FW-190A vs Spitfire, Me-109G, P-47D in dogfights

[Igo kyu]

I wish I still had the manual from Falcon on the ST.

That showed radius under constant g declining rapidly with reducing speed, and radius decreasing rapidly with increasing g at constant speed.

The idea I gathered from that was that the minimum radius possible does not necessarily give the best rate possible, because the speed needed for the smallest radius can be too low to pull enough g to get the best rate (erm, I think).

[AndyJWest]

I think for sustained turns, IL-2 Compare shows the relationship well:

[JG27CaptStubing]

I don't know what Falcon ST modeled but I do know that Falcon 4 best corner speed is 350 Knotts Indicated. Even the follow up addons like Open Falcon and FreeFalcon that number seems to work even with all the different block versions. Don't try it with your CAT limiter and fully loaded.

[AndyJWest]

Falcon 4 best corner speed is 350 Knotts Indicated.

I don't think that 'best corner speed' can be what you mean. There is only one corner speed, from the definition you gave earlier - an aerodynamic/structural limit, though it may vary with loadout - I don't know whether Falcon 4 would allow for this.

[JG27CaptStubing]

Actually it did... F4's FMs were quite good and even updated in later versions with declassified information. It would give you the best rate and smallest radius for a turn. Get above the speed and your turns would be much lager in terms of radius with a smaller rate on the nose. Get below and you were wallowing and easy prey.

I haven't flown F4 much since Nvidia dropped support for DX7. Their latest drivers on Win7 breaks both FreeFalcon and OpenFalcon which are arguably the best versions of the sim.

I've heard and have see rumors about BMS4 which is supposed to be a version that supports DX9. If that's the case we will be back in business one day.

[ZaltysZ]

Originally Posted by JG27CaptStubing

I've heard and have see rumors about BMS4 which is supposed to be a version that supports DX9. If that's the case we will be back in business one day.

You probably wanted to say BMS5

[JG27CaptStubing]

That may be the right number but any search has always pulled up BMS4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnBd1ZGep34

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Falcon-40/22284732944

Scroll down on the facebook site and you will see several pics I certainly hope that it's real. Not much compares to flying F4 online in the campaign mode. Open Falcon is pretty impressive and quite fun.