 | Is Spitfire relly superior to FW-190?| Old Threads Discuss Is Spitfire relly superior to FW-190? in the Old Stuff forums; Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass
it also took forever to go from cruise configuration to combat configuration...........
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05-03-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass it also took forever to go from cruise configuration to combat configuration........... | The P-38?
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05-03-2005, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese Wow!  I never knew how he managed it, but that sounds very difficult but also like a viable explanation  | I think he also threw some flap in there as well, especially if he was slow.
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05-04-2005, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass it also took forever to go from cruise configuration to combat configuration........... | The P-38? | yes
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05-04-2005, 11:18 AM
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05-04-2005, 11:20 AM
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05-04-2005, 11:21 AM
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05-04-2005, 11:25 AM
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Country: | if you've ust been bounced from behind diving is unlikely to be your first course of action, think about it, there's someone behind you shooting at you, do you try and turn to get into a position where you can shoot back, or put the stick straight forward and loose all your altitude??
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05-04-2005, 11:27 AM
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Country: | Id dive. During the dive id engage combat configuration. Then id pull up and out climb the other guy.
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05-04-2005, 11:34 AM
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Country: | you assume the other man had followed you, and do you really think, that after you have, on instinct , dived after being bounced, you'd be able to switch to combat configuration whilst under severe G forces?? wouldn't you be using all your effort to concentrate on perhaps pulling out of your dive?? and you'd loose allot of speed again during the climb back up to meet your oponent, where you're easy prey again, what are you gonna do to get your speed up again?? dive??
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05-04-2005, 11:41 AM
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Country: | dive mildy in a spiral. The power will easily build the speed up. Besides, if you are experienced in a P-38 then switching to combat configuration should be like second nature, and not take that long.
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05-04-2005, 11:47 AM
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05-04-2005, 11:51 AM
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05-04-2005, 11:56 AM
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05-04-2005, 11:58 AM
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Country: | Well it was fairly easy to fly if you know how. But going from a simple single engined trainer to a big, powerful twin engined with an unorthodox twin boom layout isnt the most moderated step-up ever.
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05-04-2005, 12:03 PM
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#60 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yes however that should to be considdered in the design, if a plane's hard to fly that's the plane's fault, it's not to do with the level of training..............
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