Author Topic: Confession of a Luftwobble. (Read 924 times)

StSanta · « **on:** February 12, 2002, 05:21:06 PM »

Well. Was bored, not enough people in CT.

Went to training arena. I thought perhaps it would be nice to check out those awful ugly smelling-of-ladies-perfume allied machines.

They're probably no good. Sure, got some nice laser guns, but they're allied planes. Cannot be any fun.

First, I try the P51B. Not too impressed with views, I take off and fly around for a bit. Find a newbie, blast him to pieces. Get two newbies on 6, shake them, blast them.
Nice low speed handling I think.

F4UDOA comes in with an F4U-4. We do a slow speed edge of the envelope minimum altitude fight.

Whatever he does, I can counter. Eventually, I land enough hits to down him. AM blown away by the 51B: this plane is a JOY to fly. The low speed handling opens up a whole new register of possible ACM at slow speed. Popping flaps at slow speed? Unheard of, almost, in LW planes. They usually stall out at 200, just above the speed when flaps can be deployed.

So, I try the F4U-D. That plane does a weird thing when it's close to departure. Loss of cotrol, then it yaws a bit. Very gentle though, quite easy to handle at slow speed.

Convergence at 500, I aim up on two enemies who just had jumped me. Few vertical maneuvers and they were in front of me. Tried to shoot: too much lead. At 500: pipper on target: . Those 6 .50s sawed the target into two pieces. I'm awestruck.

Am beginning to feel like the LW really should steal some allied planes.

I hear Saw likes the P-38. By now, I'm almost in a frenzy of flying joy - this is fun.

The P-38 is, so far, the plane that I like the best in the allied arsenal, closely followed by the 51B. Mind you: have only flown three planes.

The 38 is amazing. Pop some flaps, and you can go over the top at no speed. Spit gaining on ya in the rope a dope? Those two engines will keep ya steady, then you drop down.

Then I opened up with those nose guns.

d500, hit flashes all over the enemy. LW guns feel positively anemic and wussie like in comparison.

Perhaps allies aren't so dumb after all. I'll never admit that, of course.

Those planes are much fun to fly. Amazing.

Wonder if they come in LW colours?

Yeager · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2002, 05:47:38 PM »

Do everyone a favour, stick with the jerry cans.

Y

StSanta · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2002, 06:59:39 PM »

A moment of insanity.

After I heard the DB engine spin up again, I was cured.

I need to flame some of them ugly purty boy fnacy sissy girl allied planes.

They're too cute to be allowed to fly.

Damned wussie planes.

vatiAH · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2002, 07:36:16 PM »

SHHHHHHHHH!!!

Don't be telling the masses about the 51b!!

Vati

Hangtime · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2002, 07:43:19 PM »

Bah. P51B ain't near as good as it SHOULD be. If it only had an engine optimized for the AH fight zone insteada 30k.

The D model in AH will do anything the B can do.. better.

Sachs · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2002, 08:21:53 PM »

Little side note B is faster at mid alts and will outturn the D

NewNuke · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2002, 08:58:08 PM »

he santa try F6F now, fly it once like a spit , and the second time like an energy fighter. Have fun

Urchin · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2002, 09:27:13 PM »

My favorite Allied planes are the P-47 and P-38. Some days I like the Jug better, and some days I like the P-38 better

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In the hands of a good pilot, both of them are more than a match for anything else in the planeset, in my opinion.

Wilbus · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2002, 12:35:34 AM »

Wuss never lose turn around accelerate like F17 with Sr71 engines x10 planes

You'll be shto for this santa

Saintaw · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2002, 01:11:38 AM »

hehehe

Sooooo, you're a SL*T like me now heh ?

Am not too fond of the 51B, but the P38 sure keeps me on my toes, has a hell of a climbrate, does hammerheads on the fly, and once you manage to tame that compression it's a killin machine.

I have painted mine in dark gray already

Wilbus · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2002, 03:09:51 AM »

P38 damn good plane, only thing it does bad is the max speed, everything else it rocks, probarly among the very best planes in the arena, not to mention the fact that it is a flying Tiger I tank!

Hajo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2002, 03:21:32 AM »

Yup.......after flying 190s' for many years, and just now converting to the P47 in the MA the difference in lethality is very much noticable. The 8X.50s on the D30 are almost as lethal as 4 Hispanos, notice I said almost. I'd have to place the 4XHispanos first naturally, and not far behind the 8X.50s on the D30.

As far as modeling (FM) P47 compared to the 190 and 109, the only thing the P47 lacks against both LW models is ROC and acceleration. Although the ROC of the A8 and D30 seem to be very close. In high speed turning, 400mph, I'll take the D30, and to make your enemy overshoot, the D30 can drop two sets of flaps at slow speed, and have good handling, enough to shoot an enemy the blows on by.

I still love flying the A8 in the CT. and I love flying the P47 in the MA. Both similar in flying charachteristics to some degree, but with the 4X20mm option I use in the A8 one has to get much closer to his adversary to get a clean kill. Whereas the P47 is almost a "stand off" weapon in comparison.

Seeker · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2002, 03:44:20 AM »

StSanta,
kan du skrive til mig? Jeg har en tilbud angørende den næste "Genskabelse"; men din Email er slåt fra her på BBS'en...

Ja, ja, jeg ved godt jeg har en mærkligt accent

Wilbus · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2002, 04:30:46 AM »

P47 D30 turns alor better IMO, at slow speeds atleast.

Urchin · « **Reply #14 on:** February 13, 2002, 05:35:13 AM »

As far as I can tell, down to 200 mph the 190A8 and P47-D30 turn about the same. The A5 turns much MUCH better than the P47-D30 at speeds below 250 or so. Of course, the D-11 and D-25 may have different handling characteristics, I only fly the D-30.