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Barrett_g

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  1. Best test would probably be gun spread... the fin should stabilize yaw and keep the guns on center. Without the fin the grouping should be spread horizontally.
  2. I’m stuck at work. :(. Show me some screenshots with rockets and fuel tanks!!!
  3. That’s one of the things that I really like about the P-47... they were very inventive back then and if it could be bolted to the P-47 they tried it out! I’ve seen some pics of P-47’s using German drop tanks as well!
  4. According to this: http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_P-47D.html P-47D-15’s through P-47D-30’s should have the M8 bazooka tubes. Once the P-47D-40 was fitted with zero length rocket stubs, they switched to the HVAR rockets and never looked back. As far as I can tell from the newsletter, ED has fitted the -40 with BOTH rocket types and the -30 with none. I’ve also heard from the discord that they plan on adding rockets to the -30. Not really sure why they didn’t just give the -30 the M8 and the -40 the HVAR?
  5. They are needed!!!! Only put 1/3 fuel in your main tank... fill up 3 of the largest drop tanks you can get.... now you can fly as fast and hard as you want.... and you have plenty of loiter time. When you find an enemy you can drop all that excess fuel and have a light plane with just enough fuel to dogfight and get home!
  6. Looks like we’ll get some rockets in the next update: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4491507&postcount=271&fbclid=IwAR31SgnZrbEk-q3Nb3TIlw04gAsAyCi8zjz1LDwzBxP_S8aqTkfz3BqZ3ZY What’s interesting... the verbiage they used makes it sound like the -30 won’t get any rockets, while the -40 will get both the bazooka tubes as well as the HVAR. Maybe it’s just the wording... but I’m really hoping the -30 comes with the bazooka tubes as well.
  7. I’d like to see the FFB stick fall full forward when sitting in the parking ramp and needing a decent amount of force to move the stick to the center. When the engine is started and that big paddle prop starts pushing air I’d like to see the stick slowly start to center itself as the throttle is increased. At least that’s what I think should happen... right?
  8. I think they have some FFB forces implemented in the P-47, but it doesn’t seem as complete as the P-51. I still can’t believe they’ve added some FFB properties BEFORE they’ve added rockets. Rockets seem soo much easier to implement than FFB (relatively speaking)
  9. The P-47 is my favorite warbird and I’m completely satisfied with its current state. I enjoy taking off and flying from point A to point B. It’s surprising how much you have to constantly adjust the throttle and boost lever while also trimming the plane. The bombs that are available also lets you bomb ground targets. It’s a jugload of fun currently, and it’s only going to get better as rockets and other bombs become available!
  10. I’m not sure. I haven’t read of anything like that. Doesn’t mean it didn’t happen... BUT I have seen American planes that were shot down and repaired by the Germans. The Germans even painted them yellow and put their insignias on them. If you consider the above.... and remember that back then, most attacks involved several planes operating together.... It would probably mean that the kind of subterfuge your talking about likely didn’t happen.
  11. ALL early European theater Jugs had two on the bottom. There were no allied fighters with radial engines when the P-47 showed up. British AAA gunners had itchy trigger fingers and were quick to shoot at any radial engined fighter thinking they were FW-190’s. To prevent accidental friendly fire, allied command ordered two insignias painted on the bottoms of P-47’s.
  12. If you are rolling and jinking while they are straight in smooth, then yes, the margin of advantage would be less. What if you are rolling and jinking and they are following your rolls and jinks? Wouldn’t the margin of advantage stay (relatively) the same? What if you are rolling and jinking and they are rolling and jinking even harder as they are trying to lead their guns on you? Wouldn’t your margin of advantage increase as they were flying more aggressively?
  13. Watch this video: At the 34 minute mark they talk about using napalm on tiger tanks... some great footage as well!
  14. Now I want to us a drop tank to splash a train with and catch it on fire!
  15. The P-51’s parking brake works just link the C-130’s parking brake... as well as my riding lawn mower’s parking brake. Lol! I finally got it to work, in the order that 71st AH Rob said.
  16. I wonder if this is a keyboard users vs rudder pedal users thread? I’m using the keyboard and can’t get them to set no matter how many different orders of operations I try.... only way I can get them to set is hold “w” and call for rearm/refuel. Then it sets... even when the parking break hasn’t been pulled.
  17. Well that sucks! Most of the P-47’s claimed kills were from strafing planes on the ground, if I recall correctly!!!
  18. I want to slowly build a P-47 styled sim pit. I think I want to start with the trim control box. Anyone have the dimensions? Thank you!
  19. Good job! Awesome video! What was the typewriter clacking sound in the background?
  20. Don’t forget the P-47M and the P-47N!!!
  21. So for now modding the MS Sidewinder FF 2 is still the best available? I’m gonna have to start hunting for 1 (or 2!)
  22. So! Once again I try to set the brakes several times... still can’t. I give up and I decide to taxi to the runway. I stop short and just hold down the W key and request “rearm”. I hold the W key the whole time until ground crew loads the bombs...I release W... and notice the plane won’t roll away. I assume it won’t roll because of the added weight and I just need to advance the throttle.... NOPE! The brakes have magically set! I press the W key and the parking brake pops off and I’m able to taxi into the runway and take off. This whole parking brake thing is killing me!
  23. This could have all been avoided if you could just ask the ground crew to chock it! (Chocks are missing in the menu for you guys, too! Right?)
  24. Yeah I’m betting some of these relics are only started occasionally so quite a bit of oil puddles into the lower cylinders causing the smoke. During WW2, depending on the Squadron/timeframe/mission, some of the P-47’s were flying 3 missions a day! I bet they barely smoked on some of those startups!
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