rkk01 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 I’d easily accept all of the above, if it tallied with contemporary or current pilot accounts... I’m really not convinced that it does. This article is for the Spitfire V, but is quite useful... https://haa-uk.aero/document/savouring-the-supermarine-spitfire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogster Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 23 minutes ago, rkk01 said: I’d easily accept all of the above, if it tallied with contemporary or current pilot accounts... I’m really not convinced that it does. This article is for the Spitfire V, but is quite useful... https://haa-uk.aero/document/savouring-the-supermarine-spitfire/ That sounds like the aircraft I have in the sim, particularly the takeoff. The left swing on takeoff, the difficulty in catching the swing early, the sensitivity in pitch causing prop strike danger. It sounds like an aircraft you have to keep on top off or things will go wrong. What he’s not describing is what happens when things go wrong which we tend to fully explore in the sim. I do think people’s controllers and setup have a massive impact on how an aircraft feels in the sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST0RM Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I agree with the OP. A WWII trainer would be a great add-on that would add to the immersion. The problem lies in that the range of flyers who would use it, is limited. Most only want to immediately go and shoot things. Learning the basics is secondary. The TF-51 does a poor job as a trainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkk01 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 5:41 PM, Mogster said: The CEII has 200bhp, the Spit IX has around 1500... well, at face value... even more reason to have something like the T-6 Texan / Harvard??? (ie something to provide progression to the higher power, and especially higher torque models) Look a little deeper, and as usual it gets more complicated... eg a small pilot in a lightly fuelled CE2 will have a similar amount of hp per tonne as a standard T/O weight and power Spitfire IX. Unsurprisingly power to weight for both the CE2 and T-6 are both very dependent on 1 person / 2 person loadouts the power, weight, torque, and critically take off speed and run length are the key issues, and why I’d be keen to see lighter earlier war models... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpeXB Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Please... no more training aircraft in Digital Combat Simulator. Training aircraft are needed in the real world for reasons which don’t exist in a game. i9-14900KS | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO | 64GB DDR5 5600MHz | iCUE H150i Liquid CPU Cooler | 24GB GeForce RTX 4090 | Windows 11 Home | 2TB Samsung 980 PRO NVMe | Corsair RM1000x | LG 48GQ900-B 4K OLED Monitor | CH Fighterstick | Ch Pro Throttle | CH Pro Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probad Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) jesus jumping h christ code dcs inside dcs first because none of you e-larpers are e-qualified to even enter an e-trainer yet Edited February 4, 2021 by probad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayrayblues Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 3:25 AM, rkk01 said: well, at face value... even more reason to have something like the T-6 Texan / Harvard??? (ie something to provide progression to the higher power, and especially higher torque models) Finally someone mentions the SNJ. Would obviously fill the OP's bill. North American SNJ-4 (AT-6) | National Air and Space Museum (si.edu) Anyone who has seen a WW2 movie from the ~1950's on will see SNJ's painted as Zeros. Looks pretty good on screen except for the non-retractable tailwheel. SLAVA UKRAINI MoBo - ASUS 990FX R2 Sabertooth, CPU - AMD FX 9590 @4.7Gb. No OC RAM - GSkill RipJaws DDR3 32 Gb @2133 MHZ, GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6Gb DDR5 OC'd, Core 180MHz, Memory 800MHz Game drive - Samsung 980 M.2 EVO 1Tb SSD, OS Drive - 860 EVO 500Gb SATA SSD, Win10 Pro 22H2 Controls - Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X, Monitor - LG 32" 1920 X 1080, PSU - Prestige ATX-PR800W PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The added benefit of the Texan/Harvard/SNJ will be all of the forum anger from the ground loops. I want to get more time in them IRL. Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER SHIFTY Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Yes please! We need some WW2 era training bird, Ideal T-6 Texan, Tiger Moth or Stearman, for multicrew, Yak is good, bud something for WW2. Please. Texan/Harward ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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