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Offline FLS

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #75 on: July 17, 2014, 02:44:50 PM »
That's one weird looking Corsair.

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #76 on: July 18, 2014, 09:43:45 AM »
This is pretty long, what time is the scene where he replicates the maneuver in Gizz's film?
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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #77 on: July 18, 2014, 12:15:52 PM »
So are we going equate a maneuver that a specifically designed aerobatic airplane can perform with a Corsair?

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #78 on: July 18, 2014, 02:53:07 PM »
This is pretty long, what time is the scene where he replicates the maneuver in Gizz's film?

So are we going equate a maneuver that a specifically designed aerobatic airplane can perform with a Corsair?


The video shows snap rolls into uncontrolled flight.  I think that's a better indicator of possibilities than uninformed speculation.
Even in Aces High different aircraft designs react differently to the same control inputs.

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #79 on: July 18, 2014, 03:08:22 PM »

The video shows snap rolls into uncontrolled flight.  I think that's a better indicator of possibilities than uninformed speculation.
Even in Aces High different aircraft designs react differently to the same control inputs.

Okay, but what time is the maneuver similar to the one in Gizz's video? I watched about 6 minute carefully and didn't see it.
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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #80 on: July 18, 2014, 03:09:43 PM »
Looking for about 45 degrees nose up pitch with the plane drifting sideways for about two seconds or more, no rotation.
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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #81 on: July 18, 2014, 03:13:53 PM »
I never said that video had the same maneuver in it.

Do you have a reason why gizz's maneuver wasn't possible?

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #82 on: July 18, 2014, 04:12:09 PM »
I never said that video had the same maneuver in it.

Do you have a reason why gizz's maneuver wasn't possible?
So what was the point of the video precisely?

Well, for one thing the F4U is a plane known for dropping a wing if you applied full power with flaps out on *approach* at speeds around ~70, which we calculated to be the Corsair's approximate stall speed with flaps out. Right? I posted pictorial proof Gizz's Hog at one point having less than 50 mph IAS at 1G with high power settings, if you remember. While drifting directly sideways.
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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #83 on: July 18, 2014, 05:37:21 PM »
You are simply describing what you see in the video. You aren't telling us why it couldn't happen.

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #84 on: July 19, 2014, 12:41:11 AM »
So what was the point of the video precisely?

There are two points:

Firstly demonstrate that aircraft can depart in extraordinary ways and recover reliably and predictably. I actually agree with him about this. Some AH players have even incorporated these kind of manoeuvres into their standard ACM and if they are willing to put the considerable time and energy needed to develop & practice these then good for them.

Secondly, FLS is pressing this aspect of the topic so he can deflect attention from the observation that the AH Corsair is favourably and unrealistically modeled when it comes to the nature of departure. Gizz's Corsair should have snapped inverted and needed more altitude to recover than he had if the quote from Widewing / historical description has any validity at all. FLS would like to ignore or keep attention from this point. Additionally if you continue to differ with him you can expect more of this:

uninformed speculation.

...which is basically a subtle, forum rule-safe ad hominem attack which I already suggested he will resort to. Your opinion will be devalued by any means available if it doesn't agree with his, especially when he is personally motivated to win the argument.


Three people have so far PMed me that FLS spends a considerable amount of his TA time flying and even teaching the Corsair. Would you care to comment on this or the relevance of this FLS?


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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #85 on: July 19, 2014, 04:36:19 AM »
I admit I have conducted training with the F4U on several occasions. You got me there.

Other than that you are mistaken.

Widewing's quote was a pilot talking about accelerated stalls in a turn. That's not what Gizz was doing.

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #86 on: July 19, 2014, 06:01:08 AM »
I admit I have conducted training with the F4U on several occasions. You got me there.

Then since you are not without a very small bit of experience in Aces High's Corsair, in your opinion does the characteristic of the accelerated stall match what is described both historically and by modern pilots of this aircraft?


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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #87 on: July 19, 2014, 07:50:04 AM »
Which characteristic, pulling yourself on your back in a turn?

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Re: Ummm, is the possible?
« Reply #88 on: July 19, 2014, 01:41:51 PM »
Which characteristic, pulling yourself on your back in a turn?

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