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Old 06-06-2011, 06:08 PM
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I did a quick test with both 110 and hurricane at bouncy landings, they seem to break at the same kind of punishment as the P-51 in the video. I've destroyed these components:

-Landing gear kinematic failure
-Landing gear shock failure
-Landing gear downlock destroyed

And blown the tires.

Normally the tires blow causing a nose-over. Actually 99% of the time they blow, then the other failures seem a little random, which is OK.

I don't think the impact force is too wrong, It also seems that fuel and payload plays a role here and that's good to see!

As for landing, having landed a real plane a few times, I was shocked how easy it actually is. The secret of being idolized as a pilot is much the same as a magician. Don't reveal your tricks/how it's done, it's so much easier than most people imagine.
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