Oddly enough the Yak is my favorite ride when im flying allied. Good roll rate, small target, and the guns are lethal (not a whole lot of ammo in the cannon though).
What about those early migs though? their pretty but come on. You would think that modern russian aircraft would be Y-29 and so forth. Maybe I just don't know how to fly em.

Cheers for that! the 190 was a ripper of a plane and the rotary engine made it a bit different to other land based fighters (Anyone know why Roatary was preffered by Navies and in line and V engines for Air Forces???)

How do you unlock the FW190?

thx for helping,

It doesn't have a rotary, it has a radial. Torque from radials is no different than torque from a inline engine. The propeller causes the torque effect, not the engine.

Radials are harder wearing and don't have glycol coolant, they are mostly aircooled so are not prone to radiator damage. Much better for using at sea or in a ground attack aircraft where resiliance is required.

Don't turn at all. Roll, the 190's had the best roll rate of any WW2 plane throughout the speed range. The 190 is all about vector rolls, rolling scissors, negative rolls, yo yo's...just don't make sharp low speed turns. Your probably stalling as your speed isn't high enough or your AoA is too sharp in a climb.

The only time you should turn with a 190 is at high speed, at 400kph+ you can do 45 to 90 degree turns only. Then straighten up.

A dog fight is all about getting the enemy in front of your guns, not turning like a l00n in the grass. The 190 is all about energy, maintaining energy, attacking then extending. Just don't' turn with it because you won't be able to out turn anything in it anyway.

Thank you! :grin:

You're welcome. It got buried on the second page. Someone should make it a sticky...

Those who've flown the, Dora-9, will most of this apply to that bird as well? I wanna love it but am having a lotta trouble. Thanks in advance.

The Dora 9 is like all other 190's but is better at all heights. In the opinion of Eric Brown, the only guy to fly almost all the real planes in IL2 the D9 is the best German fighter aircraft.

There's a sticky here