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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: StokesAk on May 13, 2010, 09:39:45 AM
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pwnzor
I dont get the stall horn everytime the wind blows!!!!!!
any comments?
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She seems to handle alot better(possible climb better.....) But I felt the guns werent the same for some reason almost felt like they didnt have to same range anymore.
:salute
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I love the new mossie as well. She seems to handle way better under stress conditions; such as low speed/stall speed control, and extreme high speeds as well.
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Other than a slight dip in MIL power at 5,000ft the Mosquito is improved in every way. The guns are exactly the same, except they are attached to a much better shooting platform.
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First sortie 6 kills and a land, 2nd sortie, 4 kills and an auger................
She is more than I could have ever wished for!!!
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i flew in the da a couple of times its a good plane
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You can dive it beyond 500 TAS now without losing parts. Did a dive test and lost ailerons at 546 TAS at @ 1.6k alt, in the old Mossie it would have lost its elevs before that. I am also impressed with its new handling at slow speeds and overall stability, you can stall it nose high and it doesn't just drop backwards anymore like a stone. Feels much better and balanced out. Speeds at WEP, already covered. :aok from me.
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But I felt the guns werent the same for some reason almost felt like they didnt have to same range anymore.
:salute
If you're shooting beyond 500 yds you shouldn't be hitting much to begin with...unless you're strafing a field.
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The Mossie has a positive K/D ratio for the first time that I have ever seen:
Mosquito Mk VI: Kills: 2051 Deaths: 1904 Kill/Death Ratio: 1.08
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First sortie 6 kills and a land, 2nd sortie, 4 kills and an auger................
She is more than I could have ever wished for!!!
I got one kill and a good smelling plywood fire :aok
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First sortie first kill was a 262 :rock
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I <3 the skeeter
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PICS you scurvy dogs!!!! :D
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The Mossie has a positive K/D ratio for the first time that I have ever seen:
Mosquito Mk VI: Kills: 2051 Deaths: 1904 Kill/Death Ratio: 1.08
Most likely because a lot of people are trying it :aok
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Most likely because a lot of people are trying it :aok
That would rather spoil the K/D ratio. The Mossie can now bug out of critical situations with ease, thanks to the improved accleration and topspeed under WEP.
Also the improved elevator authority at low and medium speeds make her a better killiing machine in dogfights. I think the numbers will keep improving, once the word has spread.
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Other than a slight dip in MIL power at 5,000ft the Mosquito is improved in every way. The guns are exactly the same, except they are attached to a much better shooting platform.
This is not entirely correct.
The new Mosquito's performance at military power has decreased noticeably. This affects speed to different degrees at various altitudes (see my post here: http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,288911.msg3671722.html#msg3671722) but also acceleration and climbrates. Both are roughly 10% lower than before. Granted, as long as you have WEP time, there will be no worries, but when you are stuck with military power, it may become an issue, mainly the acceleration.
In general terms, WEP management on the Mossie is now more important than ever and clearly a decisive factor.
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Some British aircraft seem to rely on WEP a lot more than most aircraft. I think the Brits had lower continuous or long use boost settings than did most aircraft. The Mossie VI's 1 hour boost is +9lbs compared to WEP's +18lbs. I don't think the P-51 doubles its boost when it goes to WEP, but I don't know the direct translation between US and UK boost ratings either, so I could be wrong.
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I like it.....first kill of the udate for me was mossie against mossie!
obviously whoever it was didnt fly the mossie that much, because the had no idea how to maintain e and the kill was fairly easy.
As a rook we get alot of 20+ eny, so the mossie is a staple.
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First sortie first kill was a 262 :rock
Ya that was me still wondering who that other 262 was Clone that wouldn't fight me and he had the advantage to begin with. Made me run him 2 sectors to get shot down from your Mossie. I was just aggravated, got to learn not to get that way :D
Who was the other 262 Clone?
Also I flew the Mossie yesterday and fought a 38 with 1 engine after I had already killed 3 and made the 38 auger before having to ditch, my thoughts are that this plane will be used quite frequently and become a powerful asset to the set. :salute HTC nice job
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Some British aircraft seem to rely on WEP a lot more than most aircraft. I think the Brits had lower continuous or long use boost settings than did most aircraft. The Mossie VI's 1 hour boost is +9lbs compared to WEP's +18lbs.
I would guess the Mossies were the same as the Spits / Hurris etc.
The 5 min hard limit in AH was IRL an 'advisory' limit.
After exceeding 5 mins WEP the pilots had to inform the techies so extra checks could be carried out.
I have yet to find an account of any Spit suffering engine damage or failure from exceeding the 5 mins advisory.
In one famous case a Spit pilot flew for OVER 30 MINs with WEP while evading the bad guys.
All due to Rolls Royce testing methods -
i) Take engine off the production line
ii) Run it to failure
iii) Find part that failed
iv) Redesign / strengthen part
v) incorporate into production engines
vi) Goto i)
They also tested a Merlin 130 at over 2600HP at their Derby works.