Losing speed but not damaged :S
 

Hey guys,

Can anyone tell me what is happening to my plane in this case:
I play the first campaign mission in the demo on sim mode... I complete the mission without visible damage (the 'plane damage indicator' in the 'B' menu is completely grey).... but still... every time when I go for the secondary mission...the landing... I cant even get close to the airport...because my plane keeps slowing down :S

I start at eg. 2000ft and 400km/h (btw strange you cant put it in Kts).. then my speed get lower and lower...so i have to lose altitude... I put 100% power the whole time.. but still im going slower and slower until in the end I crash :S

I only spend 8 minutes in the mission...so fuel is not a problem i assume (and this would make the enige fail completely anyways).

Anyone there who knows the thing stuppid me is not seeing?


PS. am i the only one who thinks the mustang flies like a car :S

Check you flaps.

is your landing gear down?

As in 'they're down and causing drag' or 'they're not down and you should to not drop from the air'?

no.. it aint... not even close the the field yet :(

donno , could be a glitch

I'll try it again... I will bail out just before shooting the stukas... so im sure its not because of the plane.. and will check flaps and gear

I find as soon as you go for sim mode the "speed-bleeed" of the spit is fairly substantial and gets worse when over dover. Are you sure you are not getting damaged? After shooting 7 shades out of the bomber formation (and stukas all whilst avoiding the 109s) I've always landed at least some damage ... I have been using the aviator stick (and pad to check) and found more often than not the return to the airlfield is a limp and the landing the thing tricky (managed once on sim)...but the loss of speed is crippling alot of the time...the arcade mode you can practically break the sound barrier:-P I don't know what to suggest apart from look at the plane model in HUD view for damage...
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[arcade mode you can practically break the sound barrier:-P I don't know what to suggest apart from look at the plane model in HUD view for damage...[/QUOTE]

is that corrct, you can fly faster in arcade, than sim?????

is that corrct, you can fly faster in arcade, than sim?????[/QUOTE]

sh!t yeah! Sim you have all the tradeoff of altitude and flight speed, arcade you totally blast thorugh the huge bomber shooting 7 shades out of everything....it really is like 2 different games. Arcade you throw your plane around and pick up speed like no ones' business-it's about fun (and shed loads of it) sim requires smooth precise flying to maximise your success
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Did you hear any noises from the engine?

Same thing happened to me and I heard sputtering(coughing) noises from my engine and I immediately assumed I took some dirct hits.

not sure yet, but your engine can suddenly stop in Sim.

If you run WEP too long your engine will overheat.

I've seen that happen in Arcade i tested it in SIM flying with WEP for long time nothing, but stil often my Engine suddenly stops or i lose airspeed. Still dont know what is causing this.

:-P Vapor lock?:rolleyes:

What's that?

I believe that its where the fule turns to vapour and travels to the carburettor stopping fuel flow to the engine. Sort of like having a bubble in your blood. Correct me if im wrong!
Chris

and why would this suddenly be happening?
There is just so much i dont understand :P
Like cant seem to Trim, my plane also always wants to roll to either sides.
Or the engine stops or i just lose random power.

Well how high were you? its probably the altitude as the fuel would have a lower boiling point. The rolling is possible induced by the torque of the engines. Does it occur when throttling up and down?

Last time i lost power i was just flying average height i always fly in Tiger Hunt, About 1000 meters, height u start in.
The rolling is just sometimes there, but doesent have to, just tested with different speeds stayed the same. Maybe a trimming issiue?

hmm u might have a bug or u may be overstressing the engine
u gota treat it like a loda workers
treat it well the engine will work well treat it badly and it will just quit

Yea i have seen my engine stop, or just lose power a bit coudlent get above 300 kmph anymore. I tried to stress out my engine on purpose to test it, no succes, maybe an oil leak somewhere.

then its vapour lock or your engine is being hit by small machine guns - Not enough to ruin the engine completely. Other than that i dont know what to suggest. Can you post a video of it doing these things?
Chris

Hmm nope, im testing it out though, when the Engine just breaks down its mostly about its to stressed, but when my plane slowed down i dont know what caused it. only happend to me twice or so.

Im not bothered by it, i just want to understand my plane as much as i can. I just want to become an Ace ;)

It would realy help if i could see a video. Chris

i dunno not much to see, when i lost speed i was just flying not under fire, i just suddenly lost height and noticed my plane didnt accelerate anymore staying around 300 kmph max. note its not miles.

Well if it wast a steadily decreasing airspeed and just wouldn't go above 300kmph thats fine. If it is decreasing then i would climb slightly. Just 5-10% With wep get to around flight level 50 and then go in for a landing.
Chris

it wassent to bad, but i lost my dogfight capabilities. Couldent get much of height either because thats slowing me down, and im saying 300 kmph with WEP.

aww well.. hmmm just try to keep all the hight you can! Did the engine sound funny then? Chris

nope its weird ahwell :) doesent matter, i just keep playing maybe i figure it out one day hehe. Maybe online with some friends or something :)

Yeh ok then! I was about to ask whether you had a ps3..... :oops: Spose i wont be flying wit you then!
Chris

So you are on Ps3 then?

Yup! :cool:

Ahwell i'll be dominating the skies on 360!

Yer they should make a cross platform online game.