somes planes that never get use

[NEARY]

p-39d

bostonIII

spit 1

can anyone think of anything else?

[Ponyace]

I dont know, how much time do you have?

[Widewing]

I fly the P-39D and the Boston...

Indeed, the Boston is a hoot, being a terrific stall fighter. One of my favorite dueling machines.


My regards,

Widewing

[1pLUs44]

You're an idiot when you say P-39D, that thing would own you any day. You think it stinks because it doesnt have uber wep. But the 39D has a firm foot hold in AHII, and in the right hands, can easily hold it's own in the MA.  


Same as Boston III, just because it's ENY isn't 5, doesn't mean it stinks.


I suppose you're going to add the Yak 9T/U, Spit 9, Spit 5, 109G2/6, 109F, F4U-1??

You, nor I have been playing long enough to accurately judge any plane.


Widewing is probably the best 39 stick I've ever seen. The man can easily rack up 7 or 8 kills in a sortie and land it in LW.

[NEARY]

i forget which p-39 it is. but i never see bostons in mid war,late war and almost never in early war

[1pLUs44]

They're honestly good planes. I dont think you know that. Unless you're in a spitty or a Huricane, you should watch yourself when fighting a P-39. Every now and then, I'll get careless and underestimate it, and I always end up dead.

[LaFever]

I flew the N1K for a bit, good fighter but really had no better luck getting/landing kills in it than my standard 15/20ENY rides. (47,F6F,38,F4U) It seems to me that lower ENY rides have more to offer up front but what you see initially is what you get, period. Not so for many of the higher ENY rides- methinks this is why so many most of the better sticks "graduate" from LaLas and Spixteens. (not just to escape the labeling)
SpitXVI is awesome, yet manages barely a 1-1 kill ratio month to month...still amazes me.

[BaldEagl]

I fly the Spit I every few camps.  It's one of the best turn fighters out there although the firepower's a little weak.

I also fly the Boston as a mid weight bomber almost every camp.  It climbs like a banshee, is fast and carries enough ord to be destructive.

[Anaxogoras]

Change the title to "Planes that are rarely used."

I've seen every aircraft and gv in the game in the main arena at some time or other, even if only once.

[trotter]

Spit I is a favorite for new folks who ask "which is the best turning spitfire?"

They are usually last seen at about 80 mph indicated, nose up, spraying .303's into the air at the plane that will shortly come down from the rope to kill them.

I see Spit I's all the time.

[SectorNine50]

I used to fly the 39, decided I wanted to fly something with a bit more legs, but that 37mm cannon is REALLY fun!

I'm not sure why, but I'm so entertained by ripping every removable component off of an aircraft in one shot, without blowing them up, and watching the tail-less and wingless fuselage drop like a bomb...

[Angus]

I frequently use the Boston (single plane even) for radar porking. You are bombrunning that baby at somer 300 mph+ which means that if you plan ahead it will not be intercepted, since there is so little time.
Of course AR-234 will do that better, but not as fast (due to the Boston's ROC).
Had a blast the other day, since the enemies wanted my blood after I took out their radar, but I made it to base

[Obie303]

The Boston III is actually a very fast bomber.  

From Soda's aircraft evaluation page:

The Boston III probably would surprise a lot of people if they knew a bit about it.  Turning a 312mph sea-level cruise speed, the Boston can actually out-run a number of fighters (Spit V) though lots of people can still catch you.  If you spend a little time and climb, about 12K is prime and yields around 335mph.  That's pretty good, unless something is already at altitude it is unlikely to catch you in any reasonable amount of time (no way to climb up and catch you at the same time).  The climb performance is fantastic too, 2,200ft/min at sea-level though I seem to have been able squeeze a bit more out of that at times.  Fuel duration is 46 minutes, very short for a bomber but typically more than enough for a quick in-and-out bombing strike.  You don't want to loiter though if you brought less than 75% fuel.  If you don't want to waste a lot of time climbing but want a bombsight to work with, the Boston III is where it's at.

I also fly the Spit 1 and Hurri 1 quite often in the LW arenas.  Last tour (I think) I had landed a 4 kill sortie in the Hurri.  The real factor into flying one of these planes is not to go into the horde and expect to live.  

Obie

[bobtom]

The a6m2 is also a very deadly plane in the game if one knows how to use it.

[Hap]

p-39d

bostonIII

spit 1

can anyone think of anything else?

I flew the 39D last time I was flying.  Flew the Boston yesterday.  They all get used by someone would be my guess.  What's it matter?  They aren't like a horse that has to be groomed and fed.