Author Topic: 109 forward slots (Read 275 times)

MANDOBLE · « **on:** December 17, 2001, 08:39:00 AM »

We have dive flaps, combat flaps, even arrestor hooks, but we dont have slots in the 109, why?
While not being a big fan of 109s, IMO, they should be implemented if we want an accurate 109 simulation.

Karnak · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2001, 09:21:00 AM »

They are modeled in the FM, but not graphically.

Thus said Pyro many moons ago.

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2001, 09:45:00 AM »

Didn't they produce unexpected and violent stalls in some situation while giving better control at low speeds? Cant say about the better control at low speed, but never saw a violent stall in a 109.

Kratzer · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2001, 12:26:00 PM »

The low speed 109 handling is terrible... in my book anyway. Anything manuevering under 150 causes stalling... 150 is pretty damn fast.

Kweassa · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2001, 08:31:00 PM »

The trailing edge flaps and lead edge slots are probably not very hard to graphically represent, because I've noticed the P-38L and Lancaster III all has the same 'trailing edge flaps' graphically represented.

Same with the slots, in my opinion. If they can represent aileron and flap movement visually, the slots will come very easy, since those things will pop out temporarily under certain speeds - virtually the same as the flaps operating in AH.

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I dunno if the G series of 109s were added before or after P-38L or Lancaster III in AH, but my guess is long before.

The quality of the cockpit, overall smoothness in 3-D modelling(compare the wheels or cowling, for instance, between earlier aircraft and those recently added in), graphical representation, texture quality... HTC definately needs to work on upgrading the planes added in early versions of AH sooner or later.

Let's hope it's for the sooner