Author Topic: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual (Read 398 times)

Pongo · « **on:** October 25, 2004, 06:03:55 PM »

Would be neat if aircraft that depart controlled flight spiralled down instead of wallowed down all the time. I know that badly damaged planes could enter a flat spin but in AH it seems that even losing a wing will force a flat spin instead of a continuous roll to the ground.
Is it because control lines in AH never get damaged only control surfaces?
So a pilot can always put counter preasure on when he was extremlely unlikly to be able to IRL?

frank3 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 26, 2004, 05:23:58 AM »

Im not sure what a flat spin means, but I do think I've been into one before

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2004, 11:41:30 AM »

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Originally posted by frank3
Im not sure what a flat spin means, but I do think I've been into one before

Take a pencil and spin it on your desk, that is a flat spin.

There is no AoA and no forward airflow over the control surfaces...in most cases it is an unrecoverable situation...

frank3 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2004, 12:47:14 PM »

Ah, then I've been into one before

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2004, 12:52:46 PM »

Take a number, and step right up...we've all been there

ccvi · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2004, 02:16:33 PM »

I don't hink there are unrecoverable spins for fully functional planes in AH. It's all grounds fault rising too high before successful recovery...

Pongo · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2004, 05:16:48 PM »

I guess its not really a flat spin. its kind of a wobble warp.

piercer · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2004, 04:15:59 AM »

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Originally posted by frank3
Im not sure what a flat spin means, but I do think I've been into one before

two words.

T.O.P. G.U.N.

You can be my wingman anytime

`Mr Dropper to you'