4.12 Patch - Comments

[Woke Up Dead]

So did anyone observe the new mach number effect? I flew an online map in a Mustang versus J2M3's, I was still able to run away at will in a dive, but I got the impression that it was harder to achieve maximum dive speed.

Before I often got the Mustang close to 850km/h IAS when I wasn't being careful, this time I don't think I ever cracked 750km/h IAS. Performance at speeds below 600km/h seemed to be unaffected. Is this what the new effect is supposed to do?

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Woke Up Dead

So did anyone observe the new mach number effect? I flew an online map in a Mustang versus J2M3's, I was still able to run away at will in a dive, but I got the impression that it was harder to achieve maximum dive speed.

Before I often got the Mustang close to 850km/h IAS when I wasn't being careful, this time I don't think I ever cracked 750km/h IAS. Performance at speeds below 600km/h seemed to be unaffected. Is this what the new effect is supposed to do?

I think you'll see a bigger difference between planes that had good diving capabilities and those that don't. The Mach effect, and forgive me if I get this wrong, has a lot to do with the drag of the airframe... so a clean aircraft like the Mustang will accelerate to its dive speed more quickly than something that isn't as aerodynamically clean. The J2M3 was fairly good at aerodynamics (if I remember right) so it may not give you a good example. Mustang compared to a A6M5 Zero might be a different story.

[Woke Up Dead]

Originally Posted by IceFire

I think you'll see a bigger difference between planes that had good diving capabilities and those that don't. The Mach effect, and forgive me if I get this wrong, has a lot to do with the drag of the airframe... so a clean aircraft like the Mustang will accelerate to its dive speed more quickly than something that isn't as aerodynamically clean. The J2M3 was fairly good at aerodynamics (if I remember right) so it may not give you a good example. Mustang compared to a A6M5 Zero might be a different story.

Makes sense, thanks.