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Title: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: STEELE on July 09, 2012, 04:55:57 PM
Please let us help test the 410 by releasing it soon/now.  My whole squad will be happy to report bugs (if any) that we find.
 I bet about 1000 other toon pilots would be happy to oblige as well   :rock
:salute
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Noir on July 09, 2012, 05:30:44 PM
lol, good try :lol
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Devil 505 on July 09, 2012, 07:03:41 PM
I'll second that motion.  :aok
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Guppy35 on July 09, 2012, 07:12:20 PM
Just remember that 2498 of those pilots are going to jump out of it right after their first flight when they find out it's not 'uber' in the way they want it to be.

So it will be those two dedicated 410 guys, willing to cartoon fight and die in it that will really be testing it :)
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Lusche on July 09, 2012, 07:42:14 PM
Please let us help test the 410 by releasing it soon/now.


And then the BBS will drown in complaints about how HTC could ever dare to release a plane with bugs  ;)
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Ruah on July 09, 2012, 08:13:54 PM
I see what you did there
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Wagger on July 09, 2012, 08:17:12 PM
Come on Guppy only 2 pilots?  Did you forget me.  That makes 3 pilots to spread fear and anguish among the non believers.  Or one more comedian to lighten up everyone night.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: STEELE on July 09, 2012, 11:59:18 PM

And then the BBS will drown in complaints about how HTC could ever dare to release a plane with bugs  ;)
Nah, I bet they all (or 99%) worked out by now
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Guppy35 on July 10, 2012, 12:49:19 AM
Come on Guppy only 2 pilots?  Did you forget me.  That makes 3 pilots to spread fear and anguish among the non believers.  Or one more comedian to lighten up everyone night.

I was counting you as one of em :)
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Slade on July 10, 2012, 12:24:17 PM
Still there is a diamond in the ruff.  Rolling out testing to a larger group could be very useful.

I write software and roll it out as so:

1. Unit test system.
2. Business Unit level test system.
3. Smallest production system.
4. Set of next smallest production servers (fewest clients and load).
5. All production servers.

This catches bugs early on, finds performance bottlenecks etc.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: bustr on July 10, 2012, 12:56:11 PM
Every time Pyro invites us to a Beta server some of us show up and report bugs. Some of us tell everyone on green channel there is a beta server. Many say they will check it out and don't. Pyro rolls out the the results of the beta to the general population which always becomes Beta2.0 and really pisses off the guys with marginal systems.

I only have this side of the impression but, over the years it seems to quack the same duck sounds each time.

This time it could be a closed beta using the trainers with an agreement to non-disclosure. At least our Bug forum for the current version seems pretty calm these days and the majority of my squad are playing the game opposed to CTDing all the time. We should be giving someone a round of applause for that.

Impatience is a virtue best practiced distilling nitroglycerin.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Mister Fork on July 10, 2012, 02:08:13 PM
I also need to add it to my acceleration tests... very important... and I also have it added to the Aircraft and Vechilce Service Dates (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,335562.0.html) but it's not there.

I don't want to tarnish my reputation or anything... :lol
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Wiley on July 10, 2012, 03:06:34 PM
I also need to add it to my acceleration tests... very important... and I also have it added to the Aircraft and Vechilce Service Dates (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,335562.0.html) but it's not there.

I don't want to tarnish my reputation or anything... :lol

*ears perk*

...Acceleration tests?  Are these posted somewhere, perhaps on the Internet?  This is relevant to my interests.

Wiley.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: JOACH1M on July 10, 2012, 03:40:21 PM
we stated in our forum that when the 410 comes it will be our squadrons plane of choice.  :)
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Butcher on July 10, 2012, 03:56:02 PM
we stated in our forum that when the 410 comes it will be our squadrons plane of choice.  :)

entire topgun squad sniping people with a 50mm cannon?

/watch the whining cause it be perked to 100
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: sparow on July 10, 2012, 08:00:09 PM
Please let us help test the 410 by releasing it soon/now.  My whole squad will be happy to report bugs (if any) that we find.
 I bet about 1000 other toon pilots would be happy to oblige as well   :rock
:salute

I pass, ty...
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Guppy35 on July 10, 2012, 09:34:51 PM
we stated in our forum that when the 410 comes it will be our squadrons plane of choice.  :)

I'll believe it once you last a couple weeks in it.  And I mean the squad  :)
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: RTHolmes on July 11, 2012, 11:38:32 AM
we stated in our forum that when the 410 comes it will be our squadrons plane of choice.  :)

my D25 has started drooling after hearing that :D
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Mister Fork on July 12, 2012, 11:43:12 AM
*ears perk*

...Acceleration tests?  Are these posted somewhere, perhaps on the Internet?  This is relevant to my interests.

