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Title: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: Boozeman on September 13, 2009, 11:10:18 AM

I am quite suprised that this has not been brought up yet, but anyway, here we go:

The combat trim in the I-16 does not quite the job it is supposed to to. Instead of roughly keeping the plane in stable level flight, the I-16 banks constantly to the right. This is very annoying, since you either have to constantly retrim manually or constatly apply opposite aileron imput on the stick.

It looks like that combat trim does not center the ailerons properly. Did anyone else notice this too? 

Title: Re: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: Anaxogoras on September 13, 2009, 01:12:42 PM

Yes, I have noticed this.

Title: Re: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: AWwrgwy on September 13, 2009, 04:21:44 PM

I noticed also.  I've been chalking it up to realism.  Maybe the I-16 does not have the ability to trim?

But anyway, shouldn't it bank to the left?

confused,

wrongway

Title: Re: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: Noir on September 14, 2009, 12:35:51 AM

well to some extend I noticed it on the 109K4 also.

Title: Re: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: CountD90 on September 14, 2009, 12:50:18 AM

Quote from: Noir on September 14, 2009, 12:35:51 AM

well to some extend I noticed it on the 109K4 also.

Only when you WEP which I don't think Combat Trim fixes on any plane, might be wrong thought.

Title: Re: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: Noir on September 14, 2009, 12:58:05 AM

Quote from: CountD90 on September 14, 2009, 12:50:18 AM

Only when you WEP which I don't think Combat Trim fixes on any plane, might be wrong thought.

cc its probably just the 109's ridiculously high WEP setting. sorry for the hijack, go on about the I16  :t

Title: Re: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: Charge on September 14, 2009, 05:09:06 AM

"Maybe the I-16 does not have the ability to trim?"

I remember it had no trim ability at all IRL, too. Would be quite annoying in AH though....

But isn't the combat trim supposed to emulate the "stick trim" where the pilot moves the stick into position where the plane stays level? A compromise between that and RL maybe to maintain a feel of an untrimmed aircraft?

-C+

Title: Re: I-16 Combat Trim
Post by: Anaxogoras on September 14, 2009, 05:54:19 AM

109s and Spits had no aileron trim, but the game gives it to them anyway.  AH makes all aircraft trim capable in all 3 axes.  So whether or not the I-16 had aileron trim is immaterial.