Friday 2010-02-12 VIDEO and Discussion Thread

[luthier]

Originally Posted by Ironman69

Luthier, can you tell us how much different the feeling of flight of the latest build of SoW compares with 1946? As I recall, 1946 had the same beta flight model as SoW did at the time. What, if any, has changed? Also, will SoW feature the same joystick axis X, Y, Z curve input feature that 1946 had...which was customizable?

It's quite different. It took a lot of time for me to readjust and to actually learn to shoot things down again. I needed some convincing that the new feeling was indeed better. The most convincing argument was lots and lots of guncam footage, where time and again I saw the guys keep having the exact same kind of trouble lining up and hitting targets that I myself was having.

Lower speeds also feel different. It's so much fun to just barnstorm in a Tiger Moth, flying through hangars, or doing loops under the Tower Bridge at 45 mph.

The joystick input has a lot more than what we had with Il-2. You can adjust your settings of course.

Originally Posted by Rodolphe42

Luthier can you tell us which aircraft type, manned by a pilot in RAF flying suit, is shown on those screenies ?


A Fiat BR.20 Cigogna, I guess ?

It is indeed. We've got the British Irvin jacket guy sitting everywhere for now, but you can see some of our other pilot models in our previous updates. We'll have proper Italians manning Italian planes in the release of course.

[Qpassa]

thanks for the vid,but they did too publicity of Track ir , I have it ,just talk of it SOW:BOB! :<

[Tbag]

Not related but what is that thing in front of the horizontal stabilizer?

[luthier]

The pilot?

[Tbag]

No, the other thing that isn't visible in the sceenshots of your Tiger Moth

[RCAF_FB_Orville]

It's quite different. It took a lot of time for me to readjust and to actually learn to shoot things down again. I needed some convincing that the new feeling was indeed better. The most convincing argument was lots and lots of guncam footage, where time and again I saw the guys keep having the exact same kind of trouble lining up and hitting targets that I myself was having.

Thanks for the insight Luthier, and from my POV that is great to hear! I want something brand new, and a feeling that I am going through a learning process all over again.....I'm sure many others feel the same. If the new FM's present more of a challenge in both aiming and general flight, then it gets my vote. I find IL-2 unrealistically easy at times in terms of stability. Will be most interesting to see how torque in particular is modelled, as well as the new CEM. I have a feeling that (knowing you people) it will be top drawer.

I have high hopes that you have implemented a new FFB engine/system too as I have recently bought a G940, could you please confirm this or not? Thanks kindly, and great news if so.

Keep up the good work Chaps!

[AndyJWest]

If you mean the strakes along the top of the fuselage, Tbag, I think they were added to change the Tiger Moth's spin characteristics. I can't remember exactly what they did, but most RAF TMs had them

[Tbag]

Yep, that's the ones I mean! Thanks Andy!

[choctaw111]

I enjoyed that interview.
WIP or not, SoW is looking very good!

[Rodolphe42]

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Originally Posted by Tbag

Not related but what is that thing in front of the horizontal stabilizer?

With the addition of military equipment, strengthened wing spars, fitment of aileron mass balances, the Tiger Moth was reluctant to recover from spin due to the rearward CG position.

As Andy correctly mentionned, those 'Anti-Spin' aluminium Strakes, extending the leading edge of the tail plane, were part of the Mod 112 .


Attached a picture taken last week of the Tiger Moth DE730 from Malta Aviation Museum.

http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39...m/IMG_7229.JPG


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