27.09.2009, 16:14
The P-59 isn't a good idea because it was as Hap Arnold put it, "No Damn Good." You can see why if you look at the size and the thickness of the wing. It looked more like the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley scaled down to fighter size. It's a flying barn door.
I'd like to see the F9F-8 Cougar, the swept wing version of the Panther in which to take on Mig 15's. The Navy's version of the F-86, the FJ-2 to Fj-6 Fury are good choices too.
Brit planes should be the Gloster Meteor (why they left that out of the original game perplexes me), the DeHaviland DH-108 Vampire, and don't forget the great Hawker Hunter, with more concentrated firepower than any other plane of the 50's 4 30mm Aden cannons and the looks and performance of a VERY souped up Sabre. There is also the Folland Gnat, that the Indians used to great advantage against Pakistan in the 50's. It has the better performance than the F-86 and it literally HALF the Sabre's size. (The Gnat starred in the movies Hot Shot, and Hot Shot Part Deux) Lastly, possibly the greatest of all this generation of aircraft, the Mig-17, many of which are still in service today.
The present Sabre (XP-86) flight model needs to be updated as soon as possible. The simulation looks great but is a real dog to fly. The Cougar is probably a quick adaptation from the Panther AND I think someone could graft the NEW F-86's onto the Panther but with higher weights and stall speeds.
lordish
I'd like to see the F9F-8 Cougar, the swept wing version of the Panther in which to take on Mig 15's. The Navy's version of the F-86, the FJ-2 to Fj-6 Fury are good choices too.
Brit planes should be the Gloster Meteor (why they left that out of the original game perplexes me), the DeHaviland DH-108 Vampire, and don't forget the great Hawker Hunter, with more concentrated firepower than any other plane of the 50's 4 30mm Aden cannons and the looks and performance of a VERY souped up Sabre. There is also the Folland Gnat, that the Indians used to great advantage against Pakistan in the 50's. It has the better performance than the F-86 and it literally HALF the Sabre's size. (The Gnat starred in the movies Hot Shot, and Hot Shot Part Deux) Lastly, possibly the greatest of all this generation of aircraft, the Mig-17, many of which are still in service today.
The present Sabre (XP-86) flight model needs to be updated as soon as possible. The simulation looks great but is a real dog to fly. The Cougar is probably a quick adaptation from the Panther AND I think someone could graft the NEW F-86's onto the Panther but with higher weights and stall speeds.
lordish