4.11 F4U Performance

[ACE-OF-ACES]

I just uploaded a new version of IL-2Compare that includes LesniHU's new 4.11 files, See attached in my post here

Also, if you want to see the F4u values from 4.10 you can see them here

IL2-Compare Online

Where you can switch between metric and imperal values and select different fuel loads

[F19_Klunk]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

I just uploaded a new version of IL-2Compare that includes LesniHU's new 4.11 files, See attached in my post here

Also, if you want to see the F4u values from 4.10 you can see them here

IL2-Compare Online

Where you can switch between metric and imperal values and select different fuel loads

Great mate... compare on the web... can't get it to start though . no planelists appear... using Chrome and IE .. no luck

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

no planelists appear... using Chrome and IE .. no luck

Hmmm.. thought I fixxed that.. Click on the HOME tab first.. than the IL2Comp tab that should reset it

[F19_Klunk]

works.. excellent.. good idea mate

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

works.. excellent.. good idea mate

Thanks!

Also note, you can right mouse click on the graphs and do a SAVE AS to your PC.. Should you want to use them for something else

Ill also be adding the Ps and Thrust Required and Thrust Aval graphs soon.. and I still need to add the load factor values and radius values to the
doghouse lines

Last but not least.. I will be adding REAL WORLD DATA graphs to the menu so you can compare in-game results to real world results.. I wish I had that done allready, would have came in handy for this F4u topic!

[mmaruda]

Hi all! I don't think I have ever posted in this forum, but I'm a long time IL-2 player so I guess I might as well add some feedback here.

I am by no means an expert on US Navy planes, but I fly them quite often and the changes to the FM struck me as odd. At first I was outraged - the Corsairs are crap against Zeros, I kept crashing on take-offs, what the hell? But then I figured, there must by a way, since I didn't believe that TD would brake the Corsairs and Cats just to make our lives miserable.

First - you can take off even from a stationary carrier, it's hard, but possible. Come to think of it, why should it be easy? I can bet my bottom dollar, that flying a real plane is at least 100 times harder than anything you do in IL-2 and especially when it's a seaborne plane. The trick is to warm up the engine and go straight on the deck, there's no room for error here, swirling around the deck because you cannot perfectly apply rudder cost precious speed and gets you killed. It's not impossible, it's just a lot harder and you need to remember about the rich mixture.

As for dogfighting and engine overheating - proper CEM is the key. First I struggled, but after some time I came to terms with the new FM - I can outrun a Zero and shoot it out of the sky. Only once I overheated the engine in the Wildcat while climbing after take-off with 100% pitch and closed radiator. In a dogfight one just needs to remember that you cannot go 100% throttle with full pitch and closed radiator for long - I think it's fairly realistic. On the other hand, with CEM off, the planes fly slow and overheat very often.

I'm not saying the FMs are good, I'm not someone to judge since I lack the knowledge, but one can adapt to them and still fly these planes, it's just harder.