Author Topic: Something I don't see every day... (Read 717 times)

Rutilant · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2003, 01:05:15 PM »

wingtipless b17s are very flyable, just not under autopilot.

get a friend in a tank or somethin an have him pintle said parts off

You can also break off te wingtips using the hangar.

Rutilant · « **Reply #16 on:** August 20, 2003, 01:06:41 PM »

Also... Ju88s can fly pretty well with no vert stab.. just don't let 'er yaw any.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #17 on:** August 20, 2003, 06:00:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Rutilant
wingtipless b17s are very flyable, just not under autopilot.

get a friend in a tank or somethin an have him pintle said parts off

You can also break off te wingtips using the hangar.

Same with Ju-87s. A few tours ago I took one up and sank a Rook cruiser and had the fleet acks tear off both wingtips. I was able to fly it for 3 sectors and make a safe landing by just using my rudders to start my plane rolling to one direction and then pulling back on the stick to turn and rudders to level out again. The only problem I had was to keep from spinning out when I touched down because I was missing one of my fixed landing gears.

So just how 'realistic' is the ability to still turn and maneuver missing your wingtips and ailerons by just using rudder and elevators?

ack-ack

Staga · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2003, 10:41:49 PM »

Couple years ago I shot down a B-17 while in a FW190A without wingtips. Kinda hard to aim with only rudder and elevators.