Experts still needed

[dirt911]

i can get info on tanks and aircraft of course ive gotten to drive basic sherman but would love to see stuart added to ah

[RTHolmes]

 encyclopedia
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etc...

this thread is about experts adding useful info to the AHWiki. why have you just pasted the wikipedia entry for a vehicle which doesnt even appear in AH?

[Murdr]

Any registered AHbbs member is able to edit the AHWiki.  The content will only be as good as the effort community members put into providing and reviewing it.  My intention was to point out that the AHWiki aircraft and vehicle pages are linked to from the main page.  An informed contribution there will impart information to much more people than posting similar information in a thread on this board.

I do have to grin everytime I see someone respond to reading an AHWiki page with a comment on how it "should be" so to speak.  Again, editing is open to bbs members.  If someone feels something should be added or changed, they have the ability to do so. 

[dirt911]

still though im just trying to prove a point

[moot]

Dirt911 add that info on its own page and don't just quote another website.  Cite your sources. If the article you make is good, it'll be kept.  It's no use "making your point" in this thread.

RTHolmes - the target shows you impacts.  Just keep moving it till you get just under the range where the impacts reach the ground.

[MOSQ]

I've been thinking about adding all my aircraft test data to the WIKI. It's the same data Dokgonzo uses on his website, but I've been frustrated because Dok's implementation of the data on a few planes got messed up. Most notably the turn radius of the Spits are not right. I've tried contacting him several times to fix it, but he never replies.

So as an experiment I added my data to the Ki-61 Wiki page. Ya'll take a look and give me some feedback on the good, bad, ugly. If the community in general likes the idea and we can put together a format folks like, I'll work on adding the data to all  the planes pages.

[Murdr]

mosq, I'll take a look this evening when I'm home.  I could easily add new data fields to the infobox to display turn data.  Or maybe even make a new infobox template just for turn data.

[Murdr]

So as an experiment I added my data to the Ki-61 Wiki page. Ya'll take a look and give me some feedback on the good, bad, ugly. If the community in general likes the idea and we can put together a format folks like, I'll work on adding the data to all  the planes pages.

Take a look.  I made a new template to display that type of info.  There is flexability to add more data fields or switch the layout around.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/Ki-61-I-KAIc

[MOSQ]

Take a look.  I made a new template to display that type of info.  There is flexability to add more data fields or switch the layout around.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/Ki-61-I-KAIc

I like it. I see you have a copy of the secret spreadsheet! The source you quoted, my old turn list, is little outdated, there are new planes and I think some flight models have changed. And thanks to Badboy I have a more accurate formula for computing the results than I used back then.  I'll have to redo the sheet with the new data so we can post the correct source. I'll also retest a few planes.

I'm good with the format. I'll start adding the data to each plane as I get time if you'll make the template a standard on the pages.

[Murdr]

It's easy to add the new infobox to a page.  Copy/paste this code into the page just after "===Aces High II Performance Charts==="

{{Infobox_AH_Aircraft_Performance
|sustainedclean =<!-- Clean w/25% fuel at sea level sustained turn radius-->
|sustainedcleandps =<!-- Clean w/25% fuel at sea level sustained turn rate in degrees per sec-->
|cornervelocity =<!-- Clean w/25% fuel at sea level corner velocity -->
|cornervelocitydps    =<!-- turn rate at CV in degrees per sec -->
|stallspeed     =<!-- Clean w/25% fuel at sea level stall speed -->
|sustainedflaps =<!-- Full flaps w/25% fuel at sea level turn radius -->
|sustainedflapsdps =<!-- full flaps turn rate in degrees per sec -->
|stallspeedflaps =<!-- full flaps stall speed -->
|150to200       =<!-- time from 150 to 200mph -->
|150to250       =<!-- time from 150 to 250mph -->
|200to250       =<!-- time from 200 to 250mph -->
|150to300       =<!-- time from 150 to 300mph -->
|300to350       =<!-- time from 300 to 350mph -->
|source1      =<!-- optional text or link to source -->
|source2      =<!-- optional text or link to source -->}}

Then replace the <!--Remarks--> tags with the data.  If you don't have data for a field, just leave it as is.  I coded the template to skip displaying fields if no value was entered.

[Murdr]

The source you quoted, my old turn list, is little outdated, there are new planes and I think some flight models have changed. And thanks to Badboy I have a more accurate formula for computing the results than I used back then.  I'll have to redo the sheet with the new data so we can post the correct source. I'll also retest a few planes.

There have been a few changes.  New planes, the P-38s flaps were bugged when you tested, a few specific drag and weight values were tweaked.  But for the most part according to tests the trainers have done, your old values hold up pretty good within a margin of error.  Rest assured your tests have been of value, and would be a great addition to the wiki pages 

[MOSQ]

Thanks for the kudos.

I started by modifying the P-39 Q and D, since they weren't in the old test sheet. Take a look and see if the data sheet ended up in the right place of if I did something wrong. They didn't place the same as the one you did with the KI-61, but I think that's because there's no content in the writeups for the P-39s.

I also have to work on creating a new data sheet to link to.

Thanks, Mosq

[Murdr]

  Looks like you got it.  And yes, the lack of text content does affect how the infobox displays.

[Scherf]

Added original CG table and chart to Mosquito page.

[Scherf]

Uploaded Merlin power & boost curves to Mosquito page, though I confess I thought max power in both MS and FS gears would be at slightly higher altitude.