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Title: F4u-c
Post by: Hwkeye on March 08, 2007, 11:15:47 PM

Why was it that the C Hog's graphics were not updated when the other variants had theirs done?

Title: F4u-c
Post by: Fruda on March 08, 2007, 11:22:26 PM

I'm pretty sure that it's because the -C was just a field modification. Once we get perk ordinance modeled, it's out of the set...

...Or so I've heard.

Title: F4u-c
Post by: Krusty on March 08, 2007, 11:34:55 PM

Er, no. The F4U-1C wasn't a field modification. The reason it was not updated was because HTC is working on a "perked ord" idea, where they can perk a weapons package. When that time comes, they will add a 4x20mm cannon option to the F4u1D (which was upgraded) and totally remove the 1C from the lineup.

I don't know if this is a good idea. For 1 will it still show up as 1C in the icon? If the D-Hog is only 10-15ENY, does this mean the perked plane will still be available after the 5ENY C-hog should be disallowed?

There's too many questions left unanswered.

Title: F4u-c
Post by: NOT on March 09, 2007, 07:26:58 AM

Yea krusty, i'm sure none of that has occurred to hitech.




NOT

Title: F4u-c
Post by: Stoney74 on March 09, 2007, 08:58:19 PM

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Originally posted by Krusty
Er, no. The F4U-1C wasn't a field modification. The reason it was not updated was because HTC is working on a "perked ord" idea, where they can perk a weapons package. When that time comes, they will add a 4x20mm cannon option to the F4u1D (which was upgraded) and totally remove the 1C from the lineup.

I think WW said they were F4U-1A's that were rearmed in the factory (as you said) with the 20mm.

Title: Seems silly not to have done it...
Post by: Hwkeye on March 09, 2007, 09:03:29 PM

...particularly since it is the skinning community that has been doing a lot of the work anyway.  BUT that leads me to my second question which is "then why wasn't the TA-152 done?"

Same reason (odd variant)?

Title: F4u-c
Post by: Krusty on March 10, 2007, 01:22:20 AM

Na, 152 just too buggy to get into. Not going to be used for CT. I think it's a different situation for the c-hog.

Title: Buggy?
Post by: Hwkeye on March 10, 2007, 12:24:51 PM

Poor code or flight modeling?  I have been flying it a bit lately and seems ok

Title: F4u-c
Post by: Krusty on March 10, 2007, 12:45:38 PM

I don't think they want to bother with it, is all. It's got problems with balance and flop, and a lead weight in one wing, and another in the tail, and so on and so forth. HTC quite tight-lipped, as always, so my guess is they don't want the hassle of redoing it yet. They've got other fish to fry with CT-related aircraft.

Title: "Tight lipped"
Post by: Hwkeye on March 10, 2007, 01:08:22 PM

is an understatement!  I posted in the General Discussions area on the lack of commo.

BTW.I do mean it when I say you all that do the skins 'rock!'

Title: F4u-c
Post by: Simaril on March 10, 2007, 06:34:23 PM

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Originally posted by Stoney74
I think WW said they were F4U-1A's that were rearmed in the factory (as you said) with the 20mm.

They started with the  -1As, but they used -1Ds as well. (Our -1C is a -1D modified bird).

I can't hold a candle to Widewing's knowlege, of course, but the serial numbers of the -1Cs show that the C-hogs were modified from Corsairs that were pulled off the regular production line. As I recall, the outer wing sections for the cannon armed hogs were subcontracted, and were assembled away from the main factories,

Then, whenever they received a shipment of the cannon armed wing sections, they would use whatever airframes were next on the line to assemble the -1Cs. That's why the early C-Hogs had the fuel tank arrangements of the -1As, and the later ones the same layout as the -1Ds.