Carrier Fun: Vertical Take Off And Landing

[Azimech]

As we know with 4.10 we can now adjust the wind to our liking.

So I decided to have some fun.

I went to FMB, chose a map with water, placed the IJN Akagi on a heading north, flank speed (57 kph).
Next I set the wind to blow from the north at max (15 m/s).
Then I set my home base on the carrier,
saved the mission in my dogfight server folder,
started the dogfight multiplayer server,
chose the Ki-27 with empty loadout and 10% fuel,
started engine, set at 18% power and full flaps,
released the chocks.

Voila, best with external view, you now can hang above your carrier, using throttle and pitch

[AndyJWest]

An interesting idea. There were one or two mod aircraft (ahem, I didn't say that?) that would do this in 4.09, but 4.10 gives much more precise control of conditions.

Setting up for a crosswind landing is fun too, though you shouldn't overdo it - a little trigonometry will show why landing at 100 mph with a 40 mph crosswind is rather awkward. Hitting the runway at a 20° + angle sideways tends to remove the undercarriage more often than not, even if you actually reach the threshhold, rather than drifting off sideways.

[rakinroll]

hehe seems funny

[WTE_Galway]

If the Storch were flyable it would be going backwards at 20 kmh relative to the deck with those settings.

[Romanator21]

There is a way to edit the mission conf file to have carriers moving at any speed you want. But that's cool that you did it the "real" way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9joZtkrE4EI

[ATAG_Doc]

Impressive.

[rakinroll]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

There is a way to edit the mission conf file to have carriers moving at any speed you want. But that's cool that you did it the "real" way

LOL Great!

[JG1_Wanderfalke]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

If the Storch were flyable it would be going backwards at 20 kmh relative to the deck with those settings.

Storch ist flyable

[yellonet]

Pretty short take off and landing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIRss...eature=related