Can the jet's be competitive?

[Raw Kryptonite]

FYI: ME 163 was rocket powered, not jet.

Funny thing is that it's designed to belly land, and if you hit the back button it says it's lowering landing gear.
And I still can't land it. LOL

Each plane is different, you play to it's strengths, not the other guy's--if you can figure out what they're in.

[Yossarian]

Originally Posted by Raw Kryptonite

Funny thing is that it's designed to belly land, and if you hit the back button it says it's lowering landing gear.
And I still can't land it. LOL

I've landed one in the game. When you press 'Back' to lower the under-carriage a central ski lowers and the tail wheel drops down. The only problem is when the aircraft comes to a stop it tips over onto one of the wings making taking off again a bit hit and miss, you can get back off the ground sometimes but normally about 90 degrees off the heading that you started on.

@ SerratedMobius, yes it was a good game.

[reverend66]

The Komet being rocket propelled was it possible to control speed like in the game? I know they were defense aircraft against bombers in thier real life roll in WWII. It seems to me once you light the engines you are just along for the ride. Perhaps they had the capability at the time to control the amount of fuel injected into the rocket, but I doubt the amount of engine control in game was possible. Anybody know how this beautifull little suckers engine worked?

[Desode]

The jets can when a fight but you have to take the fight to high altitude. Also remember to take the fight vertical. Use the clouds too if you got them.
DESODE

[reverend66]

Oh now I get it
And I used to be an auto mechanic *hits self in head with shoe*

[Raw Kryptonite]

Originally Posted by reverend66

The Komet being rocket propelled was it possible to control speed like in the game? I know they were defense aircraft against bombers in thier real life roll in WWII. It seems to me once you light the engines you are just along for the ride. Perhaps they had the capability at the time to control the amount of fuel injected into the rocket, but I doubt the amount of engine control in game was possible. Anybody know how this beautifull little suckers engine worked?

Check this out, from Dogfights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfEErfeZcLw

[reverend66]

Very cool, thanks man I'll rent the whole episode. Kinda makes you wonder if any of those Nazi scientists survived to design more aircraft...

Damn you Coors & your Nazi loving ways!!!!! (I'm a Lonestar fan myself)

[BadByte]

Im sure they did, the scientists where in high demand,US had the operation paperclip to get them working for the US, would be strange if the Russians didnt have a similar operation going on at the end of the war.

[Raw Kryptonite]

Originally Posted by reverend66

Very cool, thanks man I'll rent the whole episode. Kinda makes you wonder if any of those Nazi scientists survived to design more aircraft...

Damn you Coors & your Nazi loving ways!!!!! (I'm a Lonestar fan myself)

Now THAT is interesting. LOL
I like a little Shiner Bock sometimes, but I prefer Abita Amber from LA.

[Wissam24]

Well they only had about 5 minutes powered flight time, so that was the window they had to take down bombers. Whilst they could climb like no other plane, on the descent, they had precious few seconds to aim because they were going to fast....they were kinda useless in the war.