klem Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 That's right the level of Torque is exceptional. The rudder dance will become a familiar thing for all pilots You think the IX is hard? Try it with a crap tonne more power... Pman Or don't use it all? klem 56 RAF 'Firebirds' ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F mobo, i7 8086A @ 5.0 GHz with Corsair H115i watercooling, Gigabyte 2080Ti GAMING OC 11Gb GPU , 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 500Gb and 256Gb SSD SATA III 6Gb/s + 2TB , Pimax 8k Plus VR, TM Warthog Throttle, TM F18 Grip on Virpil WarBRD base, Windows 10 Home 64bit Link to comment
Pman Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Or don't use it all? now where is the fun in that.... Pman Link to comment
klem Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 now where is the fun in that.... Pman :fear: klem 56 RAF 'Firebirds' ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F mobo, i7 8086A @ 5.0 GHz with Corsair H115i watercooling, Gigabyte 2080Ti GAMING OC 11Gb GPU , 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 500Gb and 256Gb SSD SATA III 6Gb/s + 2TB , Pimax 8k Plus VR, TM Warthog Throttle, TM F18 Grip on Virpil WarBRD base, Windows 10 Home 64bit Link to comment
Stickshaker Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Does anyone know why the Spitfires had no lockable tailwheel? To me it seems such a simple way of making take-offs and landings easier for pilots who were sometimes very inexperienced. So many other planes had this, why not the Spitfire? On the other hand; in all the pilots biographies I read I never, as far as I can remember, saw the take-off and landing mentioned as more difficult than in other planes because of the lack of a lockable tailwheel. Is the difficulty with the Spitfire in DCS perhaps caused by the lack of motion cues? Link to comment
klem Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) It didn't have a lockable tailwheel because, presumably, Mitchell didn't think it needed one. Although this is a Mk XIV thread I never found in the 20 or more biographies I have read of anyone having serious Spitfiee ground handling problems because of it. Perhaps the tailwheel friction of our MkIX is underdone but then we are using concrete runways, I don't have quite so much trouble taxying across grass. Edited January 7, 2017 by klem klem 56 RAF 'Firebirds' ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F mobo, i7 8086A @ 5.0 GHz with Corsair H115i watercooling, Gigabyte 2080Ti GAMING OC 11Gb GPU , 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 500Gb and 256Gb SSD SATA III 6Gb/s + 2TB , Pimax 8k Plus VR, TM Warthog Throttle, TM F18 Grip on Virpil WarBRD base, Windows 10 Home 64bit Link to comment
Stickshaker Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Very good pint, Klem. Now I have to find a nice piece of grass to try it out. The Normandy map will include grass airfields, as I understand it. Link to comment
Art-J Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Non-lockable tailwheels were a standard in most (if not all) UK planes of the war. I've read once that in some late mark Spitfires that feature was added eventually, but never investigated if that was true. i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10. Link to comment
Krupi Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 What are the chances that the XIV will be in my hanger next year :music_whistling: Windows 10 Pro | ASUS RANGER VIII | i5 6600K @ 4.6GHz| MSI RTX 2060 SUPER | 32GB RAM | Corsair H100i | Corsair Carbide 540 | HP Reverb G2 | MFG crosswind Pedals | Custom Spitfire Cockpit Project IX Cockpit Link to comment
ED Team NineLine Posted January 8, 2017 ED Team Share Posted January 8, 2017 Does anyone know why the Spitfires had no lockable tailwheel? To me it seems such a simple way of making take-offs and landings easier for pilots who were sometimes very inexperienced. So many other planes had this, why not the Spitfire? On the other hand; in all the pilots biographies I read I never, as far as I can remember, saw the take-off and landing mentioned as more difficult than in other planes because of the lack of a lockable tailwheel. Is the difficulty with the Spitfire in DCS perhaps caused by the lack of motion cues? I think we have a more difficult time because we dont have that sensation of motion like a real pilot would, I dare say they are reacting better and faster than we can, so it makes it that much more difficult. I cant speak to flying a real Spitfire of course, but that would be my first guess. Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment
Ells228 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 What are the chances that the XIV will be in my hanger next year :music_whistling: I want it out of our hangar this year!! Link to comment
Brigg Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I want it out of our hangar this year!! me too :) Link to comment
Kal-El Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) I want it out of our hangar this year!! Well, allow me to make a deposit now and pick it up, say, by 1st quarter this year ? Ill be traveling from Normandy 1944. Edited January 8, 2017 by Thunderchiff Specs: i7-4790K @4.00 ghz, EVGA 2080ti , 16GB ram, Samsung 512GB SSD x2. Gear: Virpil Alpha stick with Mongoos T-50CM2 throttle, Combat-Pro flight pedals, Track ir 5 & Reverb G2 Link to comment
Krupi Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I want it out of our hangar this year!! That was a trick question! :D I am going to hold you to this, otherwise I am going to bulk purchase pitchforks and hand them out. :protest::bash: I seriously can't wait to compare the Merlin and Griffon :thumbup: Windows 10 Pro | ASUS RANGER VIII | i5 6600K @ 4.6GHz| MSI RTX 2060 SUPER | 32GB RAM | Corsair H100i | Corsair Carbide 540 | HP Reverb G2 | MFG crosswind Pedals | Custom Spitfire Cockpit Project IX Cockpit Link to comment
shagrat Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I think we have a more difficult time because we dont have that sensation of motion like a real pilot would, I dare say they are reacting better and faster than we can, so it makes it that much more difficult. I cant speak to flying a real Spitfire of course, but that would be my first guess. That guy explains it absolutely fantastic. Former IP and experienced in training taildraggers. I found his insights very useful. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=179253 Shagrat - Flying Sims since 1984 - Win 10 | i5 10600K@4.1GHz | 64GB | GeForce RTX 3090 - Asus VG34VQL1B | TrackIR5 | Simshaker & Jetseat | VPForce Rhino Base & VIRPIL T50 CM2 Stick on 200mm curved extension | VIRPIL T50 CM2 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Plus/Apache64 Grip | MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals | WW Top Gun MIP | a hand made AHCP | 2x Elgato StreamDeck (Buttons galore) Link to comment
Ells228 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 That was a trick question! :D I am going to hold you to this, otherwise I am going to bulk purchase pitchforks and hand them out. :protest::bash: I seriously can't wait to compare the Merlin and Griffon :thumbup: Oh hell don't purchase any pickforks, I have so many stabbed in my back that you can have for free ;) haha Link to comment
Rangi Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Oh hell don't purchase any pickforks, I have so many stabbed in my back that you can have for free ;) haha Lol (literally)..... PC: 6600K @ 4.5 GHz, 12GB RAM, GTX 970, 32" 2K monitor. Link to comment
Krupi Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Oh hell don't purchase any pickforks, I have so many stabbed in my back that you can have for free ;) haha I am sure if you release the P-40 before summer and the XIV before winter a lot of those pitchforks will have been set aside :music_whistling: Windows 10 Pro | ASUS RANGER VIII | i5 6600K @ 4.6GHz| MSI RTX 2060 SUPER | 32GB RAM | Corsair H100i | Corsair Carbide 540 | HP Reverb G2 | MFG crosswind Pedals | Custom Spitfire Cockpit Project IX Cockpit Link to comment
Ells228 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 winter is the summer of my discontent...or something along those lines.... Link to comment
philstyle Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Nice new XIV Pics on FB guys! :) On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philstylenz Storm of War WW2 server website: https://stormofwar.net/ Link to comment
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