Tail wheel

[LcSummers]

The tailwheel lock functioned only on one plane. (sorry i forgot it) The rest didnt work for me.


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[recoilfx]

Heheh I never use tail wheel lock in IL-2. I always found it more fun to control a wobbly plane. Of course, I wouldn't be the same IRL.

[bongodriver]

Heheh I never use tail wheel lock in IL-2. I always found it more fun to control a wobbly plane. Of course, I wouldn't be the same IRL.

it's not such a big problem in actual fact

[Blackdog_kt]

The reason it's mentioned as a tail skid might be a hint: maybe the tiger moth is the only one that has a locking mechanism.

So, with the skid unlocked it moves with the rudder, when locked it stays straight (at least that's my guess).

I don't know about the planes we currently have in the sim, but i'm almost sure the Fw-190s locked the tailwheel when you kept the stick at full deflection (either full forward or full aft, can't exactly remember right now).

Maybe this is how it works in CoD too, at least for the Luftwaffe planes?

[bongodriver]

The reason it's mentioned as a tail skid might be a hint: maybe the tiger moth is the only one that has a locking mechanism

weird thing is the Tiger Moth actually has a fixed skid directly attached to the rudder, there is no locking mechanism at all, some were modified to have a tailwheel and brakes....but those were canadian built.

[Sutts]

Guys, I'm pretty sure both Spitfire and Hurricane had non-locking, non-steerable, fully castoring tail wheels. I hope this is reflected in CoD.

I have read somewhere that this was more of a problem for the Hurricanes and that Hurricane's today often have a locking mechanism added for safety.

[xnomad]

The bf109 should have one. In the cockpit on the left wall there is a mechanism that looks a little like a bolt on a bolt action rifle, that's to lock the tail wheel. The button assigned doesn't work and that mechanism isn't click-able in the cockpit either.

In real life if you forgot to lock the tail wheel you were going to crash on take off or landing, and possibly even die.

[David198502]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

The reason it's mentioned as a tail skid might be a hint: maybe the tiger moth is the only one that has a locking mechanism.

So, with the skid unlocked it moves with the rudder, when locked it stays straight (at least that's my guess).

I don't know about the planes we currently have in the sim, but i'm almost sure the Fw-190s locked the tailwheel when you kept the stick at full deflection (either full forward or full aft, can't exactly remember right now).

Maybe this is how it works in CoD too, at least for the Luftwaffe planes?

you suggested this earlier in the thread i opened about tailwheels.i tried it, but unfortunately without success.

[baronWastelan]

Please lets have a locking tail wheel like in IL-2 pre-CloD.

[bando]

Stuka tail wheel can be locked as well as Tiger moth i believe.