P-38

[juzz]

Yeah, but they can still escape by enter enter enter O, and not get their body/parachute ripped to pieces by the 700mph airflow...  

[Wraith]

Interesting thing I found out:

Set gun convergence to 150... guns are murderous, at any range using this setting..why? dunno, it just happens.

Also, when flying with 2 DT's the plane handles much nicer in speed/roll rate, the vertical is of course, porked by the drop tanks, but oddly enough, the plane is harder to roll (as RL was reported), it gains speed faster (weight? wow, as if the last thing it needs is more weight!), turns faster with rudders (odd!).

Anyone else noticed this? I think its kinda funny  

[Citabria]

the rudder it around roll trick was a tactic used by actual p38 units (experienced p38 units) it works well in AH as it should.

as for drop tanks and speed accel climb etc.. more wieght drag I always end up doing everything slower with them.


I still haven't attempted differential throttle in combat the way they reportedly did in said experienced p38 units but plan on adding it to my bag of p38 tricks  

[Vila]

Anyone notice any flaps oddities in the 1.02 P-38?  Seems to me that the flaps are doing REALLY STRANGE STUFF.  Like, it seems almost impossible to ge the plane on the runway with flaps... it just floats there.... with no speed loss!  Last night I was at A1...  I came in at 110 IAS, full flaps.  Over the runway, I flared it and COULDN'T TOUCH DOWN!  Whenever I tried to force it down, it just popped back up... and my speed wouldn't bleed!  Next go around, I can in agian at 110 and full flaps... same effect,  I pulled in the flaps and my speed dropped rapidly and I settled onto the runway.  Odd indeed!  Seems the flaps have some sort of anti drag, mega ground-effect bug in em somewhere...  

Vila

[funked]

Vila said:
 

Seems the flaps have some sort of anti drag, mega ground-effect bug in em somewhere.

It wouldn't surprise me - that's what the P-38 lobby on this board has been asking for.  

[Minotaur]

 

Originally posted by Vila:
Anyone notice any flaps oddities in the 1.02 P-38?  Seems to me that the flaps are doing REALLY STRANGE STUFF.  Like, it seems almost impossible to ge the plane on the runway with flaps... it just floats there.... with no speed loss!  Last night I was at A1...  I came in at 110 IAS, full flaps.  Over the runway, I flared it and COULDN'T TOUCH DOWN!  Whenever I tried to force it down, it just popped back up... and my speed wouldn't bleed!  Next go around, I can in agian at 110 and full flaps... same effect,  I pulled in the flaps and my speed dropped rapidly and I settled onto the runway.  Odd indeed!  Seems the flaps have some sort of anti drag, mega ground-effect bug in em somewhere...  

Vila

I have not really noticed this one, although the P-38 does not want to slow down much under 200mph.  This was before and after ver 102.  

The 102 flaps have allowed me to touchdown smoothly at 100-110mph while maintaining a nice low descent rate and a positive AoA.

Often times I might have to give it some power if my glide slope is too low.  Basically I try to cross at 130-150, chop throttle and let her glide in.  More times than not I am at 100% flap deflection at touchdown.



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Mino
The Wrecking Crew

[Wraith]

 

Hmm.. P-38 had FOWLER Flaps (I think that's what they were called)..they increased wing size by.. 30% I think it was? I dont remember.

Turn off engines, and see how it loses speed..then add flaps and you will see it will lose speed faster..and lift increases.

That's my ignorant opinion.. any engineer eggheads care to confirm/deny this?  

[This message has been edited by Wraith (edited 04-10-2000).]

[Vila]

I'll test with this more tonight, but Mino, that's NOT how my bird is reacting...  I'll post any anomalous results here and in the bug forum.

Vila