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Originally Posted by nearmiss
Believe it or not, people actually ask for that stuff. Oleg accomodates them, because who can dispute the FM... since most didn't fly or fly much. LOL
Oleg is a good guy so we do have some strange requests that get filled.
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Even with the Lerch the in game version was modified so it would be feasibly capable of actual flight in real life.
To go down the path of "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe" and "Crimson Skies" and endorse imaginary and impossible weapons would disenfranchise most of the long term players. A modern version of "Crimson Skies" may actually sell well but these days it is more suited to the Xbox arcade market then PC gaming.
The closest to an operational saucer craft was, of course, the Avro-car of the late 1950's developed by Avro in Canada with US military involvement. After years of research and several prototypes it only ever achieved a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h) and the ability to traverse a ditch six feet across and 18 inches deep. Tests showed even if it could achieve a decent altitude it was unstable and would be difficult or impossible to control. This suggests it is highly unlikely a WWII effort by the Third Reich could actually have flown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar