P-51 ..can I land on a aircraft carrier ship?

[adrianstealth]

Hi all

 

Is there an ww2 style aircraft carrier I can land on

 

I couldn't find one in the editor

 

Or Is it possible to land on the modern one?

 

A ww2 would be better of course

[cichlidfan]

There are no WWII units in the game, aside from the aircraft modules themselves.

 

Whether you can land on the modern carrier is probably a matter of skill. Of course, you don't have an arrestor hook, so stopping might be somewhat problematic. :)

[adrianstealth]

Ok thanks, darn what a shame

 

Even just a non functioning one (no working guns etc) to just land on would be nice

 

DCS seriously needs historic content ww2 era

[Shahdoh]

The Mustang can land on the modern carriers just fine, and if you dig, pretty sure there are some nice custom mods out there for WWII ships. Those tend to be a bit shorter though pretty sure, so a hook would definitely come in handy there.

[adrianstealth]

Ok, great, I can't find a mod download section

 

Any idea where these are?

[flanker0ne]

A trick can be to set a strong headwind to shorter both landing and take off.

[Art-J]

Ok, great, I can't find a mod download section

 

Any idea where these are?

 

"Mods and Apps" section of the forum is the place to browse through.

[agentdarnell]

Why though?

[Merlin-27]

It's a fun challenge.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=102720

 

It would be quite an understatement to say that some of us are eagerly awaiting the WWII variety.

[Vedexent]

A trick can be to set a strong headwind to shorter both landing and take off.

 

I think there's a video by Ralfidude where they land the A-10C on a carrier - using a 100Kph headwind - so you can theoretically land any plane on a carrier :)

 

Given some RL headwind footage of SLA planes I've seen, you could even land backwards.

[MAD-MM]

But remind me, i try this often but i can say it's now years ago there was bug where push your plane after full stop from deck. It's still there?

[adrianstealth]

Hiya

 

Thanks for advice , does anyone know when the historic map & stuff is being released , even if it's just beta I'll buy it

 

I'll try & keep interest until but I'm sure many defect !

[Captain Orso]

Try this: DCS: Normandy 1944

[ac5]

Hi Guys, here...

 

With this headwind quite easy to land an A-10 on the carrier...

 

Enjoy.

[Captain Orso]

Hi all

 

Is there an ww2 style aircraft carrier I can land on

 

I couldn't find one in the editor

 

Or Is it possible to land on the modern one?

 

A ww2 would be better of course

 

Weeeeell..... maybe :D

 

Battleships Bismark. Post #229

 

The Fletcher class DD can be downloaded from the regular DCS Download section.

 

Have fun!!

 

damn, that deck is so

tiny

when you're trying to land

:joystick:

[qqQ]

I landed TF-51D, 109, F-5 and A-10C on the USN aircraft carrier. I have to admit that it was driving 30 knots.

 

F-5 is most difficult.

[Hawkeye60]

See here

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=173948

 

 

Back up files!

 

To add a hook,

 

Open the default.lua in the P51 keyboard folder using notepad++

 

Add this line,

 

{combos = {{key = 'G', reformers = {'LAlt'}}}, down = iCommandPlaneHook, name = 'Tail Hook', category = 'Systems'},

to the systems section.

 

To take off, Taxi to the end of the deck, apply brakes, and Go!

 

A angled deck helps a lot!

 

Good Luck. Your going to need it!:D

[javelina1]

you can land, but stopping is a whole nuther thing... :-)

[Captain Orso]

See here

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=173948

 

 

Back up files!

 

To add a hook,

 

Open the default.lua in the P51 keyboard folder using notepad++

 

Add this line,

 

{combos = {{key = 'G', reformers = {'LAlt'}}}, down = iCommandPlaneHook, name = 'Tail Hook', category = 'Systems'},

to the systems section.

 

To take off, Taxi to the end of the deck, apply brakes, and Go!

 

A angled deck helps a lot!

 

Good Luck. Your going to need it!:D

 

Tried to get this to work by landing the the CVN-70 USS Carl Vincent.

 

Couldn't get the "tail hook" to catch the arresting cables.

 

Not sure if it's because the tail hook wasn't deploying (there is of course no graphics of it, nor an indicator), or my poor landing skills.

 

[aairon]

Sitting here reading and forgot what board I was on. I was thinking of long ago when Aces high was in the early stages you could land a DC 3 on a carrier if done just right. :-)

[Ala13_ManOWar]

Sitting here reading and forgot what board I was on. I was thinking of long ago when Aces high was in the early stages you could land a DC 3 on a carrier if done just right. :-)

If done "just right" it was possible to land a 747 in a carrier in FS :lol:.

 

 

S!

[Captain Orso]

Well, yes; it's not really THAT hard to land on one of those big fat aircraft carriers normally. But I was trying to use the Tail Hook.

 

I''m wondering if the arresting cables might not be functional on the Carl Vincent---also doesn't answer to calls for ATC---, and that the Kuznetsov does work and was suggested because of this.