted Vc. Now if we can only get em to clip the wings too

Dan/Slack

simshell · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2004, 03:53:43 PM »

what about Seafire?

justin_g · « **Reply #11 on:** September 07, 2004, 04:44:50 PM »

Seafire F.IIc was simply a navalised Spitfire F.Vc - same engine, but slightly heavier. Only 372 built.

Fruda · « **Reply #12 on:** September 07, 2004, 05:04:24 PM »

We should be getting the 1943 and 1944 versions of the Spit 9 and Spit 14, respectively.

The ones we have now are under-powered, and have no reason for the ENY to be so low. There's just no excuse for the 14 to be perked, since it's so under-powered compared to the mainstay 14, which had (I believe) +25 boost.

And our F4U-4 shouldn't be perked at all. It has only slightly better performance than the P-51D (although it's a pain at low speed/low alt), and it doesn't even have cannons.

The solution? We should get an F4U-4C sometime in the future. It was the F4U-4, but with 4x20mm cannons. Oh, and it should definately be perked.

Karnak · « **Reply #13 on:** September 07, 2004, 05:25:24 PM »

F4U-4C did not see sevice in WWII.

Furball · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2004, 05:37:46 PM »

why they decided to model our spit XIV with the version they did to be perked is beyond me.

should have given it bubble hood.