F4U Takeoff problem

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

3. Open flaps shortly before leaving the deck and maybe open them to landing config (ground lift effect will happen over the water, at the deck the flaps only slow you down)

That's not right.

That's not physics.

It may be how to make a flight sim, but it isn't what would happen in the real world. In the real world, you would get surface effect over any non-porous surface (i.e. not a net with air below it, but you wouldn't try to land on that anyway).

[majorfailure]

Originally Posted by Igo kyu

That's not right.

That's not physics.

It may be how to make a flight sim, but it isn't what would happen in the real world. In the real world, you would get surface effect over any non-porous surface (i.e. not a net with air below it, but you wouldn't try to land on that anyway).

I think flaps do generate lift on the carrier deck, too. But they also create drag -slowing you down a little. As you dont need lift on the carrier deck, you don't get any advantage from extending flaps early. As you can't extend them in an instant you need to compromise between drag and lift flaps create - and extend them on the way to the deck edge.

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Exactly.

Don't try my tips in real life!