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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Tilt on August 16, 2007, 12:37:48 PM

Title: What IAS does AH film show?
Post by: Tilt on August 16, 2007, 12:37:48 PM

for other players?

Obviously when reviewing a film from my perspective it shows the actual speed recorded of my plane during the period of recording............

However

if I switch rides to see events from the other players perspective and watch his air speed in the right hand column is this the air speed that the other player actually saw during combat or is it a rendition thru maths of events as my FE recorded them?

My question relates to the effects of a lead turn (during merge) from the other combattant. Due to lag my FE will not have recorded the lead turn as my opponent saw it but will it record the air speeds he saw?

Title: What IAS does AH film show?
Post by: 2bighorn on August 16, 2007, 12:49:27 PM

Does it matter? 200ms combined lag translates in roughly 80-90 ft of distance at assumed speed of about 300mph.

How much speed you can gain/lose at 300mph traveling that distance? maybe 1, 2 mph?

Title: What IAS does AH film show?
Post by: Traveler on August 16, 2007, 01:23:38 PM

I don't think it's IAS (Indicated Air Speed) but rather TAS (True Air Speed) that was recorded when his data tag left his CPU.  I don't think they bother with Calibrated Air Speed in the data model.