Wingless Ace

[Trikky]

Another thing is where the 'wing tip' line is drawn, or more precisely what bit is going to drop off when enough damage has been caused. Obviously it's down to HTC coad but I wonder if its based on something definite like wingloading, or actual design of the plane in question.

Theres not many more annoying things for me, than to chase a 51 and finally get close enough to do damage, blow a wingtip off and have the bleedin thing pull away again. Might as well fit them with explosive bolts so they can jettison them for the extra mph.

[Schatzi]

Originally posted by mussie
.... Please tell me you fly Knights... Cause I dont wanna meet you with a complete aircraft otherwise

[SuperDud]

Well the way he made it sound, I thought he was flyin around with a wing gone. 1/2 a wing is no biggy.

[DustyR]

I can remember more than once of taking most of a wing off of a airplane, see it spinning out of control & thinking I had the kill, only to find myself being pursued by the same AC minutes later.

[The Fury]

I was in a set of buffs last night and a spitfire jumped me i took his wing clean off and he still managed to fly straight and level and kill my last bomber i complained at first but then whels told me that it was more than likely just his wingtip that came off and it showed up different on my screen because of net issues or something like that dnt quite understand all that malarcy but it does make a bit of sence

[Saxman]

Dropping a notch of flaps does wonders for control in the F4U with half a wing shot off.

[DustyR]

Alleron trim & rudder trim helps to correct AC and keep it manageable.

[TequilaChaser]

Originally posted by DustyR
Alleron trim & rudder trim helps to correct AC and keep it manageable.

yep DustyR, when I lose a wing tip er 1/2 a wing I switch from manual trim to combat trim, to lessen the burden of trying to maintain control......

the reason I fly mostly in manual trim is I trim the plane I am flying with a nose down atitude,  meaning I trim the AC for level flight at its cruise speed or there abouts, usually 275 to 350 depending on the AC type.so you actually have to have a slight pull on the stick to keep it fliying level, this helps greatly to reduce nose bounce when I am lineing up to take a shot, I will be pulling for the shot and not fighting the Combat Trim......

but to each their own...just a different view here

[FBplmmr]

I landed my hellcat in MW last night w/ half of my starboard  wing missin'.

the only way I can do it is belly land on the runway very carefully.. and somewhere there is a Hurri2c pilot with a vein poppin' out on his forehead because he had probably been lingering around waiting for me to ditch/crash/bail

[scottydawg]

I have had half a wing shot off in an F4U and been able to finish the fight and fly home. It's not easy but can be done.

[BaldEagl]

I got 2 kills last night in a F4F-4 missing half a wing in a 1 on 3.

I've completed successful attack runs before in a F6F-5 missing half of both wings (dropped 2 VH's, 2 auto ack, manned ack and other various targets at a VB).

The only thing that would be unusual is if the entire wing were missing.  That would be a bug.

Oh, and, I've never met a plane in this game that won't fly as long as it's got at least a partial wing on each side but I still haven't flown everything.

[eilif]

I used to break the tips of the wings off the p38 on hangers and take off to dogfight. Actualy got a few kills on green pilots, all ya needed to do was use those big twin rudders to roll ya around. It was fun, but when your on someones six your thinken "Oh ya this could really happen".

[humble]

As many have stated the hog is very managable with a wing tip missing. Based on pilot skill its even fightable to its "good side" to a fair degree. Other planes are even better. The F6F IMO is a bit more "combat manueverable" then the hog. The spitty is even better, I've actually continued dogfights in the spit on 1/2 a wing. As TC stated somewhere above its really up to the aggressor to continue the fight correctly and force the fight to the cripples "bad side". The wing might be clipped but the guns still work:).....

Thats one reason I shoot "cripples & flamers" in a furball, as long as they are flying they are a threat. In a one on one or small engagement I'll often let a well flown cripple take his chances on "reentry"....