Stoney , do you think Fw190a8 have a correct flight model right now ?
If not ,please write the adjustments you think is neccesary to the FM.
So far I have read in Baumers presented documents its overweight now, do you agree with that ?
I believe that the FW-190 as modeled in-game matches the modeling of all the other aircraft. Is there 100% fidelity--I have no idea--that's beyond my level of expertise. If there are any discrepancies, I believe they are consistent with the discrepancies that exist for all of the aircraft in-game, i.e. the playing field is level and the relative performance is accurate. I believe HTC has modeled as accurately as they can, based on the historical resources available to them. Every performance aspect of the aircraft in-game is based on accepted aerodynamic and physics equations and represent the best estimates of performance of all the aircraft they have included in the game.
Now, whether or not the 190A8 is heavier than it should be is a different question, and one I'm not qualified to answer. Baumer has access to some really good resources, has stick time in some of the aircraft of the era, and is extremely rational when he makes an argument on these boards. If he thinks its too heavy, there's a chance it may be. But, I also believe that if HTC receives credible information that contradicts their current modeling, they will make a change in order to keep Aces High the game that has the best fidelity to real-life that a game can.
With respect to the FW-190 in general, it was a very good design. With a quick roll rate, good instantaneous turn performance, and firepower, it was a very capable aircraft, and one that was very much suited to WWII air combat. The only thing it lacked later on was the high-altitude performance that the allies stumbled into earlier in the war. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Kurt Tank should have been proud, as Grumman felt the design so efficient for the task, that they designed their "next generation" F8F to conform to the same performance characteristics. Had Seversky not had the idea of designing the Jug for excellent high-altitude performance, it would have been late into 1943 or early 1944 before the Allies would have even had a fighter that could be manufactured in quantity, and could compete with the FW-190.
If it doesn't perform as well in the furball, knife-fights we have in Aces High, that's no reflection on its abilities in real-life. Just like the FW-190, the Jug doesn't compete well in this environment either, and its real-life, wartime combat record is excellent and well documented. So take heart you 190 lovers! Its a good plane. Just because it can't maintain a tight sustained turning radius doesn't mean it wasn't competitive. And there's nothing, in my opinion, in the historical record of its flight performance that contradicts its relative performance in-game. As long as the context of the historical anecdotes is considered, I think its relative performance is spot on (except perhaps, the questionable weight issue of the A8). And, if there is an issue with its weight, I'm sure HTC will make a change sometime in the future if they get access to reliable data.
