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Title: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: Wingnutt on March 23, 2008, 05:37:40 PM

I finally decided to fly it just to get a feel for it..

I dont particularly like it, will definatly stay with the Jug..

HOWEVER

today I was trying to defend a base, managed to get a few kills but got got a nice fuel leak in the process..

started heading for home.. ran out of fuel..

landed on a hill and proceeded to roll down the hill for the better part of half a sector.. onto base.. for a successful landing...

cant say I could have done that in the Jug.

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: LCCajun on March 23, 2008, 05:39:05 PM

That is some hell of a hill wtg.

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: Wingnutt on March 23, 2008, 05:39:58 PM

Oh yea, almost forgot the best part..


there were 2 guys sitting near the spawn to town (friendlies)  I rolled within 400 of them on the way back to base..

they didnt say a word but I could almost see them going  :huh as I bobbled past at 30mph.

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: Wingnutt on March 23, 2008, 05:42:40 PM

Quote from: LCCajun on March 23, 2008, 05:39:05 PM

That is some hell of a hill wtg.

I want to say it was at a4 on the current LW blue map..  but Im not 100% sure. we were trying to defend a6 as it had already changed hands twice.

it was more or less the perfect grade.. I touched down at prolly 100 or a little less bbut once I got to around 30/35mph i just stayed that speed.. all the way down..

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: Wraith on March 23, 2008, 06:29:30 PM

Quote from: Wingnutt on March 23, 2008, 05:37:40 PM

I finally decided to fly it just to get a feel for it..

I dont particularly like it, will definatly stay with the Jug..

HOWEVER

today I was trying to defend a base, managed to get a few kills but got got a nice fuel leak in the process..

started heading for home.. ran out of fuel..

landed on a hill and proceeded to roll down the hill for the better part of half a sector.. onto base.. for a successful landing...

cant say I could have done that in the Jug.

Tried this in a Spit and ran into an enemy Tiger. 

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: Xasthur on March 23, 2008, 10:13:32 PM

I've noticed the P-39 is a bit of a match stick.... It catches on fire easily

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: Spikes on March 23, 2008, 11:02:14 PM

Did you get a recording of it?

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: theNewB on March 23, 2008, 11:20:08 PM

Also the landing gear config. is quite nice. I lost my left wing gear managed to land on base and that nose wheel kept my prop nice and high while I used brakes and rudder to steer her onto concrete. Not to bad of a plane, I wont be flying it 100% but I will be taking it up once in a while.

Title: Re: nice benifit to the P39..
Post by: MotorOil1 on March 24, 2008, 10:19:25 AM

 :rofl