20.05.2008, 14:33
American, with Fireball's Wind Config mod, there is no longer any reason for an airplane to have any trouble getting off a carrier deck - even if it is static. His latest version, beta 3, is just perfect! We have been using it in our coops and it is in use on a couple of the maps on our PacCon server in HL, and it works perfectly! :wink:
Fireball, you are indeed an magician!
I believe that the barrier will be problematic. Most pilots are not able to set down at a couple of knots above stall speed, due to the limitations of the screen, lack of LSO, etc, etc. Consequently, they will invariable end up with a really long run out of the arresting gear wire. So, with a "good trap", a guy might well end up in the barrier more often than not. In real practice, they had sailors positioned in the catwalks with the controls for the barriers in their hands. They were instructed to lower the barrier when they saw the plane catch a wire and it looked like they might end up in the wires. There were three of them actually, and all three of them operated independently, controlled by a man in the catwalk. It's a great idea, but I don't think it will work out very well.
Fireball, you are indeed an magician!
I believe that the barrier will be problematic. Most pilots are not able to set down at a couple of knots above stall speed, due to the limitations of the screen, lack of LSO, etc, etc. Consequently, they will invariable end up with a really long run out of the arresting gear wire. So, with a "good trap", a guy might well end up in the barrier more often than not. In real practice, they had sailors positioned in the catwalks with the controls for the barriers in their hands. They were instructed to lower the barrier when they saw the plane catch a wire and it looked like they might end up in the wires. There were three of them actually, and all three of them operated independently, controlled by a man in the catwalk. It's a great idea, but I don't think it will work out very well.