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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Hristo on April 15, 2000, 03:21:00 PM
What characteristics you value the most in a plane ? Is it turn rate, speed, climb, range, high speed control authority or roll rate ?

Please put only 5 most important characteristics you’d like to see in a plane. Then name the plane which, in your opinion, has most of those charcteristics.

Thanks for your input

Here’s my opinion:

1. Dive
2. Acceleration
3. Deck speed
4. Guns
5. Durability

As you probably guessed, the plane is Fw 190D-9.
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: ra on April 15, 2000, 03:27:00 PM
1) Good high speed handling
2) Good gun platform
3) Lots of ammo/ordnance
4) Fast
5) Tough

You guessed it, P-47D.
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Dead Man Flying on April 15, 2000, 03:32:00 PM
Hm.  I could've sworn Hristo was asking for a P-47.   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Hristo on April 15, 2000, 03:45:00 PM
Hehe, DMF, close but not right. Dora has way better acceleration and probably tad faster on the deck (not sure).

Besides, Jug has wrong markings  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Thzone on April 15, 2000, 03:51:00 PM
1. Guns
2. Fairly good handling
3. Roll rate
4. Speed on the deck
5. Lots o' ordinance

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Vermillion on April 15, 2000, 04:03:00 PM
Mine?

1.) Top Speed
2.) Climb
3.) Acceleration
4.) High speed handling
5.) Vertical Manueverability

Yak-9U or Yak-3(107)

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: milnko on April 15, 2000, 04:04:00 PM
1) Good high speed handling
2) Good gun platform
3) H.E. ammo/ordnance
4) Fast
5) Shark-like appeareance
6) Fear inspiring

Yep! you guessed it.....Me-262

               or

1) Good high speed handling                  2) Good bomb platform
3) Good recon platform
4) Fast
5) Roomy Cockpit
6) Used RATO (rocket-assisted takeoff) units

Yep! you guessed it....Arado AR-234B-2 Blitz

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Wardog on April 15, 2000, 04:19:00 PM
There only one thing i want in any AC..

Thats good SA. If ya can see everything around you, then aggressive tactics or hard evasives will follow up.

1) Bubble cockpit


Dog out
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Azrael on April 15, 2000, 04:31:00 PM

Not existant   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: janneh on April 15, 2000, 04:52:00 PM
Oh, how interesting as Hristo put DIVE in first place (alt monkeys always do...)  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Anyway my input could be something like this:

1. Finnish swastikas (109G-2)
2. Low speed handling (109F-4)
3. Speed (109G-2)
4. Over all handling (109G-2)
5. Finnish swastikas (109G-2)...
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Kirin on April 15, 2000, 09:07:00 PM
one word: POWER!!

plane: G10 in AH so far...    (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Saintaw on April 15, 2000, 09:16:00 PM
My Squadmates are going to shoot me, but...

-High Speed Maneuverability
-Guns
-Dive
-Stability


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My 2nd choice with the same points is the FW190 D9 !

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: funked on April 15, 2000, 09:38:00 PM
1.  PAF Markings
2.  Bullseyes errr Roundels on Wings
3.  UFO Energy Source
4.  Mk. III Plasma Cannons
5.  Lace Curtains and Easy-Bake Oven in Cockpit
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: MiG Eater on April 15, 2000, 10:23:00 PM
Everyone knows the Mk. III Plasma cannons were never put into production despite popular rumors to the contrary. <G>

 
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Please put only 5 most important characteristics you’d like to see in a plane.

Seriously,

A great pilot
High speed maneuverability and energy retention
Acceleration
Stable gunnery platform
Toughness

MiG
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Kieren on April 15, 2000, 11:01:00 PM
Following up on funked's list:

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Nash on April 15, 2000, 11:16:00 PM
My gunnery blows...so:

1)Ammo load
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Karnak on April 15, 2000, 11:16:00 PM
1:  Acceleration.
2:  Climb Rate.
3:  Speed.
4:  Manueverablity.
5:  Firepower.

e.g. Spitfire MkXIV

Sisu
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: RAM on April 15, 2000, 11:17:00 PM
1-Hi Speed, so you can dictate the RoEs
2-Good Hispeed handling
3-Good E retention
4-Decent climbrate
5-Snapshot punch

So, you guessed it, 190D9!!!!!
For now I have to stick with runstang, that lacks #5 but has excellent #s 1,2,3 and 4.


