General performance

[Idle_Wild]

Edit: This was supposed to be in the final release sub-forum, rather than the beta.

 

The aerobatic performance of this aircraft can't be modelled accurately, surely?

 

I've just downloaded the latest version of DCS 1.5, and have attempted to familiarise myself with the SU-25T, I have never flown fast jets, but it's like flying a lead-brick.

 

With the pylons completely empty, it has no maneuvering ability, if I attempt a medium level turn at 30 degrees of bank, with more than a fraction of back-pressure on the stick, and combined rudder pressure, the stall warning goes off, and I get either a wing-drop on the inside-turning wing or a completely ridiculous flip from the outside-turning wing which inverts me towards the ground. Even under full engine power.

 

I've attempted this at airspeeds between 400-670knts. If you attempt to commence a turn at 60 degrees of bank -- forget it.

 

Turning performance doesn't appear to be worse with a full weapon deployment, however it does struggle to reach 500knts at straight and level. Obviously flaps and spoilers retracted.

 

In my opinion, for a war-fighter aircraft, with two massively powerful turbojets, it doesn't fly correctly.

Edited March 29, 2017 by Idle_Wild

[mkiii]

The SU-25T is certainly much heavier than the earlier SU-25. Have you flown that one? It's much nicer to fling about.

 

The engines are by no means massively powerful. The combined thrust (and weight) is similar to that of an A-10 according to the figures on Wikipedia, but it certainly scoots along a fair bit faster than that aircraft, athough with greater wing loading on the smaller wing area.

 

From the manual:-

"Although the Su-25T is much improved from the standard Su-25 in regards to its weapon delivery capabilities, its flight performance has taken a step back. The added weight in particular has given the Su-25T poor performance and handling. The Su-25T is a powerful weapon platform, but it takes a skilled pilot to fly it well."