Author Topic: P40 comments?? (Read 320 times)

Central · « **on:** July 03, 2002, 07:57:23 PM »

PUHlease!!

edit: dling now, 4% done

pimpjoe · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2002, 08:02:08 PM »

well...its not the TnB'r i thought it was gonna be. but its still fun just because its a p40:)

Fatty · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2002, 08:02:10 PM »

Go away.

Central · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2002, 08:06:59 PM »

fatty shadup, 21% now 28.8 just aint doing it now a days:D

are there not 2 versions? one the better tnber of the bunch??

up to 24%

Weave · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2002, 08:11:30 PM »

The only P40 I have to judge it by is the one I flew in AW. That one was a dog in all except the dive.

I was surprised by the E retention of our new P40. It does hold it well but when it's gone, if you don't have some alt, you're gone too.

Fly it like an F4U. Come in with a bunch of E, don't deviate from your line alot, then get the hell out. Stick around, and you'll die.

Ah, yes, almost forgot. Excellent view forward for deflection shots.

Moose1 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2002, 08:26:12 PM »

I second what Weave said. It holds E pretty well, dives fantastic (though I haven't really pushed it to see what it'll do at 350+ yet) and handles very nicely in all axes at above 225ish mph. Do not get slow in it--it gets mushy at low speed and the roll rate goes away. It doesn't have the power to accelerate out of a bad situation, so always leave yourself some margin to dive out.

The F4U analogy's pretty good. Seems to me the P-40E is similar in that it has a good enough immediate turn that you might feel like you can furball...don't. Once you blow your energy you're roadkill--this ain't no La-7 that can power its way out of trouble. And it bleeds speed BAD if you turn it hard.

One other thing--both versions seem to have amazing rudder authority. You can really slam the nose around using the pedals, but you'll bleed off a ton of speed doing it. Might be handy in some situations or to position for that final shot.

streakeagle · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2002, 08:41:27 PM »

P-40 is the dog it should be... I am extremely happy with it

Thank you HTC, for 1.10 and especially the P-40B!

ergRTC · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2002, 09:02:34 PM »

I agree with you guys fully. A wonderful experience flying both models. Mega personality in the fm. Just one thing I noticed. It gets really really ufo like stall fighting at about 100 mph. Doesnt really do amazing things, but it feels like its doing more than it should. Like it should be stalling but it is not.

erg

Tracer-15 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2002, 09:04:14 PM »

ahhh yes....the wonders of cable.........dl'd the update in 30 seconds

Pongo · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2002, 09:05:14 PM »

The cockpits are wonderful and the landing gear rotates to fit in its bays..the P40 has a pilot tube on the wing...

Kweassa · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2002, 11:03:21 PM »

The P-40 rolls a lot faster than I expected it to..

I think it's only a small bit slower than the Corsair at exactly 300mph...

Urchin · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2002, 11:33:01 PM »

The P-40 was a quick roller in real life, at least the original one was. I believe the P-40F (or E) was tested and topped out at 90 something DPS, but I think they were only using 30 pounds of force on the stick.

I like it, btw. I haven't flown the P-40E yet, but the P-40B feels a lot like a 109F to me. Of course, I'm flying like crap because I got a new X-45 that is about 1000x stiffer than my old X-36 was.

The A6M2 is a REAL gem, I love that plane

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loser · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2002, 11:55:42 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Kweassa
The P-40 rolls a lot faster than I expected it to..

I think it's only a small bit slower than the Corsair at exactly 300mph...

wha?!?!?!? lol

Roscoroo · « **Reply #13 on:** July 03, 2002, 11:58:44 PM »

I'm impressed with the p 40 e its modeled nicely . and flys better then expected ... it has a great flap turn ability . (it may even out turn the Hurricane)
starts to compress alittle at 430 in a dive and at 450 it still can be pulled out without becoming a lawndart . (with elevator trim )
now the plane does bleed of E quickly and turnfights at a slower speed then a spit . And in a early war plane set it will be a terror .
I feel its up to quality for what the plane is ! Great job

Hristo · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2002, 01:00:07 AM »

can it handle A6M2 ?