Author Topic: What is YOUR airplane for Tour 42? (Read 1503 times)

Karnak · « **on:** July 03, 2003, 09:20:08 PM »

For those that fly different aircraft each Tour, or change every so often, what is your aircraft of choice for Tour 42?

I'll start off. For Tour 42 I will be flying the Spitfire Mk Ia. At this point I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but I am going to give it a shot and try to have made a statistical difference in the performance numbers of the Spitfire Mk I at the end of the Tour.

So far the problems I have with the Spitfire Mk I are

Negative G engine cutout. This has cuased me to be hit or killed multiple times already.
Heavy controls at speed. This makes it possible for nearly all aircraft to simply outmanuver and escape from the Spitfire Mk I by diving to speed.
Slow speed. This is simply irritating in that it takes forever to get anywhere.
Poor climb rate. This makes it difficult to have the altitude advantage and makes it easy to lose it when you do have it.
Poor acceleration. This compounds to speed, climb and fuel starvation issues.

Surprisingly I am not finding the firepower to be all that bad. If you get within D200 the eight .303s can really rip a fighter apart, especially at convergence.

Another fun thing is imagining the confused C.205 (for example) pilots when they look at their perk points for the last flight and wonder why they only got .67 perk points instead of the 4.0 they were expecting for that Spitfire Mk IX they just worked.

So, what are you guys flying this Tour?

SunKing · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2003, 09:22:44 PM »

Gonna try the FM2.

After all the chat about it on the boards I want to check it out.

ChuBBs · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2003, 09:50:02 PM »

i think i gunna go with the FW-190F-8. No reason just feel like tryin it.

Mini D · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2003, 10:21:22 PM »

Keep that spit I away from my P-40E.

I'm 10:4 in the P-40E this tour... killed spits and la-7s, died to hurris and 109F.

The early-war ride killers are other early-war rides.

MiniD

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2003, 10:28:54 PM »

P-38. My brain is so full of bong resin from college that each flight is like a new experience for me.

Ack-Ack

DJ111 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2003, 10:29:55 PM »

Gonna go for p47 series

Maybe 109G6/10

and 110g2 when HO'ers are out in force

AHGOD · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2003, 11:05:54 PM »

TA-152

31-0 in it so far

Widewing · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2003, 11:21:27 PM »

I flew about 35 different aircraft last tour. That's typical for me. I'll probably do the same this tour. Squad planes for tour 42 include the F6F and FM-2. So, I'll be in either of those on squad nights.

My regards,

Widewing

pugg666 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2003, 11:25:49 PM »

yak9u for me

it's uber as everyone know

JB73 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2003, 11:39:07 PM »

after having a fun time schooling peeps in the 205 ..... im on to the 202

Cooley · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2003, 11:55:38 PM »

Gonna Use the P-47 '25 ala Frenchy,

Though I'll mostly use it as Jabo/Attack Aircraft

Gonna Dabble w/ the VVS aircraft as well this tour

Wadke · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2003, 12:58:28 AM »

P-40E this tour

with an F6F here and there

P-40 actually has good potential imho
once you get to learn it a little bit it isn't all that bad...save for the slow speed

maik · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2003, 01:54:28 AM »

gonna jump between the 190A8 and the 109F4.

Maybe the TA everyonce in a while

Lazerus · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2003, 02:00:05 AM »

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Originally posted by AHGOD
TA-152

0-31 in it so far

Sounds like you need a new ride.......... dweeb:p

wtg bud.

devious · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2003, 02:47:31 AM »

I`ll be flying...

LW Iron !!!