Author Topic: Question on planes (Read 417 times)

Slow Dog · « **on:** March 15, 2003, 10:05:54 PM »

I was wondering which planes take off and land on Carriers?

Shuckins · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2003, 11:29:17 PM »

SlowDog,

A6M, F6F, F4F, FM-2, F4U, Seafire, TBM, Vals, and a few other. Can't remember them all.

Regards, Shuckins

skernsk · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2003, 12:10:14 AM »

You can land ANY plane on a CV. If it has no hook you have to ride the stall and hit the brakes hard when your wheels touch down.

spiffykraits · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2003, 04:31:00 AM »

When in the hangar on a Carrier, check the box top left that enables the listing of aircraft/vehicles to show only those planes that are available for launch rather than the "all" list. This also applies to VHs and fields. Carrier aircraft would also have available a landing hook (shift G) to assist you to stop on the flight deck, which you enable on your landing approach.

You can land any aircraft on a CV (even a B17) but those without a hook may run off the end unless your approach is slow with full flap down and you are very nifty with the brakes.

(I have landed a B17, B26, and A20 on a CV so far as examples of ones without a tail hook-but only in emergency when I was short of fuel)

skernsk · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2003, 09:42:04 PM »

(I have landed a B17, B26, and A20 on a CV so far as examples of ones without a tail hook-but only in emergency when I was short of fuel)

I often land on CV's no matter what I'm in and rearm and rejoin the fight. It beats flying back a sector or two.