HE-111 is a glider

[bongodriver]

col123 is quite right, how did anyone deduce 'big' wings = good gliding performance? every sailplane I know has high aspect ratio long and skinny wings, sounds to me like the 111 has an FM bug if it is gliding so well, those big wings should create huge amounts of induced drag.

[Furio]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

col123 is quite right, how did anyone deduce 'big' wings = good gliding performance? every sailplane I know has high aspect ratio long and skinny wings, sounds to me like the 111 has an FM bug if it is gliding so well, those big wings should create huge amounts of induced drag.

He111 wing is not that “big”. It’s aspect ratio is 5.9, the Bf109 being pretty close at 6.

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Furio

He111 wing is not that “big”. It’s aspect ratio is 5.9, the Bf109 being pretty close at 6.

Maybe so, but a typical sailplane aspect ratio is anywhere between 15 to 25 ish and have narrow chord, the 111 has a very wide chord that is what I mean by 'big', by no means a glider wing

[Furio]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Maybe so, but a typical sailplane aspect ratio is anywhere between 15 to 25 ish and have narrow chord, the 111 has a very wide chord that is what I mean by 'big', by no means a glider wing

You’re right. What I mean is that the He111 has an average aspect ratio for WWII combat types, and this is consistent with an average l:d. Latest tests (edited post ≠ 12) by jf1981 really do show some suspicious numbers. One that looks odd to me is the same l:d at 160 km/h. (where minimum sink is registered) and at 200 km/h. Another is the bad performance of Ju88... Odd.

[GnigruH]

I love how this thread delivered.
I LAUGHED OUT LOUD reading it.
A guy reports something suspicious, then gets bashed a little too hard for not including his test results.
Some 'experts' respond with attitude like: 'you be noob, das game ist flawless', some include deep aero-dynamical evidence like: 'it has big wings, you noob'.
Priceless.

TBH I've seen aeroplanes flying quite good with no wings in this flawless game, nothing is going to surprise me after that.
I bet that after the game becomes playable more ppl will finally realize that fm is a bad joke in many many aspects.