Why I dislike IL-2 games..

[David603]

Originally Posted by Jack Morris

I think number 5. Just about explains it all, AT LOW ALTITUDE, I have never seen any dogfights on IL-2 that take place at about more that 5000ft. But why is also the Spitfire so Spinny? Maybe the Western planes are not as good but they certainly knocked down their performance a bit, I have the same problem with 1946, Get the flight 1 P-51 for FSX (Thats how a pony Handles!) Then fly the one on 46'.
Until you do that you will not see I am getting at, and don't call the Flight 1 addons Innacurate, they had access to two Real FLYING P-51's, that I had the fortune to sit in...
Regards,

Jack

I'm not sure how accurate Flight 1 P51 is (not into FSX), but its worth pointing out that taking flight characteristics from real P51's flying today can be rather misleading.

Almost all are substantially lighter than a WWII spec P51, which is a natural result of taking out the guns, armour, unwanted fuel tanks, and bulky WWII spec radio equipment. A number don't even have the original Packard Merlin engines, being fitted with the lighter Allison V-1720.

Several WWII test pilots noted that the P51 lost most of its original pleasant flying characteristics when the change was made from the lighter Allison engined P51A to the heavier Merlin engined P51B-D, so it follows that if you remove this added weight then you will get a plane with much improved handling.

That said, I am not defending how the P51D in Birds of Prey flies, because by the devs own admission they made a mistake with the fuel loads for the P51D when the game first came out, although this was fixed for the PS3 version with a patch.