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Offline pipz

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Spitfire wing
« on: January 03, 2013, 05:35:14 PM »
C wing option for the Spit V. Thank you.
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Offline nrshida

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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 05:54:08 PM »
Eight Browning 303s? +1
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 06:37:16 PM »
Quote from: nrshida on January 03, 2013, 05:54:08 PM
Eight Browning 303s? +1
No, that would be the "a" wing.  He is asking for the wing that could take eight .303s, two 20mm and four .303s or four 20mm.  We have the wrong version of the Spitfire Mk V for that though.
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2013, 06:47:32 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 03, 2013, 06:37:16 PM
No, that would be the "a" wing.  He is asking for the wing that could take eight .303s, two 20mm and four .303s or four 20mm.  We have the wrong version of the Spitfire Mk V for that though.

I'd rather have the 'a' wing then. Sorry Pipz  :D
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 07:02:30 PM »
Quote from: nrshida on January 03, 2013, 06:47:32 PM
I'd rather have the 'a' wing then. Sorry Pipz  :D

Hey I would be ok with that as well.  :aok
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Offline 800nate800

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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2013, 07:28:46 AM »
4 20mm spit 5 iam in!  :devil
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2013, 08:14:36 AM »
Quote from: 800nate800 on January 04, 2013, 07:28:46 AM
4 20mm spit 5 iam in!  :devil
Shouldn't ever happen in AH and I have confidence in HTC that it will not.
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Offline Noir

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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2013, 11:02:10 AM »
did HTC ever changed a plane's options without completely remodeling it completely before?

I think they should, it would bring a lot of satisfaction to the players, without having to fully remodel a plane
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2013, 11:30:59 AM »
Quote from: Noir on January 04, 2013, 11:02:10 AM
did HTC ever changed a plane's options without completely remodeling it completely before?

I think they should, it would bring a lot of satisfaction to the players, without having to fully remodel a plane
Yes, the Ar234 had its 20mm tail guns added for example.

That said, the Spitfire Mk V is not eligible for that kind of change as it has the wrong engine for a 'c' wing and the wrong ailerons for an 'a' wing.
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Offline bustr

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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2013, 05:18:38 PM »
I thought this was a sneeky wish to get Levi's spitV back in the game. That thing was fun to furball with.
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2013, 06:05:41 PM »


I'd like to capture this "wing" that the Rooks have been intercepting our bombers with all this time from orbit.  :D

Okay... back on topic.
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2013, 06:07:28 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 04, 2013, 11:30:59 AM
Yes, the Ar234 had its 20mm tail guns added for example.

That said, the Spitfire Mk V is not eligible for that kind of change as it has the wrong engine for a 'c' wing and the wrong ailerons for an 'a' wing.

Wrong ailerons?
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2013, 09:44:30 PM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on January 04, 2013, 06:07:28 PM
Wrong ailerons?
To the best of my knowledge all of the Spitfire Mk Vas had cloth ailerons like the Mk I and Mk II did, with the associated poor roll rates.
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Offline nrshida

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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2013, 10:45:06 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 04, 2013, 09:44:30 PM
To the best of my knowledge all of the Spitfire Mk Vas had cloth ailerons like the Mk I and Mk II did, with the associated poor roll rates.

I thought they flew back to Supermarine in small numbers while in service to have them replaced. I think I read Dogsbody's Va had the conversion done.

 
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Re: Spitfire wing
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2013, 11:24:30 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 04, 2013, 09:44:30 PM
To the best of my knowledge all of the Spitfire Mk Vas had cloth ailerons like the Mk I and Mk II did, with the associated poor roll rates.

Nope.  As Nrshida mentioned, many Spit 2s operating at the same time as the Spit Vs had metal ailerons retrofitted.  Same exact design, just metal covered.  Va would have the same ailerons as the Vb and Vc.

I suppose in the ideal AH world you'd have the option to choose the wing, engine type appropriate for the Spit V version needed, full or clipped wings, and maybe Vokes filter.

Not worth it for the MA, but for events it would really help the cause in terms of immersion and historical accuracy. Imagine the whines in a MTO, PTO or CBI event when guys went up in tropicalized Spit V and had to deal with the performance hit from the drag created by that big Vokes filter  :)
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