B24D Project for IL2

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Too bad... looks like a good start.

[Sita]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

Too bad... looks like a good start.

he just said that after a while he again takes up the cockpit B17, but he had enough strength only to the pilot cockpit

[NukeItFromOrbit]

Excellent work on this. We can finally have a complete, flyable, American heavy bomber in IL2. The B-24 may have been the box the B-17 came in, but it was every bit as important.

Weren't there a few attempts at doing a B-17 in the past? Must be cursed.

[Mysticpuma]

As much as the B-17 is a great bomber for the 'wish-list', trust me, when you see the work and the attention to detail that have gone into making this B-24 flyable and with all the detail that 'Guse has put into it, the B-24 will be a great addition to the game.

The detail is incredible and some of the extra bits of work that have gone into parts of this bomber will leave many open mouthed!

Looking forward to D-Day (Delivery Day!), cheers, MP

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by NukeItFromOrbit

Excellent work on this. We can finally have a complete, flyable, American heavy bomber in IL2. The B-24 may have been the box the B-17 came in, but it was every bit as important.

Weren't there a few attempts at doing a B-17 in the past? Must be cursed.

I still think the choice of B-24 is brilliant. The B-24 served in numbers in all theaters that the USAAF was involved with. We can use this plane from Burma to the Solomons to Europe to Italy and the Desert. The B-17 saw wide use too... but it was primarily filling the ranks within the 8th Air Force over Western Europe and the B-24 was used in greater numbers elsewhere.

The B-17 has been started several times to the best of my knowledge. It's about as cursed as the Spitfire XIV.

[Airfoil]

I was reading the post again and am looking forward to flying the B-24. While I was daydreaming I remembered a little piece of information regarding the flight characteristics of the B-24's Davis wing. It was not a rigid structure and the wing tips would rise approximately 9 feet as the lift came on.

Does the game engine allow for this kind of dynamic? I had not thought to check the Liberator in game for this behaviour.

[Mysticpuma]

I think the wing load may be modelled in the software so that a dive in a loaded B-24 but I am pretty sure that I have never seen wing flexing. It would be incredible to see in this version of IL2, but I don't even think it appears in CLoD so I think we should just be happy that we will at-last get a flyable four0engine heavy!

Nice idea though!

Cheers, MP

[Monguse]

I do want to stress that there are two of us on this project. Buster is a great artist and the work on the other areas is extremely well done.

[Airfoil]

Originally Posted by Mysticpuma

I think the wing load may be modelled in the software so that a dive in a loaded B-24 but I am pretty sure that I have never seen wing flexing. It would be incredible to see in this version of IL2, but I don't even think it appears in CLoD so I think we should just be happy that we will at-last get a flyable four0engine heavy!

Nice idea though!

Cheers, MP

I was just curious if wing flexing, etc., was possible within the game engine, not so much to try to produce more headaches for anyone. Another little idiosyncrasy, that appeared in the Spitfire was the ailerons working like trim tabs and warping the wings, causing the aircraft to roll in the opposite direction. I don't recall the exact circumstances but high speed and extreme control movement seem to ring a bell. Again, just a point to ponder.

Thanks, Airfoil