Tempest max speed

[JG52Uther]

Originally Posted by secretone

Yeah, and the Tempest in this game is not very manoeverable either. Does anyone know if the real plane was such a dog?

Read 'The Big Show' by Clostermann.The Tempest seemed to be a bit of a pig in real life.

[Brain32]

Tempest is hard to manouver in game????? Comparing to what? Spit25??
Are you guys for real?

[DKoor]

Originally Posted by Brain32

Tempest is hard to manouver in game????? Comparing to what? Spit25??
Are you guys for real?

Hey don't be so hard on those guys - it's inferior to LA-7 in turn, so logically it must be crappy machine.

Nevermind that it owns everything axis except D9 at lower alts especially.

[Avimimus]

I don't fly the Tempest often because it is too fast, too maneuverable and too easy to fly. If anything it is overmodelled in these respects. There, you've read it.

[Xiola]

Originally Posted by DKoor

Hey don't be so hard on those guys - it's inferior to LA-7 in turn, so logically it must be crappy machine.

Nevermind that it owns everything axis except D9 at lower alts especially.

So 'everything Axis' is the Bf109 down low, then? Sounds about right


I'll take you on in a Me262, He162 or Do335 with you in a Tempest

Tempest is fantastic down low, not very good up high, the top speed and power falls off rapidly.

[Brain32]

Originally Posted by Xiola

I'll take you on in a Me262, He162 or Do335 with you in a Tempest

!

[mondo]

Originally Posted by Xiola

Tempest is fantastic down low, not very good up high, the top speed and power falls off rapidly.

Only above 20,000ft though. It peaks at 17/18,000ft which is still very useful.

[JG27_brook]

Originally Posted by Brain32

Tempest is hard to manouver in game????? Comparing to what? Spit25??
Are you guys for real?

lol

[Xiola]

Seriously tho guys, the Tempest isnt what I would call an 'easy flier' when compared to, for example, the Me109F4, The La5 or the Spifire IX.

It feels very much like a Corsair to me, that big heavy nose which you have to 'haul' around in a turn. Also its not totally stable as a gun platform, the nose wobbles for me quite a bit, I presume because the engine is so heavy as with the Corsair.

However the 'instability' not as critical as with the corsair with 50 cals, because a couple of 20mm Hispano hits can damage an enemy good, whereas the Corsair needs more than a 'passing shot' with the 50's to get the enemy down.

IL2 in my opinon does a good job of modelling hte big heavy radial in the Corsair and the massive Sabre engine in the Tempest. You can really 'feel' the weight in the nose as you haul them around. They are certainly not as nice feeling as a very much lighter 109E/F/G2, SPitfire IX or La5FN for example. Its a bit like a Sports Car built for corners, compared to a Dragster with massive engine made for straight lines.