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If the stick forces are realistic then great but there is no way to know when your wings are going to eject them selves unless you stare at g meter which you can't do in a fight. Especially not in DCS because targets are so hard to see that if you look away you will lose them. This ruins a lot flights for me and others. I see P51s losing wings to over g or control surfaces at high speed a lot. You can say "just don't over g the plane" but how? Cant stare at speed and g meter and there is no other way of knowing that the plane is being stressed that I know of. Those people who have not encountered engine failure after using WEP just have not stayed in the plane long enough after using it. The engine will stop suddenly with a loud bang. If you have landed and turned the engine off before this happens you will hear a loud bang and will not be able to turn the engine on. Yes, the engine will die at a seemingly random point even when turned off. It will happen at any time after using WEP. Probably between 20 and 40 minutes after WEP most of the time. Sooner if your unlucky.

Yes I have flown the P51D with low fuel. It performs much better but it still has no chance vs a 109K4 pilot that can do more then just a horizontal turn or knows how to use thier flaps. I think making WEP useable without engine failure(if used for 5 mins or less at a time) would be enough but this plane has more problems then just fight performance vs K4. I am not sure if I would want a more powerful P51D but I do want a P51D that can use WEP reliably.

I am starting to really not enjoy this plane because it has so many problems that ruin the experience to often. This plane gives me a frustrating negitive experience when: The prop governed dies most of the time after taking damage from enemy aircraft. The control surfaces fall off between 490mph and 505mph without any compression or significant control stiffening. The aircraft over g's and loses a wing without any significant control stiffening or any indication that the aircraft is being stressed apart from staring down at the g indicator which you can't do in combat. Enemy aircraft absorb half your ammunition and still fly back to base. There is a 100% chance of engine seizure at a random point after using WEP for any length of time. Not able to get away from the main planes it fights because it's to slow and WEP can't be used for above reason. The plane has no chance in a dogfight versus the plane it has to fight the most, the 109 K4 and is to slow to get away as well. This plane can only be used to dive on enemy aircraft and then dive away if you don't get them. But that's only if you can spot anything below you which is almost impossible in DCS depending on your set up. Some of these issues were not issues previously. Spotting while not great was definitely better in DCS 1.5 You could do emergency gear up landings successfully without any trouble. The P51D could even run away from the german planes using the 2700rpm trick which you shouldn't be able to do but made up for the fact that WEP is unusable. All changes that have been made to the P51D so far seem to be changes that make the P51D worse. I flew the FW190D9 recently and it was a relief to fly compared to the P51D. While taking off I felt a sence of freedom and control, I new I could use WEP reliably without the engine dieing, I new I had a good chance fighting any allied aircraft I would encounter and that any aircraft I get decent shots into will go down. I only shot down one aircraft but had a great time fighting the other team. It was nice not having to deal with all the problems the P51D module has. This is my experience and the reason why the P51D is just not fun to fly at the moment. I can enjoy the plane but more and more my experience is being ruined by these issues and I am really wondering if any of this will be fixed? I am keen for thw up coming P47D but can I get the module when it might share the same problems the P51D has? What are your thoughts and experiences?

I think so, the question is how much of it?

I don't think missing data is the issue, it's the small number of people working on the WW2 stuff that's the problem. My guess is it's only one or two programmers and some artists working on the WW2 stuff.

You can't fly indefinitely with WEP, the engine fails at a random point after engaging WEP. I wonder how the P47D engine will perform. I think it has 10minutes of water injection for WEP. Also have a few extra levers to play with for engine management.

I agree but Im not thinking about ED. In my opinion it is a great opportunity for leatherneck make good money. I believe Pacific aircraft + carriers would be super popular and I think leatherneck might be considering it.

As far as I know the auto radiators are working at the moment. They did not work in the past but they are working now. The only thing you need to do is Open water radiator while you are on the ground and during takeoff. Set water to auto once you are in the air.

yeah, I personally would like to see some Japanese carrier vs US carrier action. Would add more dynamics to the game. Would have to manage fuel and navigation well, be able to fight and then land on a carrier! Also searching for the enemy fleet would be really fun.

I think the allies lack good AA in general. The bofors are not very good at shooting fighters so its easy for the germans to vulch allied air fields. They really need short range AA like quad .50 or 20mm cannons.

Looks like EDs focus is on pumping out NATO jets. WW2 seems to be all but abandoned.

There is a track there already feom an air start. Does it have to be from takeoff? I will do a track from takeoff when I have a chance.

as far as I know it will be full clickable cockpit with systems modelled.

fingers crossed that its a substantial update.

hello, I don't suppose something can be done about the vulching? Maybe make it so air victories are not counted within 5nm of airfields? Just asking because I watched one player vulch the novo airfield until the few allied players that were on had left because they couldn't even take off.

Just talking about it using 150 octane fuel, but I don't know if it was ever used much in the P47D.

So do we know if the FW190D9 has been dixed? If so, how do you fly it without blowing engine? 10mins od MW50 then 5 or ten minutes to cool then repeat until no fuel left?

I hope it has dive flaps.

A fleshed out pacific theater is not to far away to be honest. The Corsair, a pacific map and US carrier are already being developed.We also already have the Pacific P51D-30 and the P47D is coming which is also a pacific aircraft. Just need a Japanes carrier and A6M Zero + few more Jap planes.

The engine in the P47D keeps the pilot warm up at 30000 feet though was unplesent in the warmer climate of the pacific.

Its happened on multiple servers for me and singleplayer.

Pilot dies upon touch down when performing a gear up emergency landing. I have no problem landing gear up in spitfire but in the P51D the pilot dies. I am talking about soft smooth emergency gear up landing on any surface including runways. I have added a track and also uploaded a video to youtube: P51D gear up landing bug.trk

good to hear, maybe the P47D is not to far away then. :)

Only trick I know that makes aircraft easier to spot is turning antialiasing off. Maybe increasing gamma can help as well, I'm not sure. Aircraft that are far away are rendered as light grey pixels, really hard to see but can some times spot them. Spotting aircraft in DCS is generally bad and has been for a very long time.

Hello, I would recommend waiting for the FW190F8 or getting the Dora. The dora can carry similar ordinance to the A8 but it can also escape enemy aircraft. If an A8 is found by allied aircraft it cant get away and does not stand much of a chance in air to air combat. I think the F8s much larger payloads would justify the vulnerability to enemy aircraft over the Dora but not the A8. Though I don't know if the F8 will be included with the A8 or if it will be a seperate module. ED has said very little regarding the F8 and there is also the question of how long until it is available.