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Offline Ridge

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Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
« on: March 10, 2003, 03:22:25 PM »
I was flying from A145 to A151 in Ki67 to bomb airfield today. Shot down a Hurricane and a Zero. The Zero ripped off my vertical stabilizer. I thought "Well, thats it..im gonna have to ditch" I figured I'd fly as far away as possible to land unharrased. I noticed when on autopilot I could fly a considerable distance before having to turn to head back on course. I flew 50mi (2 boxes) away and landed back at 145!!!

Got 2 screenies for you knit and rook non-believers!!

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Offline Ridge

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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2003, 03:24:21 PM »
Here is me post landing...
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Offline Mitsu

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Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2003, 05:01:04 AM »
If it could carry 6 x 1000 lbs bombs... :)
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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2003, 05:43:48 AM »
I remember flying one back to base without elevators; all I could use for moving nose up or down were throttles and flaps. Worked pretty well, it was easier to fly than a fighter without ailerons :)
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Offline Sakai

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Re: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2003, 07:23:31 AM »
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IGot 2 screenies for you knit and rook non-believers!!

S!

F4URidge


Very cool.

I deadsticked in a formation of Ki-67s last night in CT.  My lead plane lost it's second motor a few miles out from base, lost elevators, it was hard to get her to drop just right but landed at extreme end of runway.

Sakai
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Re: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2003, 03:22:15 PM »
Now that is directional stbility - blogs


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I was flying from A145 to A151 in Ki67 to bomb airfield today. Shot down a Hurricane and a Zero. The Zero ripped off my vertical stabilizer. I thought "Well, thats it..im gonna have to ditch" I figured I'd fly as far away as possible to land unharrased. I noticed when on autopilot I could fly a considerable distance before having to turn to head back on course. I flew 50mi (2 boxes) away and landed back at 145!!!

Got 2 screenies for you knit and rook non-believers!!

S!

F4URidge
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Offline OIO

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Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2003, 08:00:19 PM »
I landed a 262 that had that kind of damage once. I did a freak flat spin before touching down on the pavement and ended up stopping the plane while it spun on itself.

The floor of my 'pit was full of sheep puke...
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