The (Almost) Invicible Spit!

[RCAF_FB_Orville]

Tom, Track or it didn't happen....You know the rules.

I've never managed to land anything with half a wing missing, you will always spin out and die. Are you sure this isn't a 'slight exaggeration', and that only the tip of the Hurricane wing was missing? You can land all the fighters in this event. It is not unusual, and perfectly possible IRL. It is this kind of damage I refer to with my track of the 109 (left wing tip and aileron gone with other damage). Can anyone tell me how to upload tracks (again please?).

Mind you, in the earlier versions of CoD, I once landed a Hurricane with no engine at all (literally, the entire nose was off lol). It could be done with the 109, too. Perhaps you are just referring to the CoD initial release, if so maybe...but not now AFAIK.

Nothing to do with any particular plane.....'Dubious' things happen with them all.

[klem]

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

Thats cause Hurris were design with fabric covered wings and then later replaced with metalic covers... not sure if they were stressed covers... I shot the wing tip of a hurri off last night and I am sure he managed to get home

Yes, the Hurri strength came from its frame, like an old fashioned car built on a chassis. I don't think even the metal skinning of the wings replaced that principle. It was 'Old technology' for 1940, a straight development from the Hawker Hart/Hind/Demon etc biplane series using many of the same jigs to build her. Unlike the Spit which is more like todays 'stressed skin/box' cars.

I also landed a Hurricane ok with the wing tip missing - just a few inches of it. Not so unbelievable but there's a lot to be done regarding the half-wing flyers. From what Lutheir said, I'm expecting that to be in the next patch.