Bi Plane

[Wissam24]

IS that because they have so much lift?

[Cwl]

Originally Posted by Wissam24

IS that because they have so much lift?

biplanes usually have huge amounts of lift- two wings you see. this gives them greater manouverability than most monoplanes. the greater speed of monoplanes by WW2 meant biplanes were obsolete.

[Wissam24]

Yeah that was what I assumed.

[beaker126]

I never had the engine cut out on me. Is it only on sim, or what. And why? Is it because like the WWI planes it didn't have it's own starter?

[trk29]

I got the po-2 today and used it in CTA and it totally dominated. I landed once then I circled the runway like a buzzard and when someone would try to land I would drop my bombs on them. Haha this plane is fun, only one wish for me is I want a forward gun on this.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by trk29

I got the po-2 today and used it in CTA and it totally dominated. I landed once then I circled the runway like a buzzard and when someone would try to land I would drop my bombs on them. Haha this plane is fun, only one wish for me is I want a forward gun on this.

It would probably be a serious pain in the neck to fly, if it had a forward firing gun. If you read the specs of the plane, you'd see why. But they could always have your pilot armed with a pistol? Just like in WW1, the planes used rifles and pistols to shoot at one another. Didn't work well, but it was a shot

[mattd27]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

It would probably be a serious pain in the neck to fly, if it had a forward firing gun. If you read the specs of the plane, you'd see why. But they could always have your pilot armed with a pistol? Just like in WW1, the planes used rifles and pistols to shoot at one another. Didn't work well, but it was a shot

That would be something to see in IL-2

I still haven't unlocked the po-2 even though I've been dying too. The I-153 became my easy favorite as soon as I got it, and I can't wait to see how the other bi plane handles.