Wiley.
Yep.  I ran them for years and posted the results here.  I then think Guppy incorporated it into his interactive website that lets you look at all characteristics of aircraft.

Fighter Aircraft Test Results 150ft (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,83705.0.html)
Fighter Aircraft Test Results 18'000ft (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,83987.0.html)

I ran those tests 9 years ago  :O   wow. 9 years ago.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Zoney on July 12, 2012, 04:45:17 PM
we stated in our forum that when the 410 comes it will be our squadrons plane of choice.  :)

I'm with you when that happens, OH MY !
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Karnak on July 12, 2012, 08:22:42 PM
I am doing a bunch of 150-200 and 200-250 acceleration tests as part of my fighter-bomber performance evaluations.  If there is any of those you want to know about tell me which and if I haven't tested it already I'll do those and let you know.

Hint: The Hurricane Mk IIc accelerates very poorly from 200 to 250 while carrying two 500lb bombs.  :p
Surprise: The WrG21 launchers have no drag penalty on the Bf110G-2 after they have been fired.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Noir on July 13, 2012, 07:34:27 AM
Surprise: The WrG21 launchers have no drag penalty on the Bf110G-2 after they have been fired.

 :headscratch: what about the bomb racks?
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: hitech on July 13, 2012, 10:40:43 AM
I am doing a bunch of 150-200 and 200-250 acceleration tests as part of my fighter-bomber performance evaluations.  If there is any of those you want to know about tell me which and if I haven't tested it already I'll do those and let you know.

Hint: The Hurricane Mk IIc accelerates very poorly from 200 to 250 while carrying two 500lb bombs.  :p
Surprise: The WrG21 launchers have no drag penalty on the Bf110G-2 after they have been fired.

Karnak, Also do a .speed 175 and 225 and note the climb rates.

HiTech
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: 10thmd on July 13, 2012, 10:47:36 AM
The man gave you a misson Karnak.
Chop chop all future delay of new release I will now blame you for  :devil
J/K
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Karnak on July 13, 2012, 02:38:42 PM
Karnak, Also do a .speed 175 and 225 and note the climb rates.

HiTech
I have been doing climb tests using the default auto-speeds with Alt-X.  Does setting the auto-speed to 175 and 225 reveal something I am not understanding?  I saw last night that the P-51D and P-38L both use 174 as their default and the Mosquito VI used 168.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: hitech on July 13, 2012, 08:01:55 PM
I have been doing climb tests using the default auto-speeds with Alt-X.  Does setting the auto-speed to 175 and 225 reveal something I am not understanding?  I saw last night that the P-51D and P-38L both use 174 as their default and the Mosquito VI used 168.

For your test they the are Karnak, for any giving speed, Acceleration * x = Climbrate. Where X is just a constant based on your units.

I.E. Climb rate and acceleration are just different units of the same thing.
Your acceleration test should very closely match the climb rate test at the different speeds 175 just happens to be between 150 and 200.

HiTech
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: FLS on July 13, 2012, 08:38:54 PM
For your test they the are Karnak, for any giving speed, Acceleration * x = Climbrate. Where X is just a constant based on your units.

I.E. Climb rate and acceleration are just different units of the same thing.
Your acceleration test should very closely match the climb rate test at the different speeds 175 just happens to be between 150 and 200.

HiTech

Here's the long version if you're interested Karnak.

http://www.aviation.org.uk/docs/flighttest.navair.navy.milunrestricted-FTM108/c5.pdf
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Karnak on July 13, 2012, 08:56:46 PM
Yes, that I understood.

The reason I started doing the acceleration tests was because I couldn't get a good sustained climb speed near sea level.  Auto-speed takes too long to stabilize so I only use it for the climb tests at 5000ft and above.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: hitech on July 14, 2012, 12:14:44 PM
Yes, that I understood.

The reason I started doing the acceleration tests was because I couldn't get a good sustained climb speed near sea level.  Auto-speed takes too long to stabilize so I only use it for the climb tests at 5000ft and above.

I some times forget I have special commands that keep atmosphere at a given alt no matter what the altimeter reads.

HiTech

Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: Karnak on July 14, 2012, 12:35:21 PM
I some times forget I have special commands that keep atmosphere at a given alt no matter what the altimeter reads.

HiTech


That sounds tremendously useful.
Title: Re: 2500 Test Pilots are better than 2
Post by: JOACH1M on July 16, 2012, 08:41:48 PM
I'll believe it once you last a couple weeks in it.  And I mean the squad  :)
my D25 has started drooling after hearing that :D
I'm with you when that happens, OH MY !
:D :rock :banana: :salute :airplane: