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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: genputty on July 28, 2003, 03:12:17 PM
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if you were a turn fight pilot, what plane would you fly?.
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I hear the Spit V works good
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Any Spitfire.
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i was flying the N1K1 and it was not to bad..... but you say for hard slow flying the spit V is best ?
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Originally posted by genputty
if you were a turn fight pilot, what plane would you fly?.
P-38L.
Ack-Ack
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if a P-38l is that using flaps in the turn?.
back in AW ( ea.com ) days we did use flaps to pull her over the top of the loop.
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Don't listen to them - FM2 - thats the turn fighter
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A6M5b.
It can turn better than anything mentioned above (ignore Ack-Ack, he's special) and has usable guns, unlike the A6M2.
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i like to fly P38 , because when i shoot down a lala7 or spit , then i know i was good.
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D3A1
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Hurri IIC just dont go vertical
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Hurri IIC! nice blend of turning ability and firepowaaa!
D3a is fun too, great for shaming a6m pilots.
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i'll take my good old F4U i can out turn alot of planes when i am flyin it right i outturn spits sometimes but i usualy end up screwing up i always overfly the aircraft
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Actually the 109F4 aint to shabby:rolleyes:
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FM2 or spit 5. zeke is good turner but doesnt take much to kill it.
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Originally posted by genputty
if a P-38l is that using flaps in the turn?.
back in AW ( ea.com ) days we did use flaps to pull her over the top of the loop.
Flaps and rudder will help in turn/stall fighting but there are some planes you shouldn't turn fight with in the P-38L. Not many, just a couple or so.
ack-ack
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Spit V or Seafire. Hurris and Zekes are good too, but they're pitiful in speed.
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Spit9's the best overall turnfighter in my opinion. Spit5's a little quicker in the turns, but the speed and climb of the 9 make it a bit more versatile. Plus, if flown right, the survivability is much higher. 38's a fun turnfighter, but if you come across a spit worth his salt your life expectancy isn't terribly long. You have to rely on his mistakes to win.
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Originally posted by TheManx
Spit9's the best overall turnfighter in my opinion. Spit5's a little quicker in the turns, but the speed and climb of the 9 make it a bit more versatile.
This is odd, i have a spit book that says at low alts the SpitV actually had a high climb rate than the Spit IX. But AH plane info says it doesn't.
Which is which?
Bumba
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Originally posted by airbumba
This is odd, i have a spit book that says at low alts the SpitV actually had a high climb rate than the Spit IX. But AH plane info says it doesn't.
Which is which?
Bumba
0-5K Spit V climbrate sucks ... after that it does just fine.
If a Spit V is flown right, it will out turn Zekes. It is a better pure turnfighter than the IX. Spit V handling at slow speeds is incredible ... the only problem is that once slow, you WILL NOT out accelerate anybody. This plane forces you to fight, its real good in a fight ... its now my favorite ride.
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Originally posted by genputty
i was flying the N1K1 and it was not to bad..... but you say for hard slow flying the spit V is best ?
Spit V or FM2.
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I don't know. When I think turn fight, I think FM2.
I don't have any experience in the Spit V, but I can turn inside the Zeke and never have trouble out turning the spits as well.
Of course, as with anything, it really depends on who's flying the Spit or Zeke.
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Originally posted by genputty
if a P-38l is that using flaps in the turn?.
back in AW ( ea.com ) days we did use flaps to pull her over the top of the loop.
Yes. And the first flap button I reach for is the dive flaps, then the regular flaps based on speed and turn. And burn the Left Auxillary tank first.
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This is odd, i have a spit book that says at low alts the SpitV actually had a high climb rate than the Spit IX. But AH plane info says it doesn't.
Which is which?
The Spit IX was introduced in July 1942. At about the same time, the Spit V engine limits were uprated, allowing it to develop more power.
With that power increase (16lbs instead of 12lbs boost) the Spit V and Spit IX had almost identical climb rates below 10,000ft.
In late 42/early 43 the Spitfire IX recieved an uprated engine, the Merlin 66, which gave it an extra 1000 ft/min climb rate. At about the same time, some Spit Vs recieved a special low altitude only engine, which gave it a similar boost in climb rate, but only up to around 5,000ft.
In short, the only Spit V to really outclimb the Spit IX would be a special low alt Spit V against an early Spit IX.
You can see the performance of various Spits, and how they increased over time, at
http://www.fourthfightergroup.com/eagles/spittest.html
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Originally posted by Nashwan
The Spit IX was introduced in July 1942. At about the same time, the Spit V engine limits were uprated, allowing it to develop more power.
With that power increase (16lbs instead of 12lbs boost) the Spit V and Spit IX had almost identical climb rates below 10,000ft.
In late 42/early 43 the Spitfire IX recieved an uprated engine, the Merlin 66, which gave it an extra 1000 ft/min climb rate. At about the same time, some Spit Vs recieved a special low altitude only engine, which gave it a similar boost in climb rate, but only up to around 5,000ft.
In short, the only Spit V to really outclimb the Spit IX would be a special low alt Spit V against an early Spit IX.
You can see the performance of various Spits, and how they increased over time, at
http://www.fourthfightergroup.com/eagles/spittest.html
Man this guy really knows his Spit :D
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Originally posted by genputty
i was flying the N1K1 and it was not to bad..... but you say for hard slow flying the spit V is best ?
what sim was that in? we only have the n1k2j
:D
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I think the N1K1 was in AW but not too sure since I rarely stepped into the Big Pork arena.
ack-ack
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I love the Seafire for turning. I get more proximity kills in it than anything. :)
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The Spit 5 and seafair for low alt work (15k down ) the spit 9 for higher alts . learn the angles ,and when to work the throttle with them .
I'd have to say Look up Levithan for he is the" Master in a spit ."
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I can't believe that no one has mentioned the P40 for turnfighting! Now thats a furballer's plane! It can out-turn, out climb, out-run and out fly any WWI plane ever built.
oh and
Leviathn is the best gay turnfighter in the game.