Originally posted by Roscoroo
now thats were the spit 14 should be ..
its not really that uber and takes alot of paitence to fly it correctly .
I flew a couple sorties in it tonight. Was closing on another Spit XIV when a ship gunner took me out the first one. Second one I bagged two Tiffies. It is definately more powerful than other Spitfires, but......
Man does it feel heavy. It feel unstable and difficult to control. I have been flying the Ki-84 lately and it is
vastly more manueverable and much more stable as well. The Spit XIV is very prone to snap rolls, which are easy to recover from, but there is no sensation of smootly flying a line. It felt like I had to struggle to keep it on the line I wanted at all times.
In many ways the Ki-84 is superior.