new carriers-pain in the :O

[ImADot]

Here's yet another shining example for the need of an auto-lock of stale threads.
 

[uptown]

somebody ping that dork already 

[bg108]

For the record...the TBM carries a 2000lb max bomb load. It takes (myth) 12K to kill a CV.

IN.

14k's in a lanc. so in 1 aircraft, i can, effectively, place down as much ordinance as 7 of your tbms. no 6-flight squadrons, and lancs carry a pair of 50's in the rear, and 30's in the front and top.

and what's a ping?

[The Fugitive]

14k's in a lanc. so in 1 aircraft, i can, effectively, place down as much ordinance as 7 of your tbms. no 6-flight squadrons, and lancs carry a pair of 50's in the rear, and 30's in the front and top.

and what's a ping?

and I suppose you can hit a cv from 15k everytime too..... oh wait, your one of those dive bombing lancs right?

[CAP1]

well, i like the new carrier design, it looks nice. however, who came up with the screwy idea of the elevator being in the deck ? i was trying to fly larger aircraft off the cv offline, so i have not even tried to land yet, which i can do upside down sleeping. however, when i tried to take off, THE D-MN ELEVATOR GOT IN THE WAY!!! of course, no when i take off, i have to reverse all the way back, and on all bombers, i now have to use full aileron left to clear it, and i can no longer take off lancs, so i can imagine it must be hard for the noobs who try to land carrier-base aircraft and nose into the elevator and break off the wing and slide any kills they got into the drink. who designed the cv? i would love to see that elevator gone.

you must be one of those uber pile-its. you can steer your plane with aielron while it's on the deck?

and just an FYI? there is absolutley no problem flying aircraft off the carriers.

oo...and for landing, there's this funny lil thing called an arrestor hook. use it. no problems landing either.

and finally......nice bait....ya caught quite a few.......

[Lusche]

[CAP1]

I want to know who came up with the screwy idea that if you get shot down and die you can reup with a new plane and aren't really dead.

 

[CAP1]

maybe you haven't launched off the cv in a 24 or lanc lately. to launch, i now have to reverse to the back of the ship, full flaps and engines, and FLOAT THE WHEEL OVER THE ELEVATOR SHAFT!!! !!! then, of course, the whole plane slows down, and it stalls off the pad. if you dont do this right, you lose a wing on the conning tower, lose a wing in the shaft of the elevator, just trust me, it's a pain.

full flaps in any of our aircraft will create much more drag, than they will lift. when you spawn, you're already at the back of the carrier.

 

[Lusche]

Cap... you are "replying" to postings almost one year old...

[CAP1]

Cap... you are "replying" to postings almost one year old...

yaknow,....i didn't see that right away............<slapping self in forehead>

[ImADot]

yaknow,....i didn't see that right away............<slapping self in forehead>

... promptly banging my head on the wall, in a vain attempt to knock sernse into myseklf

Dude, you gotta seek help for your obvious problem of self-abuse.   

[CAP1]

Dude, you gotta seek help for your obvious problem of self-abuse.   

well, i haven't been in the arenas too much to get my share of abuse, so i need to do these things.

 

[bg108]

full flaps in any of our aircraft will create much more drag, than they will lift. when you spawn, you're already at the back of the carrier.

 

unfortunately, no. you spawn about 5' foreward of the arrestor cables. and the flaps arent much of an option. i tried without flaps. ailerons dont put out enough lift without em

[stodd]

<<<Waiting for the PNG stick to come down on bg108.

[CAP1]

unfortunately, no. you spawn about 5' foreward of the arrestor cables. and the flaps arent much of an option. i tried without flaps. ailerons dont put out enough lift without em

dude....do you know how an airplane flys?

your ailerons don't produce lift. your flaps do, for about the first 20 degrees. after 20 degrees, they produce more drag.