Author Topic: New Hellcat page coming soon... (Read 1201 times)

Mathman · « **on:** November 07, 2001, 12:53:00 PM »

At the behest of one of my squaddies, I am in the midst of creating a webpage full of little bits of info that I have gleaned from my time in the F6F. I am outlining it here at work and getting it organized so that I can create it over the weekend (provided I can tear myself away from Civ III

).

If anyone has anyhting that they can contribute, I would be very greatful. While I fly it a lot and have had a little success in it, there are many guys out there that may approach fights differently than I do.

Things that would be helpful:
-Films
-Screens
-Any performance info
-BnZ tactics
-TnB tactics
-JABO films and tactics
-Anything else that you feel would be helpful to the newbie and old-hand alike

All credit will be given for stuff used. Also, if you post/submit stuff and it is not used, please don't take it personally, it may have been used by someone else or it may have been said/thought of earlier.

As I get it closer to being completed, I will post some stuff that is needed and maybe some previews of it in progress.

When it is done, I will post a link to it here.

Thanks in advance,
-Math

Mathman · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2001, 01:02:00 PM »

I would also like some to share how they approach combat versus various planes (such as the N1K, La 7, Spits, Pony, etc...)

skernsk · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2001, 01:06:00 PM »

I've been flying and dieing alot in the F6F lately...looking forward to the page.

fdiron · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2001, 01:42:00 PM »

Heres a neat bit of info. The F6f is just a wee bit smaller than the P47, but the hellcat does have more wing area.

Nifty · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2001, 01:59:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Mathman:
(provided I can tear myself away from Civ III )

So I'm not the only one with that problem?

I'm definitely looking forward to the Hellcat page.

I love my pretty blue birds.

(edit) I'll see if I have some films, tho I don't film often in MA. You can post them as "How not to fly the Hellcat"

[ 11-07-2001: Message edited by: Nifty ]

Soulyss · « **Reply #5 on:** November 07, 2001, 02:02:00 PM »

Math's my hero tee hee.

Lephturn · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2001, 02:30:00 PM »

Hey Mathman... you don't have any films of the two of us rippin' up the Loosewaffles in the Rumble do ya?

Actually I guess that film wasn't all that good. We kinda crushed them.

I'll poke around the ole hard drive when I get home. I swear I saved some stuff from the rumble.

I'll have to comb through the old posts in this forum. I'm sure I've written quite a bit about the Hellcat in there someplace. Oh search function, where art thou?

anibal · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2001, 09:26:00 PM »

Here is the secret search page:

http://www.hitechcreations.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=search

Lephturn · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2001, 06:34:00 AM »

Yeah it's there, but it doesn't work. :/

F4UDOA · « **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2001, 01:39:00 PM »

Lephturn,

It's easy to search as long as you know who wrote the artical. Just go to the users profile and click "recent Post". You can search everything they ever posted.

Bozon12 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 09, 2001, 12:31:00 PM »

Mathman,
after reading some posts here by you and AmOn, I decided to give the hellcat another shot (tried it before and sucked):
11:2 K/D ratio in 4 sorties, usually I'm more around 1:1.

well, here is some raw data of fuel consumption from my tests (still not on my website):
the cat has 3 tanks of equal size: 2 NU, 1 main. each will last at full throttle (man=60) for 3:27 per 1/4 tank.
it will do 6:13 per 1/4 of DT.
throttling down by 1/3 (man=40) will add 30% to those figures.
all figure are for MA where fuel-burn-rate is set to 1.5 .

Bozon

Seeker · « **Reply #11 on:** November 09, 2001, 01:23:00 PM »

Your profile doesn't include your Email, and the web link given there in returns "not found"......

xHaMmeRx · « **Reply #12 on:** November 09, 2001, 03:55:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Bozon:
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all figure are for MA where fuel-burn-rate is set to 1.5 .

Bozon

I thought fuel burn rate in MA was 2.0?

HaMmeR

Mathman · « **Reply #13 on:** November 09, 2001, 09:22:00 PM »

Hmmm, Here is my web page.

My email address is (sorry for the length...) alemanymathman@mediaone.net.

Sorry that I didn't put this in my original post, but for someone reason the link in my profile doesn't work even though it is correct. Oh well.

Hellcat Page will be up sometime this weekend. I will give more info as it gets closer to being finished.

-math

Bozon12 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2001, 07:17:00 AM »

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I thought fuel burn rate in MA was 2.0?

HaMmeR

are you sure?
i tried to look in the areana settings but all figures show zero, and i think i've read some where that it's 1.5.
i'll look into it, but anyone here know for sure?

thx for bringing this to my attention HaMmeR.
Bozon