How do you fly...

[FilthyPrick]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

In real life, the Spitfire MkIX and 109F4 wouldn't have been such a bad match up against one another. I think I'll have to try that later in BoP!

Does anyone use combat flaps with a spitfire in BoP? I do not remember having them in 1946!

[STINGERSIX78]

in sim and realistic mode i looove the k-4. no other plane can follow me after a znb attack. they tried it so often and waste a lot of ammo. its my choice when i attack. bad, when my engine was damaged. then im a sitting duck for the spits and hurris. ^^

[SgtPappy]

StingerSix, Indeed, the 109K4 was the best performing 109 available.
In WWII, though, they came so late that some of them had wooden parts, while some 109G's were built from recycled 109 parts.

The only shortcoming of the plane is its maneuverability and range. Not that it matters in a dogfight. That's why I want it! Didn't know it was so easy to unlock post-patch.

FilthyPrick,

That's because the Spitfire never really had combat flaps and neither did the Hurricane. Both aircraft were fitted with flaps that were set either up or down, and could not be set in between. In BoP, we have the option simply because it makes it easier for everyone. Same goes with the WEP option for the 262 and the 163. How can you have WEP on a jet or rocket engine? Makes no sense, but we've got it. Plus, there's no reason why a Spitfire couldn't use flaps in combat at very low speeds. The pilot's manual states that the flaps can be used under 180 mph. I'd like it if they allowed the flaps to be set only for landing or up in this game for the Spit/Hurri.

Does anyone know if the landing flap configuration offers more lift in BoP than the combat flap config?

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by FilthyPrick

Does anyone use combat flaps with a spitfire in BoP? I do not remember having them in 1946!

I use them all the time, and when I switch to realistic I have real trouble with stalling because I can't control them.