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Offline 1Boner

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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2009, 07:17:33 AM »
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2009, 02:37:56 PM »
That is the coolest thing I've heard!
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2009, 02:50:23 PM »
Ahh the F18 i saw 1 do tht at Edinbourugh Air force base in Oz on the deck almost supersonic IT WAS AWESOME
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #33 on: February 17, 2009, 02:57:49 PM »
Quote from: Shifty on February 17, 2009, 06:49:21 AM
L.A.M.S.

Look At Me Syndrome  ;)

Goaly while it's true the Corsair in the film may be doing things wartime war weary Corsairs may not have been able to pull off.
As Widewing said it's good to see one being wrung out as God intended. I don't think I've ever seen a Warbird put through it paces like that at an air show.
It's an awesome film.

If anything, Shifty, the Wartime Corsairs were even more maneuverable than the one in the film. I mean, warbird pilots are often warned not to pull these vintage planes too far into the envelope, but in war, they could do just about anything to survive.

The main reason why people really think our Corsair is way too much of a UFO is likely because they haven't tried hitting the CV deck at stall speed, keeping the plane manually trimmed in accordance with the the pilot's manual.
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #34 on: February 17, 2009, 03:05:17 PM »
Good point.  :aok

I actually am just starting to get the most out of my Corsair, and still have a lot to learn.
I used to thump around only in the D model but the last month and a half I've discovered the -1 and -1A.
After years of flying this sim and it's two older brothers I've finally found a plane I absolutely love to fly constantly.
I wouldn't call it a UFO though. However it stacks up well against any plane in the sim IMO.

The video is just awesome to me, the few chances I've had to see WWII era fighters being flown, the display is normally
much more docile than the one in the vid.
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #35 on: February 17, 2009, 03:10:09 PM »
A little time and you'll earn the vertical thrust boost shifty.
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #36 on: February 17, 2009, 03:49:25 PM »
I love the 1A. itd my main ride. probabyy 95% of my flying. I'd love to get THAT engine sound ingame!
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #37 on: February 17, 2009, 03:51:56 PM »
Quote from: texastc316 on February 17, 2009, 03:49:25 PM
I love the 1A. itd my main ride. probabyy 95% of my flying. I'd love to get THAT engine sound ingame!

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,258668.0.html

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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #38 on: February 17, 2009, 04:16:11 PM »
will check that out when I get home
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #39 on: February 17, 2009, 04:38:49 PM »
Quote from: Buzzard7 on February 16, 2009, 11:09:34 PM
ZooZoo bounced a corsair. Had that Hog pilot known there was a picking 190 around it might have been a different story. :D

We were on the deck in a 1v1  :D
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #40 on: February 17, 2009, 07:59:17 PM »
Quote from: Saxman on February 16, 2009, 08:56:52 AM
I can fully understand where "Whistling Death" came from. That's a DAMN frightening sound to hear even WITHOUT the .50cal blazing and bombs falling on your head.

At about 4:30 of the original posters' link, there's a GREAT "whistling death" sound. Very nice post....thanks!



Gotta admit I love the sound of merlins -- one of my all time favorite moments was hearing a Lancaster warm up and take off. But while the Merlin sounds like a sweetly tuned instrument, the Corsair's double banked radial just growls with raw power. Love em both!
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #41 on: February 17, 2009, 08:36:26 PM »
Interesting to note...everybody remarks on the sound...but no one seems to have noted where the sound comes from...for inquiring minds...that low howl and hi pitched whine you hear is the result of the intercooler screens located at the inboard leading edge of the wing.... in case anyones interested.

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Ag
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #42 on: February 17, 2009, 08:54:41 PM »
Most of us are already familiar with the why so it didn't need mentioning.
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #43 on: February 17, 2009, 10:53:11 PM »
Man that first pass is off the hook and the camera is perfectly panned back to show it's true speed and agility.  Now that is a Corsair demo.  F-i-n-g Awesome!!!
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Re: Fof the Corsair fans
« Reply #44 on: February 17, 2009, 11:17:40 PM »
Quote from: Shifty on February 17, 2009, 06:49:21 AM
L.A.M.S.

Look At Me Syndrome  ;)

Goaly while it's true the Corsair in the film may be doing things wartime war weary Corsairs may not have been able to pull off.
As Widewing said it's good to see one being wrung out as God intended. I don't think I've ever seen a Warbird put through it paces like that at an air show.
It's an awesome film.

L.A.M.S.  :lol



 I agree, its great to see someone flying the hell out of one.
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