are the slats of any use to turn better with the 109

[raaaid]

ive seen 109 doing bat turns :)

do they use slats or whats the trick?

[kimosabi]

If you are at the optimal turnspeed and lower the flaps just a little while the slats pop, you can make a very nice turn. But it bleeds like a mofo.

[Winger]

ive seen 109 doing bat turns :)

do they use slats or whats the trick?

there is not really any control you have on when the slats pop. I once tried to have em pop and i had to fly REALLY slow to make em come out. Much too slow for a dogfight. The 109 performs much better at higher speeds. Turning is what spits do better. I think no slats or flaps will change that.

Winger

[skouras]

there is not really any control you have on when the slats pop. I once tried to have em pop and i had to fly REALLY slow to make em come out. Much too slow for a dogfight. The 109 performs much better at higher speeds. Turning is what spits do better. I think no slats or flaps will change that.

Winger

totally agreed:-)
i'm flying the 109's online most of the time keep the speed about 350-400 klm and will get good tight turns...but beware cause the speed bleeds very quickly
the slats will be engaged at about 200 klm in a very tight turn to prevent the stall a little more:-)

[kimosabi]

As lacking in detail as the FM on this game still is, I never use a hard turn unless I am 100% positive that it'll park me nicely on someone's six.

[zipper]

Airspeed isn't what works the Handley Page slats, it's the Angle of Attack, so they should pop out at high speed IF you can pull the appropriate G (G being indicative of AoA, of course).

[Troll2k]

The AI cheat.

[kimosabi]

Well, you won't get very high AoA if you go fast.

[Ze-Jamz]

As lacking in detail as the FM on this game still is, I never use a hard turn unless I am 100% positive that it'll park me nicely on someone's six.

Agreed