The Space Race

[Yossarian]

I got up to about 135k in a P15 with no wings, I also got up to 100k in a B17 with no wings. I'm sure some of you old farts will remember this fun bug. Ahh days of the AH ICBM launcher.

ICBM?  New weapon?? 

[Raptor]

I think AHI had a 35K ceiling.

AHII had a 50K ceiling, but that was recently upped to 100K with one of the recent updates (I remember reading that on the updated features list).

People who don't know what they are talking about shouldn't post

[crockett]

People who don't know what they are talking about shouldn't post

I remember reading it too in one of the recent change logs. Think it may have been in the update that changed the terrain to the newer style, but not 100%.

[Husky01]

I once got a 109K up to 49,99and something feet... still couldn't quite get up to Ack-Ack.

 

 

[zoozoo]

163s use rocket fuel, changing fuel burn doesn't affect it.

DOH!

[Banshee7]

launched from A1 (o ft base).

A1 is a 3k base

[RTR]

The old TA A1 was a 0'K base. We had a completely different map in the TA in those days. Probably a bit before your time

cheers,
RTR

[CAP1]

88,000 and change, and the thing went out of control. it seemed as if there was no lift whatsoever. it took me till 30,000 or so to regain control.

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[bobtom]

88,000 and change, and the thing went out of control. it seemed as if there was no lift whatsoever. it took me till 30,000 or so to regain control.

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In what?

[CAP1]

In what?

sorry...gues that would've helped huh?
 
ME163..i saw everyone talking about how high they got it, so i figured i'd give it a shot

[PFactorDave]

I once made it to the moon...  But unfortunately I got too low and hit a sheep somewhere near the Sea of Tranquility.   

[SkiMan]

Went to just past 90k and then got forced into an outside type of view where I could not see the plane,
only a white disk below, about half the size of the screen, that was the earth.

I was still climbing at a good pace but since I couldn't see the instruments, I don't know when it crashed.
I'll assume 100k.

I had to have full flaps with an indicated of 100 and a true of nearly 700.

I did this offline in a 163 with full wind...didn't even need the engine until after 30k or so, just floated straight up

I did this a few times just to see if the same thing happens...it does.  You loose view of the
plane at around 90k or just over and crash at 100k.  Perhaps this is only offline where you get forced out of the cockpit past 90k?

[DPQ5]

well i dont know about u guys but me and some other people tryed it and i have made it 3 times

u can see all of aceshigh(areanas). Its real amazing but i stall out 3 or 4 secs after i get there and fall back 2 the surface

[BaldEagl]

I made it to 49K and change one day in a 163 chasing a P-51 when I experienced mach tuck (look it up) for the first time.  I went into a violent spin and didn't recover until I hit 3K.