Friday 2010-02-12 VIDEO and Discussion Thread

[Qpassa]

thanks for the vid,but they did too publicity of Track ir , I have it ,just talk of it SOW:BOB! :<

[Tbag]

Not related but what is that thing in front of the horizontal stabilizer?

[luthier]

The pilot?

[Tbag]

No, the other thing that isn't visible in the sceenshots of your Tiger Moth

[AndyJWest]

If you mean the strakes along the top of the fuselage, Tbag, I think they were added to change the Tiger Moth's spin characteristics. I can't remember exactly what they did, but most RAF TMs had them

[Tbag]

Yep, that's the ones I mean! Thanks Andy!

[Rodolphe42]

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Originally Posted by Tbag

Not related but what is that thing in front of the horizontal stabilizer?

With the addition of military equipment, strengthened wing spars, fitment of aileron mass balances, the Tiger Moth was reluctant to recover from spin due to the rearward CG position.

As Andy correctly mentionned, those 'Anti-Spin' aluminium Strakes, extending the leading edge of the tail plane, were part of the Mod 112 .


Attached a picture taken last week of the Tiger Moth DE730 from Malta Aviation Museum.

http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39...m/IMG_7229.JPG


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[luthier]

Five pages in, I realize that reactions to Friday Updates are like a box of chocolates.

[Tbag]

From this list I see that they have been introduced way after the Bob:

http://www.dhsupport.com/uploads/Tig...ifications.pdf

Good to know

[RCAF_FB_Orville]

It's quite different. It took a lot of time for me to readjust and to actually learn to shoot things down again. I needed some convincing that the new feeling was indeed better. The most convincing argument was lots and lots of guncam footage, where time and again I saw the guys keep having the exact same kind of trouble lining up and hitting targets that I myself was having.

Thanks for the insight Luthier, and from my POV that is great to hear! I want something brand new, and a feeling that I am going through a learning process all over again.....I'm sure many others feel the same. If the new FM's present more of a challenge in both aiming and general flight, then it gets my vote. I find IL-2 unrealistically easy at times in terms of stability. Will be most interesting to see how torque in particular is modelled, as well as the new CEM. I have a feeling that (knowing you people) it will be top drawer.

I have high hopes that you have implemented a new FFB engine/system too as I have recently bought a G940, could you please confirm this or not? Thanks kindly, and great news if so.

Keep up the good work Chaps!