F4U?

[olds442]

how come its only the F4U in the game that if ur not careful will drift on landing(by drift i mean when ur on the groud it slowly goes to one side then u crash) but other planes with the same eng will not like the F6F or P47 just woundering

[Bodhi]

Are you talking about ground looping the aircraft?   It sounds like you are and that is more an issue of the landing gear placement and loss of rudder authority.

[olds442]

Are you talking about ground looping the aircraft?   It sounds like you are and that is more an issue of the landing gear placement and loss of rudder authority.

when ur landing and it loops yes

[oboe]

You know about locking the tail wheel by pulling back on the stick, right?  

You can also control the left/right main gear brakes individually, and that can help straighten her out on landing.

[MK-84]

I would agree that the F4U does seem to ground loop far easier than anything else I've fown.

[mtnman]

If you land it just at stall in a 3-point configuration, and keep the stick back to lock the tail-wheel you don't even need to use differential braking to keep it straight.

Landing at a faster speed makes it a lot more squirrely. 

80mph touchdown with full flaps is the trick.

[olds442]

i know how to land it your not getting what im saying im just asking why dose this plane do it but other planes dont?

[W7LPNRICK]

use r/l brakes "C" & "V" to keep it on the runway. It has a tendency to ignore rudder input at/below landing speeds.  This has helped me more than anything. 

[321BAR]

i know how to land it your not getting what im saying im just asking why dose this plane do it but other planes dont?

hes asking how can the F4U do it while others cant...

[Mirage]

My guess would be that since the engine sits so high up and infront of the landing gear, that when you land and the plane is swerving back and fourth that the weight of the engine being that high, it naturaly doesnt want to stop going in one direction, (Ta 152 is the same I imagine)

[olds442]

My guess would be that since the engine sits so high up and infront of the landing gear, that when you land and the plane is swerving back and fourth that the weight of the engine being that high, it naturaly doesnt want to stop going in one direction, (Ta 152 is the same I imagine)

i was thinking that but its werid that the TA152 dosent like u said

[Krusty]

Other planes do. The Ta152 will do it quite easily as well if you don't pay attention.

It's strange that the F4u exhibits this on landing, but that it has severely muted torque effects throughout the rest of its flight envelope.


P.S. It's also strange that the Ta152 will do it but not the Fw190D, which has the same wheel placement and tail length and similar power settings on landing -- but also has a shorter wing and a higher landing speed!

[Lusche]

i was thinking that but its werid that the TA152 dosent like u said

It does. When not being careful, the Ta will groundloop easily.

[olds442]

It does. When not being careful, the Ta will groundloop easily.

ya but not as easy as the F4U

[branch37]

I've always been told its an effect of torque at low speeds, but then again I could be wrong.