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AE's can tell you to what decimal point they know and prove it.
People expect too much from computers and algorithms they can run. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * To match charts everywhere and still give every effect possible is not possible on a PC is not a failure of aero-engineering. * To know all the details of historic planes without the actual planes is also not possible given that serially produced planes did vary often as much as 5% in a production run. * Gauges of the times have different kinds of error including position error so we have seen a picture of 2 fighters wing to wing where IAS on one was 20 kph more than the other. How can anyone play comparison chart monkey when that is true? How can their knickers get so twisted over 'FACTS!' that are not? * Flight sim makers bring however much they can make work on the PC of what they know. It is wrong to try and judge what they know by how the sim works. You want to play "all opinions are equal", it is because you can't tell any better. You might as well invoke the influence of the planets and stars or even resort to "stress risers". |
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I am reminded of a story a friend told me of a conversation he heard at an Aircrew Association gathering with vets from the Luftwaffe and the RAF/RCAF. One Hurricane pilot was talking with a Do-17 pilot of the same vintage. He was saying how fast the Do-17 was and relaid his constant cursing that his Hurricane was not fast enough.
His counterpart chuckled and said he always thought the Do was too slow and they were too easy to catch. When you are trying to catch (or run away from something) you are never fast enough or I would imagine, able to turn tight enough. Perspective is everything. |
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