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Title: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
Post by: Ridge on March 10, 2003, 03:22:25 PM

I was flying from A145 to A151 in Ki67 to bomb airfield today. Shot down a Hurricane and a Zero. The Zero ripped off my vertical stabilizer. I thought "Well, thats it..im gonna have to ditch" I figured I'd fly as far away as possible to land unharrased. I noticed when on autopilot I could fly a considerable distance before having to turn to head back on course. I flew 50mi (2 boxes) away and landed back at 145!!!

Got 2 screenies for you knit and rook non-believers!!

S!

F4URidge

Title: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
Post by: Ridge on March 10, 2003, 03:24:21 PM

Here is me post landing...

Title: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
Post by: Mitsu on March 11, 2003, 05:01:04 AM

If it could carry 6 x 1000 lbs bombs... :)

Title: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
Post by: Staga on March 11, 2003, 05:43:48 AM

I remember flying one back to base without elevators; all I could use for moving nose up or down were throttles and flaps. Worked pretty well, it was easier to fly than a fighter without ailerons :)

Title: Re: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
Post by: Sakai on March 11, 2003, 07:23:31 AM

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Originally posted by Ridge
IGot 2 screenies for you knit and rook non-believers!!

S!

F4URidge

Very cool.

I deadsticked in a formation of Ki-67s last night in CT.  My lead plane lost it's second motor a few miles out from base, lost elevators, it was hard to get her to drop just right but landed at extreme end of runway.

Sakai

Title: Re: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
Post by: joeblogs on March 11, 2003, 03:22:15 PM

Now that is directional stbility - blogs

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Originally posted by Ridge
I was flying from A145 to A151 in Ki67 to bomb airfield today. Shot down a Hurricane and a Zero. The Zero ripped off my vertical stabilizer. I thought "Well, thats it..im gonna have to ditch" I figured I'd fly as far away as possible to land unharrased. I noticed when on autopilot I could fly a considerable distance before having to turn to head back on course. I flew 50mi (2 boxes) away and landed back at 145!!!

Got 2 screenies for you knit and rook non-believers!!

S!

F4URidge

Title: Japanese B-17 in Aces High!
Post by: OIO on March 13, 2003, 08:00:19 PM

I landed a 262 that had that kind of damage once. I did a freak flat spin before touching down on the pavement and ended up stopping the plane while it spun on itself.

The floor of my 'pit was full of sheep puke...