Saxman

White 86 was a publicity plane that wasn't even part of the squadron pool, but was brought in specifically for that shoot. He sat in it exactly one time for that photo, and never flew it in combat. The aircraft he's confirmed to have flown are 17740, 17883, and he was shot down flying 17915. Those are the only BuNos I've ever been able to find records for, though he most likely flew others (from what I gather, 883 and 915 were delivered only about a week before he was shot down).

I'd like to have the flaps on an axis so it can actually be mapped to a lever. Also: PLEASE have water injection turn on automatically at full throttle like it does on the real machine, not as a separate button.

My observations: There's no real feeling of power from the engine. Acceleration seems anemic both in level flight and in a dive. Controls as currently implemented are VERY twitchy. The Corsair had light control forces, but the level of bounce it's getting with small control inputs is absurd. It bleeds energy extremely quickly. Corsairs were noted for good energy retention, but as implemented even short climbs can leave it drained of E and wallowing. Even with curves set, light back-stick has her wanting to snap over. Weirdly enough, this seems to be a bigger issue in Instant Action and air-start missions, and handling is much more benign when doing a Cold Start free-flight. Low-speed handling is kind of ugly. Despite its reputation, the Corsair handled well at low speeds. Roll rate was good and it was quite maneuverable, at least on par with the Hellcat, and superior to the Mustang. As-implemented low-speed roll is mush, and low speed turns just exacerbate the note above about even light inputs trying to flip her on her back.