Author Topic: new 109 (Read 527 times)

K West · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2002, 11:05:19 AM »

"Will our Spit I cut out in negative G manuevers?"

I hope so! That would be one glaring error if it did not.

Westy

fats · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:36:02 PM »

Flying a slower plane isn't a problem. Just asks for more SA.

// fats

Wilbus · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2002, 01:32:39 PM »

CC Westy, it better!

More SA hasn't got anything to do with it if in a fight or furrball already, flying a slower worse turning plane IS a disadvantage, SA or no SA.

fats · « **Reply #18 on:** March 14, 2002, 05:01:40 AM »

That SA part comes in when you decide to enter a fight, and during a fight when to bug out. If you commit your self to a furball you have already fubared SA. By commiting I mean you cannot escape from it at will, which usually means you are saddled up on single enemy.

Knowing you are flying a slower plane that turns worse, limits your available ACM to rather just vertical and alt monkeying. So you'll have an energy margin to use as an escape buffer when things start to look bad.

More SA and stricter limits will get you home a live none the less.

// fats

WildBlue · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2002, 05:56:19 AM »

Yeah, tell me speed doesn't matter!... When I go in for a fight and my enemy simply goes nose down and pulls away from me... yeah, speed has nothing to do with it huh? Tell me what you do in this situation... sit there and whine? It's about all you can do! Unless you feel like wasting a bunch of ammo...for no effect. To hell with jap birds, lol! Base defense, hell yeah! Otherwise, forget it! And SA? Hell, either you are outnumbered (why bother with SA, get the kill cause you're dead anyway), or you have to climb over friendlies to get to the con (oh, hey... I have the fastest plane, i get the kill! oh goody!). I guess this just turned into a Main arena squeak, lol!, main sucks... oh well... life goes on...

mora · « **Reply #20 on:** March 14, 2002, 05:59:16 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Naudet
Comparison between both, gave the following circle times:

E4 25 seconds alt was 3500 feet
F4 18 seconds alt was 3500 feet

the F4 is the best turning 109er ever.

Not our E4.

SKurj · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2002, 09:16:39 AM »

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Aww hell, I introduced a late bug in that plane. It's totally off from it's posted performance specs. I will fix it.

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Wilbus · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2002, 11:43:36 AM »

Fats, that's got nothing to do with SA just with good judgement and good planning. A faster and better tuning plane WILL HAVE A HUGE ADVANTAGE no matter the other pilots SA is good or bad.