Author Topic: Spitifres (Read 2071 times)

Hap · « **Reply #30 on:** February 12, 2007, 12:48:08 PM »

Devil,

9/10ths in here are insincere.

Experience will tell you the other 1/10 are.

All the Best,

hap

Atoon · « **Reply #31 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:21:35 PM »

I stopped flyiing spits in my first year of AH, some 5 years ago. I guess my skills improved in my first year to the point that flyin such an easy plane was of no significant challenge.

Maybe thats it- plain and simple-

Flying and killing in a spit is of no particular challenge= Stated several times in this thread by both virtual & actual pilots.

Its OK to get better and move on to more challenging planes-

Atoon · « **Reply #32 on:** February 12, 2007, 07:13:19 PM »

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Originally posted by Major Biggles
See Rule #4

giggles- you dont know anything about me, do you even know my in game ID? NOOB? Maybe to some, only been playin 5 years or so, not counting the 3 years in AW.

2bighorn · « **Reply #33 on:** February 12, 2007, 07:36:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Tuck got his first flights in Spit Is with two bladed, fixed pitch props.

IIRC, spit Is had two pitch settings, one for take-off and one for the flight

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Originally posted by Guppy35
with a prop that had to handle both take off and cruise and high speed flight.

Every prop does that, some are a bit better at it tho

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #34 on:** February 12, 2007, 07:39:49 PM »

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Originally posted by Serenity
It was a joke. But... Spitfires mk I and II, heard from:

Spitfire Ace part 1
"Fly for your life" stated by spitfire pilot Robert Stanford Tuck
Top Ten: Fighters (Though that show is woefully inacurate)
AX-something (A world war two newsreel produced in America about the modern RAF aircraft)

So yeah, it is hard to take off because it has such a large prop. New pilots had a tendency to push the nose over a bit too far and strike the prop. Didnt kill ya, just abbreviated your flight. And the nose thing was notorious. Tuck talked about how he was told by the original test pilot to apply a bit of right rudder on final so as to keep the airfield in view. Then at the last second, to straighten out and touch down. So yeah, its a joke but backed by fact. ['gangsta' voice] What now?!? ['gangsta' voice] :blows raspberry

you didn't post any facts...

ack-ack

RumbleB · « **Reply #35 on:** February 12, 2007, 07:49:05 PM »

How many framerates did spit pilots get in combat?

Atoon · « **Reply #36 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:18:36 PM »

so far this camp, I have killed 10 spits for evry 1 that has killed me. Oh yea- I'm a big NOOB!:rofl

SkyRock · « **Reply #37 on:** February 13, 2007, 03:31:51 PM »

Spits are a great plane to learn in as well as hunt in. No disrespect should be given to a pilot because of his aircraft. I usually am talking about the way the guy flies when I say la7 dweeb or spit dweeb or pony dweeb or dora dweeb! Hell, some peeps can make an F4U look bad by the way they fly it! If I see a spit closing on my 6 and I am in an F4U-1, I think one thing.............dinner is SERVED!

Masherbrum · « **Reply #38 on:** February 13, 2007, 03:36:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Spits are excellent targets. Up them as much as you like and dont bother with what others say about it.

Im pretty sure that after a while you will find more challenging and fun planes to fly.

Next time yer on, I'll roll a Spit 1 and we'll test your "theory".

I'll be the one landing kills in it, in the LWA.

Spit 1 is my fav, then the 8. Spit 1 is great because of the folks who get cocky thinking a Spit 1 is an "easy kill" and in the process get their ego cut.

4 kills to none in a Spit 1
12 kills to none in a Ki 61

All of which were obtained in the LWA in around 10 hops with no rearms and not much time.

pluck · « **Reply #39 on:** February 13, 2007, 03:42:10 PM »

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Originally posted by hubsonfire
No 2 planes are modelled exactly alike, so one always has to be harder to fly, and one easier, correct? If we take out or "fix" every plane that's easier to fly than another, won't we wind up with just one plane?

yep.

some just need to worry less about what everyone else is flying, and just more about what they enjoy flying.

FX1 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 13, 2007, 04:09:34 PM »

My Spit 16 #1 favorite food is uber AH god pilots and their chitty rides.

I would say that the f4u is a better ride today than the spits.. So i fly the HOG for the last couple of months. One downer is the climb of the hog so when i up a capped field i fly my 16 to kill everyone..

Stampf · « **Reply #41 on:** February 13, 2007, 04:09:49 PM »

Spitfires were good fighters in WWII. Likewise they should be, and are good fighters in AH.

Certainly not Uber, and fun to fight.

SkyRock · « **Reply #42 on:** February 13, 2007, 04:12:31 PM »

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Originally posted by FX1
My Spit 16 #1 favorite food is uber AH god pilots and their chitty rides.

I would say that the f4u is a better ride today than the spits.. So i fly the HOG for the last couple of months. One downer is the climb of the hog so when i up a capped field i fly my 16 to kill everyone..

yup, but don't underestimate it's E retention, it can hang with the best!

FX1 · « **Reply #43 on:** February 13, 2007, 04:21:43 PM »

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Originally posted by SkyRock
Spits are a great plane to learn in as well as hunt in. No disrespect should be given to a pilot because of his aircraft. I usually am talking about the way the guy flies when I say la7 dweeb or spit dweeb or pony dweeb or dora dweeb! Hell, some peeps can make an F4U look bad by the way they fly it! If I see a spit closing on my 6 and I am in an F4U-1, I think one thing.............dinner is SERVED!

Depends on the pilot.. Sky give me your 6 in a 16 and i will ride that bull all day long (:

One day you told me that the Hog was the best fighter nose down. You were 100% correct about that.

I will tell you that the 16 is the best plane nose up.

Only plane that would make for a good fight is the K4 but that one cannon can get you in trouble.

SkyRock · « **Reply #44 on:** February 14, 2007, 01:26:09 PM »

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Originally posted by FX1
Depends on the pilot.. Sky give me your 6 in a 16 and i will ride that bull all day long (:

One day you told me that the Hog was the best fighter nose down. You were 100% correct about that.

I will tell you that the 16 is the best plane nose up.

Only plane that would make for a good fight is the K4 but that one cannon can get you in trouble.

If you're on my 6 and I am going 400mph, you are dead my friend, if you try to follow. The only thing you could do is ride your E on through til you could go vert! If you tried to follow, you would die, no matter what spit your in!:aok
Mark