24.01.2008, 18:04
I had the intention to come back and write about which models I believe are wrong, but after reading some posts I think that I am misunderstood somewhat. I never thought that IL-2 offer real aerodynamic simulations.I did CFD in the uni and I know very well what it means to perform a calculation about a certain part e.g an airfoil over just a simple set of parameters.Even calculating the static forces that are acting on this complexity of beams and spars inside a fuselage through a dedicated serious engineering program is a time consuming process, even if we assume that all the revelant engineering data were obtained.
Still I think that given the restrictions that were taken place,especially in the capability of home systems, it was an extremely good effort and the impression that was given to me was that the developers tried really hard to make it seem as real as possible.I think that most people don't respect enough Oleg and his collegues for this.
It is too long to explain from here (unfortunately), but in most planes that are represented in IL-2 what we experience is justified by the engineering and aerodynamic specs of the REAL planes.This is what I always tend to look at before I make a judgement about one or the other flying model.
Question No1:Are they real FMs up the level of military simulators?
Of course not!
Question No2:Are all of them near perfection?Are there any faults on them?
Yes, definetely they are faults in some models.
Question No3:Can we just -at last- trust Oleg a bit when he was approving the one or the other model, and put aside our fetish and our surprise when some flying legends do not appear the way we always imagined?
I 'll let people to answer that question to themselves.
Still I think that given the restrictions that were taken place,especially in the capability of home systems, it was an extremely good effort and the impression that was given to me was that the developers tried really hard to make it seem as real as possible.I think that most people don't respect enough Oleg and his collegues for this.
It is too long to explain from here (unfortunately), but in most planes that are represented in IL-2 what we experience is justified by the engineering and aerodynamic specs of the REAL planes.This is what I always tend to look at before I make a judgement about one or the other flying model.
Question No1:Are they real FMs up the level of military simulators?
Of course not!
Question No2:Are all of them near perfection?Are there any faults on them?
Yes, definetely they are faults in some models.
Question No3:Can we just -at last- trust Oleg a bit when he was approving the one or the other model, and put aside our fetish and our surprise when some flying legends do not appear the way we always imagined?
I 'll let people to answer that question to themselves.