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Offline nrshida

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Re: High Speed vs. Tight Turns
« Reply #60 on: October 30, 2012, 09:06:45 PM »
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Re: High Speed vs. Tight Turns
« Reply #61 on: October 31, 2012, 05:11:34 PM »
You'll go blind eventually :old:

  That only happens when you play with your joystick too much! :joystick:


  coombz,plz dont direct nonplayers to post in help in training,there's enough wrong imformation being spewed about in there now.

   FYI the reduction in speed doesnt increase turn rate,it decreases the turn radius, also the "dive" flaps on the P38L arent dive flaps they are dive recovery flaps and only change the airflow around the tail. The flaps dont produce very much drag like you would find with real dive flaps.


   YMMV.


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Re: High Speed vs. Tight Turns
« Reply #62 on: October 31, 2012, 05:38:00 PM »

   FYI the reduction in speed doesnt increase turn rate,it decreases the turn radius, also the "dive" flaps on the P38L arent dive flaps they are dive recovery flaps and only change the airflow around the tail. The flaps dont produce very much drag like you would find with real dive flaps.


   YMMV.


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The loss of speed comes from the nose pitching up, not the dive flaps themselves.

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Re: High Speed vs. Tight Turns
« Reply #63 on: October 31, 2012, 05:40:05 PM »
That only happens when you play with your joystick too much! :joystick:


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coombz,plz dont direct nonplayers to post in help in training,there's enough wrong imformation being spewed about in there now.

But but but...I didn't direct anyone to post in Help & Training, especially not non-playing knowitall Tank-Ace :)

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Re: High Speed vs. Tight Turns
« Reply #64 on: October 31, 2012, 06:04:21 PM »

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But but but...I didn't direct anyone to post in Help & Training, especially not non-playing knowitall Tank-Ace :)

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  Ahhh after rereading your post,indeed you didnt direct him!                 Heaven help the next generation.



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