Author Topic: F4U-4 vs Tempest (Read 1098 times)

MadBirdCZ · « **Reply #30 on:** March 08, 2002, 11:37:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Eaglecz
Widewing what side do you fly ?

Does not really matter, does it? Dueling arena is open 24/7

Just post the movie afterwards ok?

Eaglecz · « **Reply #31 on:** March 08, 2002, 11:43:34 AM »

are you rook ?

Widewing · « **Reply #32 on:** March 08, 2002, 11:46:04 AM »

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Originally posted by Tac
P38 eats the F4U4 at any alt anyway. The only thing that blue plane can do is run like a pony.. run very,very far.

Aw Tac, the F4U-4 is a much better runner than the pony!!!;)

Nothing wrong with running.... Unless you're doing the chasing.p:

This is why I refer to P-51 drivers as "tourists". They only come to visit, and never stay long enough to get aquainted.

My regards,

Widewing

Tac · « **Reply #33 on:** March 08, 2002, 12:05:22 PM »

Lol so true.

Shane · « **Reply #34 on:** March 08, 2002, 01:19:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Widewing

Aw Tac, the F4U-4 is a much better runner than the pony!!!;)

Nothing wrong with running.... Unless you're doing the chasing.p:

This is why I refer to P-51 drivers as "tourists". They only come to visit, and never stay long enough to get aquainted.

My regards,

Widewing

*my* pony runs TO baddies much much more often than FROM them, tank ewe verra mush.

MadBirdCZ · « **Reply #35 on:** March 08, 2002, 05:06:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Shane

*my* pony runs TO baddies much much more often than FROM them, tank ewe verra mush.

Yeah it goes like this:

Shane and his runstang are screaming towards the bad guys... They go for the Merge.... There is No more Shane....

So of course there is also no runing away from bad guys

F4UDOA · « **Reply #36 on:** March 08, 2002, 05:45:04 PM »

Heya Widewing,

You mentioned under 10k the superiority of the F4U-4 over the P-51D at low alt.

Well I had a dicouraging encounter with a P-51D the other day where after I blew an ealy kill oppertunity I attempted to seperate. After an initial sprint out from 10K I gained about D1.0 full WEP from 10K to the deck he caught me. Not slowly either, I mean he caught me like I was standing still. I needless to say I was dissapointed with the result.

BTW if anything I had an E-advantage when seperating. Maybe over 20K she can out run them but not down below.

Hooligan · « **Reply #37 on:** March 08, 2002, 06:14:09 PM »

F4UDOA:

Unless the HTC performance charts are totally goofed the -4 should have a decent speed advantage over the 51d at low altitude. When somebody is caught by a slower plane as you describe my experience is that the pursuing aircraft started with an E advantage or just did much better E management on the merge and subsequent maneuvers. I outrun same-speed or faster aircraft all the time because I unload either in a dive or a climb and most players just don’t understand this aspect.

Hooligan

wulf14 · « **Reply #38 on:** March 08, 2002, 06:33:08 PM »

Hooligan,

Don't go tipping anyone off re: what that accelerometer is for.

Mike/wulfie from WB

Samm · « **Reply #39 on:** March 08, 2002, 06:45:15 PM »

Widewing I don't TnB or BnZ in any fighter . Like Eaglecz said BnZ or TnB is not a type of dogfight .

thrila · « **Reply #40 on:** March 08, 2002, 09:11:33 PM »

Tempest II *drools*

Is it me or does it look a tad like the 190?

Widewing · « **Reply #41 on:** March 08, 2002, 10:11:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Eaglecz
are you rook ?

That's right, I fly with the Rooks. You will know me when you see me. I'll be the Corsair dive bombing with my gear down. Which, by the way, I consider the aviation equivalent of mooning.

See you around the MA, Orel.

My best,

Widewing

Glasses · « **Reply #42 on:** March 08, 2002, 10:58:24 PM »

That's what I was thinking before I saw the caption Thrila.

Sachs · « **Reply #43 on:** March 09, 2002, 04:37:02 PM »

22k Nothing will catch the 109 G10 clean. it will out pace anything minus the 262. F4U4 is a fun ride but it is ez meat down low, and at any alt under 10k. I prefer the dora down low, and the LA-7 mid alt and the g-10 above 18-24k. Remember it is still a F4 it is not the best turner.

F4UDOA · « **Reply #44 on:** March 10, 2002, 12:14:42 PM »

Hooligan,

When I say I had an E advatage I was understating it a bit. I had a huge E-advantage. I tried to sell out and go for the quick kill but it didn't work so I tried to extend. I was shocked to see my distance increase to D1.0 rapidly and then disappear to D500 almost as fast.

I film many of my sorites and I got this one. If you want to see it I'll send it to you. I still can't figure it out.