Planes of DCS WWII: Europe 1944

[Royraiden]

This set of videos will come in handy:

 

 

[Hans-Joachim Marseille]

This set of videos will come in handy ...

Joy oh joy ... nice vids (^.^)

[O_Smiladon]

 

 

Sex on wings, nuff said..... :pilotfly:

 

Yep

 

my fav spit :thumbup:

 

 

O_Smiladon

[Hans-Joachim Marseille]

There's only one W.Nr. 10137 ...

 

[Bucic]

Me 262 testing flight and in-cockpit video with radio comms

 

How's that for a teaser? ;)

[Geronimo989]

I think it is realistic to aim for 150k! Cmon guys, lets get to the me-262!

 

I find this comment by Luthier a bit puzzling.

 

I've been collecting Bf 109 reports for several years from main archives (PRO/NA, NASM, BA/MA, EADS), and K series are, by far, the least documented variant in terms of flight testing.

 

I think that probably they have access to some russian archives, that are not generally available on the net. It makes sense that russians tested and documented the K version most, because after the war ended it was maybe the best piston engined fighter in the world.

Edited September 22, 2013 by Geronimo989

[messermeister]

I think that probably they have access to some russian archives, that are not generally available on the net. It makes sense that russians tested and documented the K version most, because after the war ended it was maybe the best piston engined fighter in the world.

 

That must be (I hopemyes ;)), because in the aforementioned sources there isn't enough reports to model that variant with high accuracy (at least, not without resorting to tests of very similar G series).

[Skoshi Tiger]

Personally I don't mind the prospect of an accurately modeled Me262.

 

It's a bit of a two edged sword. If flown correctly it has a lot of definite advantages. Hopely these would be balanced out by it's historical limitations. Fragile engines, slow acceleration, vunerability on takeoff and landing.

 

It would be an interesting opponent and a difficult bird to master.

 

I wonder if it is going to be possible to glide a Spitfire across the channel?

 

Edit: That is if Southern England ever gets made.

 

Does anyone know what the best glide ratio for a Spitfire is?

 

At it's narrowest point the channel is only 20.6 mile wide.

 

If we have a very optimistic ratio of 10:1 the spitfire at 25,000 feet should be able to glide at least 47 miles.

 

If you go for an unoptimisticly lower ratio of say 6:1 it would be 28 miles.

 

Even the Space Shuttle with a 3:1 glide ratio would make about 14 miles from that height.

 

Still to make it you'ld be going fairly straight and slow, and be easy pickings for the LW finest.

 

So the answer would be "It depends on a lot of factors"

Edited September 23, 2013 by Skoshi Tiger

[Bucic]

hopefully these would be balanced out by it's historical limitations. "

Surely you meant

"hopefully its technical limitations will manifest in the modelled aircraft "

[Skoshi Tiger]

Surely you meant

"hopefully its technical limitations will manifest in the modelled aircraft "

 

Yes That was my intent.

[Cnuke]

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[Wichid]

congrats it's funded!

[Royraiden]

Pretty biased show but I love it anyways and to keep with this thread topic, here is the Thunderbolt episode:

[Hans-Joachim Marseille]

Pretty biased show but I love it anyways and to keep with this thread topic, here is the Thunderbolt episode

Thanks Royraiden ... I thoroughly enjoyed watching that whole video!

[Kurfürst]

Does anyone know what the best glide ratio for a Spitfire is?

 

At it's narrowest point the channel is only 20.6 mile wide.

 

If we have a very optimistic ratio of 10:1 the spitfire at 25,000 feet should be able to glide at least 47 miles.

 

If you go for an unoptimisticly lower ratio of say 6:1 it would be 28 miles.

 

Even the Space Shuttle with a 3:1 glide ratio would make about 14 miles from that height.

 

Still to make it you'ld be going fairly straight and slow, and be easy pickings for the LW finest.

 

So the answer would be "It depends on a lot of factors"

 

I do not know for the Spitfire, but 10:1 does not seem too optimistic, glide ratio for the 109E was 12:1. The Spitfire might do even better, given its lower wingloading, though AFAIK unlike the 109E, it did not have the ability to fully feather the prop.

[Pman]

According to Bill Greenwood, Owner of a twin seat in the states its around 12-14:1

[Mogster]

With Yo Yo's involvement the DCS Spit is an enticing prospect.

 

It'll most likely be my preferred ride, until we get "DCS Westland Whirlwind" anyway :D