Olham

Haven't got any response from a New Zealander yet, UncleAl. Who is he? If there is anyone, please give me a PM with your town, and I'll create a new map.

Update 04/20/10 23:22 Berlin summertime (= GMT + 2) Volodnikov, Florida, added. All the maps are in post 1 of this thread

...Widowmaker, by virtue of his highly superior brains, shall rule in my stead... assisted by Olham, by virtue of his magnificent heart...and Von Paulus, by virtue of his courage...and uncleal, by virtue of his fringe lunacy...and rabu, by virtue of his fine skinning abilities...and Ras and Rickitycrate, by virtue of their Minnesotaness...and...and...ah Hell, you're all in charge. Okay, guys, I know a good trick: let's keep up a good forum! He won't be able to resist a sneak view from time to time. And when he likes, what he finds, he may not be able to resist the urge to comment on this or that - and then we got him back! Mmuahahahahahahaaa!!!!

Yupp - looks like a real pilot is trying to catch a glimpse of you over the edge of the wing. Hasse Wind - so true what you said!

Dear Dev Team Here are some observations I made - perhaps you could consider them for P4 ? Since short time, I am flying the Albatros D.III early, right after flying the D.II in the Full DiD Campaign "Krauts vs Crumpets". Hadn't compared the two before really. Now it seems to me, that the D.III is slightly less manoeuverable than the D.II, which it shouldn't. Then I tried the D.V yesterday after the D.III, and I got the impression, it was slightly clumsier. Which it shouldn't be - after all I've read, it wasn't much of an improvement, but still a little. Also, one thing that should be looked at is the roll-rate-drop after just one or two hits in the wing. It seems to happen EVERY time - you get two holes, and the roll rate goes down the drain. I mean, if the aileron cable was hit and snapped, the roll would really go to hell. But how small is the chance to hit that with two or three rounds? And if only the wing surface is punctured, it wouldn't inflict the roll rate much at all. Perhaps you could have a new look at that for P4 development?

Thanks for the numbers, Herr Prop-Wasche. Not sure, if numbers got mixed up, or purpously set "wrong" to still get the result right. But what I know is, that yesterday I tried to turn after some DH-5 at about 10.000 feet in a D.III, which was blubbering like a dying soap box up there. At the attempt to turn the craft left, it stalled as if we were in the thin air of the stratosphere, and when catching up the stall and pulling her round, the right wingtip broke off! It was absolutely ridiculous! Sorry, but if you had seen it, you would say the same.

Oh my! See that E.V !

Carrick, is your SIMULATION PAUSED permanent, or does it blink on and off? If it blinks, you could press "screenshot" in a moment, when it's off.

Never had that happening. But with a set up as yours, even that is fun to watch.

Okay, sorry, James, haven't been here for two days. I will send you my E-mail address now. I am running Vista (32 bit), and I will test it, if you want.

Nice one, Widowmaker - you Crumpets can't really be as bad as everybody says.

Lou, this announcement feels to me, as if a long time friend suddenly tells me, will move to Tibet, and that there won't be any connection, as there is not even the internet. I will not describe in detail how it feels now... If there are specific reasons, please send me a PM - I have been working very hard during the whole last week and may have missed something? If there aren't, and you just feel you want a total change, I respect that; I am a bit like that too, sometimes. Whenever you feel like coming back - maybe under another name? - don't hesitate. I will recognise you, I believe. For now, I say goodbye - with a 'non-military hug' to one of the forum members I always cherished most. I will miss you.

Never seen it yet, Lou. Must be "Crumpet side"? Been working hard and long all week, hardly time to read all here.

So true! I count 15 or 16 planes! Which time in 1917 was it, Mike?

