Polikarpov I-16 Stalling?

[H Lecter]

Oh yes - that I-16 is a beast to fly. WEP can only be sustained for a very tiny amount of time, much less than any other plane in this (wonderful) game.

The engine died 5 or 6 times during that one mission, but it was a pleasure to emergency land as this plane would not flip over during landings. When diving down while pulling the throttle back and pushing it to 100% again, I even managed to get the engine on again, but somehow it must have been disconnected from the prop. I definitely heard engine sounds again but it stopped turning once I pulled up from my dive.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by browntrout79

I can confirm the neg-g engine problems with the I-16. I use it in m.p. and this has happned to me as well. Although once just 1/2 a sec after respawn with no control imput yet....... (I'll chalk that one up to faulty ground mechanic!! ha ha...) Is their any other early war carb aircraft we can test the theory of the neg-g with?? Some one mentioned a Spit that was carb....

To the person above who was calling Tex out about using the I-16. It has been stated before that Win or Loss is more dependent on the quality of PILOT than of AIRCRAFT. That said, Look me up in M.P. I'll show you what the I-16 can really do, and give you a really good look of how it looks in your mirror.

Try the I-153 Chaika. If you don't already have it, do the second to last mission in Stalingrad, in Single Mission. That plane is easy to kill the engine.

And I'm glad to see I'm not the only person using the I-16 in multiplayer. I've had several successful kills with it, all confirmed with the little confirmation sign thing? It is a great plane to fly, if you know how. It's no Yak-3, but turning it sure does come close

[trk29]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Try the I-153 Chaika. If you don't already have it, do the second to last mission in Stalingrad, in Single Mission. That plane is easy to kill the engine.

And I'm glad to see I'm not the only person using the I-16 in multiplayer. I've had several successful kills with it, all confirmed with the little confirmation sign thing? It is a great plane to fly, if you know how. It's no Yak-3, but turning it sure does come close

Yes this plane is quite nimble but it shakes like crazy when firing those huge guns, I found it best to fire quick short bursts when chasing a 109.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by trk29

Yes this plane is quite nimble but it shakes like crazy when firing those huge guns, I found it best to fire quick short bursts when chasing a 109.

Well you answered the problem yourself, which is the right thing to do. Don't fire your guns in long bursts or something like that, you've just gotta give it like a two, no more like one and a half second burst.

[trk29]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Well you answered the problem yourself, which is the right thing to do. Don't fire your guns in long bursts or something like that, you've just gotta give it like a two, no more like one and a half second burst.

Looking through the reticle is what I like least of this plane when your adversary is in the middle of your crosshairs you can barely see his plane because of the fat nose.

But it is fun to fly I forgot what mission (early in the game) where you have to defend the city from fighters and bombers I believe I blew my engine three times chasing after those bombers after I downed all the fighters.

[Soviet Ace]

Besides speed, (that big flat nose cuts it's airspeed quite a bit, that's why it's good at turning though,) the I-16s only problem was engine trouble at times, and all the pilots disliked the forward view they had, but used it to their advantage, by flying below their enemy, and coming up, blasting their enemy that was full in their sights.

[browntrout79]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Try the I-153 Chaika. If you don't already have it, do the second to last mission in Stalingrad, in Single Mission. That plane is easy to kill the engine.

And I'm glad to see I'm not the only person using the I-16 in multiplayer. I've had several successful kills with it, all confirmed with the little confirmation sign thing? It is a great plane to fly, if you know how. It's no Yak-3, but turning it sure does come close

You should send me a F.R. on xbox live, Browntrout79. We can team up with our "little puny soviet bees." and really show them 109's. Just dont get shot, She DOES NOT take bullets well.
"Careful Ryan, Some things in here dont react well to bullets..." Movie quote...

Thanks for the tip on the 153, I'll try that tommorow.

[Soviet Ace]

You also can't chase them. It's sorta like being a fly in a web, but able to out turn and roll the spider?

[The_Goalie_94]

Originally Posted by browntrout79

"Careful Ryan, Some things in here dont react well to bullets..." Movie quote...

Tom Clancy's: The Hunt For red October... good movie.

[redtiger02]

Originally Posted by LaRock O no Lie

I am commenting on the bold part of my quote...

First off, using arcade mode doesn't mean your weak... people like you are a dime a dozen... you think your hot shit and your calling out someone on forums like a little schoolgirl... get a life please... some people don't have alot of flying experience, and it is multiplied on a console, because of the horrid flight controls on the controller.

Not naming names huh? people like you should stop bitching since its only been a few days that the game is out... Rest assured anton and the crew will fix the issue of not getting the kill for a plane intentionally crashing or bailing out after a few hits...

If I remember my history.. pilots got credit for a kill if they damaged a plane enough to make the pilot eject...

sorry for the hostility, but your the one being a troll and calling out someone when they most likely have no clue about this forum and you taling your junk.

thanks.

oh and hopefully any real pilots that read this will watch out for you and if they see you hopefully they can pick said plan and teach you that its not always the plane that is the factor in a kill, but the PILOT!!!!! I know of many ACE's from ww2 that did not have the best plane but were able to use their skills and knowledge of the plane to great effect...

unfortunately the moderators on this forum are not around, because if I was a mod, your be getting a ban hammer to the head for being a troll.

but thats just me... I hate pompous idiots that think they are the best at anything.

Orrrr, I called someone out who has been on this forum a lot longer than you have. What I hate is your kind. People are exploiting the hell out of the no-penalty crash and I have no problem calling them out. If you need to cheat, you can't be surprised when someone calls you on it. Any forum for any game ever made has a wannabe mod or two running around, just like you. I called him out on it, much like many other people have been called out by others for the same reason. If you don't like it, don't read it, but don't go out of your way to say something about it because it didn't take much reading for me to figure you out. I hate pompous idiots that try to be wannabe mods, thinking that your personal opinion matters. I could give a shit less what you think about me, tell me what you think about the game, otherwise, suck it kid. People crash in this game all the time, not always on purpose. For every 10 players that are doing their best not to exploit this little problem, there's always that 1 who crashes at the first sign of trouble. You cheat, you get called on it. I don't have a problem calling anyone on that whatsoever, and that fact wouldn't change if you were standing in front of me. That being said, take your self-righteous attitude and shove it up your ass, my dear little wannabe.