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You can feel the joy of flying without having to worry about bodily harm.
Oh come on guys... when your flying a Sim you can feel the forces of the wind, you can feel the vibrations, you can feel the control, you are the king and master. Real Pilots suck!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris - don't forget about the sweet smell of jet exhaust! You know - I can't even land a plane in microsoft flight simulator. I crash the F'ing thing EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Chris - don't forget about the sweet smell of jet exhaust!
mkloby said:You know - I can't even land a plane in microsoft flight simulator. I crash the F'ing thing EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Remember when you were 14 and you kept that Penthouse under your bed?
That's a sim. And when you finally got Debbie Sue into the backseat of your Trans Am? That was real...
Fw-190 Dora-9 vs P-51D Mustang
Fw-190 D-9 Statistics:
Engine: Junkers Jumo 213A1 with MW-50 boost.
Power: 2,240 HP.
Max. Speed: 704 km/h. (438 mph.)
Max. Climb: 1110 m/min (3,642 ft/min.)
Empty Weight: 3,490 kg. (7,694 lbs.)
Loaded Weight *Clean*: 4,293 kg. (9,464 lbs.)
Max. Weight: 4,839 kg. (10,670 lbs.)
Wing-Span: 10.50 m. (34.4 ft.)
Wing-Area: 18.3 sq.m. (197 sq.ft.)
Armament: 2x 13mm HMG's (MG 131) 2x 20mm cannons (MG 151/20).
Fw-190 D-9 Aerodynamic statistics:
Wing-loading *Loaded*: 234.59 kg/sq.m. (48 lbs/sq.ft.)
Wing Aspect-Ratio: 6.02.
Airfoil: NACA 23015.3 - NACA 23009.
Airfoil Thickness Ratio: Root= 15.3% Tip= 9% .
Wing CL-max *Freeflow*: 1.52 .
Lift-loading *Loaded*: 154.33 kg/sq.m. (31.5 lbs/sq.ft.)
Power-loading *Loaded*: 1.91 kg/hp. (4.22 lbs/hp.)
Fw-190 D-9 Additional features:
-Bubble-canopy Flettner Tabs.
-Inclined seat position for better G-load resistance "Kommandogerat".
P-51D Mustang Statistics:
Engine: Packard Merlin V-1650-7.
Power: 1,790 HP.
Max.Speed: 703 km/h (437mph).
Max. Climb: 1011 m/min. (3,320 ft/min)
Empty Weight: 3,466 kg. (7,641 lbs.)
Loaded Weight *Clean*: 5,034 kg. (11,100 lbs.)
Max. Weight: 5,489 kg. (12,100 lbs.)
Wing-Span: 11.3 m. (37.07 ft.)
Wing-Area: 21.64 sq.m. (233 sq.ft.)
Armament: 6x .50 cal HMG's (M2).
P-51D Mustang Aerodynamic statistics:
Wing-Loading *Loaded*: 232.62 kg/sq.m. (47.6 lbs/sq.ft.)
Wing Aspect-Ratio: 5.81 .
Airfoil: "Laminar" NAA/NACA 45-100 - NAA/NACA 45-100.
Airfoil Thickness Ratio: Root= 14.8 or 15% Tip= 12%.
Wing CL-max: 1.28 .
Lift-loading *Loaded*: 181.73 kg/sq.m. (37.18 lbs/sq.ft.)
Power-loading *Loaded*: 2.81 kg/hp. (6.2 lbs/hp.)
P-51D Mustang Additional features:
-Laminar wing Tear-shaped canopy.
-Gyro-Gunsight.
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Aerodynamic Facts:
Airfoil Thickness Ratio - Higher is better.
Airfoil CL-max - Higher is better.
Wing Aspect Ratio - Higher is better.
Lift-loading - Lower is better.
Power-loading - Lower is better.
Wing Aspect ratio info:
High aspect ratio wings have long spans (like high performance gliders), while low aspect ratio wings have either short spans (like the F-16 fighter) or thick chords (like the Space Shuttle). There is a component of the drag of an aircraft called induced drag which depends inversely on the aspect ratio. A higher aspect ratio wing has a lower drag and a higher lift than a lower aspect ratio wing. All else being equal, the higher the wing aspect ratio, the higher the wing Cl-max is also going to be.
Laminar wing info:
Laminar flow wings lowered the drag, but this came at the cost of lower lift, especially under high G loads. A Laminar flow wing will stall earlier and more violently than a conventional wing.
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It is easy to understand why the Fw-190D-9 was considered a nasty handful for the P-51D !