F4U carrier takeoff problem!

[zapatista]

is the carrier you are taking off from moving ? the speed of the carrier into the wind (or static air) was in real life important to add lift and works in il2 as well

for about half the carrier missions you dont need full fuel tank AND max bomb load either (eg carrier defensive shield aircraft didnt carry bomb loads etc..) , so play with the ratio's as well depending on the missions to in il2

iirc with carriers in il2 you should be able to launch with 500 kg bomb load and full fuel, but then you need to do everything right on launch (and be on a moving carrier obviously). once you get to the end of the deck you will dip down and just skim the water (so make sure your gear goes up immediately once you leave the deck). this might be a bit more severe then in RL, but its doable in il2

when PF initially came out the problem was much worse (some aircraft unable to launch with even minimal loads iirc), then following feedback some changes were made by oleg to bring carrier takeoffs closer to historical loads and speeds. but it still isnt perfectly matched iirc. for most missions you can now takeoff with most aircraft using required fuel and weapons loadouts.