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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Rude on April 15, 2000, 11:23:00 PM
Speed

High Speed Turn Rate

Speed

E Retention

and speed (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Rude Out!
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: weazel on April 15, 2000, 11:45:00 PM
   
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Originally posted by funked:
1.  PAF Markings
2.  Bullseyes errr Roundels on Wings
3.  UFO Energy Source
4.  Mk. III Plasma Cannons
5.  Lace Curtains and Easy-Bake Oven in Cockpit

 You forgot the "anatomically correct" Ken blow-up doll under the seat Funked. Comes with it own "joystick" for you Sissyfire pile-its to play with during those long chute rides.    (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Luckie on April 15, 2000, 11:51:00 PM
my list:
1) Speed
2) high speed roll
3) fire power
4) durability
5) high speed rudder

uh... 6) climb/acceleration
-luckie

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Jase on April 16, 2000, 12:06:00 AM
Hmm, I would have to say...

1.)  Accelerate like a sceaming Pinto
2.)  Brake like a Mac Truck
3.)  Turn like an 18 wheeler
4.)  Gas mileage of a Ford Excursion
5.)  And last but certainly not least...Look
     as sexy as a 1977 Pacer.  Ummm


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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Jekyll on April 16, 2000, 12:35:00 AM
My list:

1.  Climb
2.  Acceleration
3.  Dive
4.  Top speed
5.  Guns

What plane has them all?  The P47D with the paddle blade propeller  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Ghosth on April 16, 2000, 01:13:00 AM
Predictable enough here

1 Manuverability

2 More Manuverability! (OK OK, call this one roll rate)

3 speed (under 10k is fine)

4 Good guns (min 2 20mm)

5 Ammo


Right now it's the spit,cough,hack,gag,kerFphIoeRoiE.

Soon I hope for the Zero's & other IJN AC.

Ohh for all you guys above.


Speed (won't save you if I'm saddled up d2 or have alt to dive)

Tough (may eat up more of my ammo,but leaves you slow for all the weight your carrying.)

Dive (is cool, fun to watch em lawndart, but not required here.)

High Speed Handleing (Sorry I'd rather have knife edge stall handleing)

Guns (don't work unless you can get them on me  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Ammo (yep, you;ll need lots!)

JK



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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: eye on April 16, 2000, 02:04:00 AM
1 Cimb rate
2 turn rate
3 roll rate
4 guns
5 speed
6 dive ablity <-- does not shed wings
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: HABICHT on April 16, 2000, 12:21:00 PM
good climb rate (G10)
good top speed  (G10)
...hmmmmm...

ok:
bad handling   (g10)
bad durability (g10)
bad range      (g10)
bad arnament   (g10)
bad turn rate  (g10)
compression    (g10)

you see, a plane for REAL man

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: tshred on April 17, 2000, 02:57:00 AM
1. Extra engine to get home on
2. Extra vert stab and rudder

We already have it-P38!!

Avg in all other important categories. What more do you need?

ts
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Duckwing6 on April 17, 2000, 03:44:00 AM
1. Acceleration -> E fighting
2. Energy Retention -> E fighting
3. Highs speed handling -> E fighting
4. CLIMB ! -> E fighting
5. good roll rate -> who needs steeniking turn rates in the vertical  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Oh IMHO that#s the HOG .. 'xcpet 1, 2 and 4  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

(note: guns don't hurt .. but ain't THAT important)
Title: Plane qualities you value the most
Post by: Ripsnort on April 17, 2000, 10:36:00 AM
Weazel, ROTFLOL!!!

(I hear them Barbie-fires come with a collectors  case, it's pink and in the shape of a coffin)

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