Update 04/16/10 19:44 Berlin wintertime (= GMT + 1) tdacon, Washington, added. All the maps are in post 1 of this thread

OvS, we have a problem with Tabun and Senfgas granades in the Baltic sea. After WW2, ships were sent out to dump these in special areas. But now, one has discovered in old note, that these ships cannot have reach the dump zones, cause their times for the trips from start to return was far too short. In other words - they dumped the granades much closer to land; and no one knows where.

Well, I'm far from being a computer or software expert, but my KASPERSKI Anti Virus program has a section called "Program Control". And that seems very busy sometimes when I'm running stuff like TrackIR or games. So I always disconnect from the web, and switch KASPERSKI off for the time I fly the sim. Since that, I don't have hang-ups anymore. Just my 2 cent...

Here is are two copies of that book for 80,- and 110,- Dollars. Type the title into the search window. http://www.eurobuch....rch_results.php

Winder, I didn't expect it to be changed for P3 anymore, but just wanted it to be on the list for P4 - which I think it is now. Thank you guys.

Wow, a Brisfit! That is something to kill! Well done, boys!

After some more working on my Triplane skins, they are uploaded for everyone's use. Here are the pics - have fun with them and stay aloft!

Rabu, I like to work out some personal skins for aircraft I like to fly myself. So, although I'm mostly flying Albatros campaigns, I always have a British and often a French pilot too. I am a European there, seeing that the former enemies had built some great aircraft, too. And I enjoy the Tripe. Thanks for the compliment!

Pol, it's understood, that more model variations and detail would take time & resources and so may have to be postponed until P5. Absolutely understandable. That the D III is not better than the D II is a drawback that should be eliminated. I'd much rather follow the observations of Manfred von Richthofen there, instead of Cecil Lewis, who may not have flown the various types intensively.

Pol, I just had a fight against Nieuport 17 Lewis at 11.000 feet. Not yet the ceiling alt. for the D III, but whilst the Nupes happily turned and tossed about, and chewed up my tail, I was trying not to stall an aircraft, that seemed to run on soap instead of fuel. I have read the NASA report about WW1 fighters and want to show the link and an excerpt here: http://www.hq.nasa.g...P-468/ch2-2.htm A comparison of the data given (...) for the Albatros D-III and the Nieuport 17 leads to some interesting speculation. Although the D-III was heavier and had more wing area and a more powerful engine than the Nieuport, the values of the wing loading and the power loading for the two aircraft are not greatly different. Furthermore, the values of the zero-lift drag coefficient and the maximum liftdrag ratio are about the same. These two aircraft can therefore be considered to have about equal aerodynamic efficiency and, accordingly, to exhibit about the same performance characteristics. In fact, the maximum speeds (...) are about the same although the altitudes at which the speeds were measured are somewhat different. Since, for small altitude variations, the decrease in drag that accompanies the reduction in air density is about offset by the reduction in power with altitude, the speed comparison of the two aircraft (...) is valid. Values of the time required to climb to various altitudes are also about the same for the two aircraft at the lower altitudes (...); however, the climbing capability of the Albatros is clearly superior to that of the Nieuport above 10 000 feet. This plus the heavier armament of the Albatros are no doubt responsible for the generally accepted opinion that it was a more effective fighter than the Nieuport 17. Pol, I am not the type that complains easily, cause he just had an unlucky sortie, so it would be nice and polite, if you would regard it with a little more seriousness. The dev team have read and regarded older notes of the users about the SPAD, the Pfalz D III and most recently, the DH-5. As far as I could see, all these aircraft FM were slightly modified for the better. The only craft, that show 'misbehaviour' to me now, are the Albatros D III and D V. You know, I really love OFF. So when I'm writing this, it's only to make a Super Sim even better. Perhaps the team can have a serious look at those FM again? Thanks for reading.

Ahem - that was a Nupe 28, Widowmaker. But who cares after what you have done with it. Reminds me of an old joke. It can be changed on the aircraft here. It goes: "What's the difference between a Nupe 17 and a Nupe 28?" Answer: "The Nupe 28 will burn longer."