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Old 07-22-2010, 05:07 PM
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I love the I-16 for the simple reason that it looks like it was designed by a cartoonist.
i think some of the racing ac of the time like the Gee Bee influenced military designs...
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Old 07-22-2010, 05:31 PM
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I have yet to have a hard time landing the I-16 in sim, on my first try I landed and received my achievement for it. So far in Sim I have tried and successfully land her 23/30 tries.

I like to keep logs and stuff for different things that I try or did.

One question about sim or realistic.

When you run out of fuel can you refuel if you land at a runway or do you just crash and burn every time?
Nope, there's not way to refuel. Once you're tanks empty, you're done for the day (or night) depending. As for landing, you've just got to keep your speed up and not suddenly drop down either right on the wheels like a stone being dropped, or by coming in too slow and having a problem. When I played it on Sim, I didn't have a problem landing if I came in with enough speed and burned it off as I landed.

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i think some of the racing ac of the time like the Gee Bee influenced military designs...
You know, it just so happens that most American, Japanese, Russian, and French planes of the 30s were highly influenced by racing designs. Most of them (like the Gee Bee) were meant for high speeds with stubby planes... though the flat nose on the I-16 kinda restricts the speed, it's a good TnB plane... but for it's time it was a fast plane with 1,000hp engine compared to the American 970hp Wright Cyclones that were the same thing.
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Old 07-22-2010, 05:59 PM
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it's a good TnB plane... but for it's time it was a fast plane with 1,000hp engine compared to the American 970hp Wright Cyclones that were the same thing.
that only stands to reason...most of the racing was pylons. so tight turns were essential.
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Old 07-26-2010, 09:01 PM
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Damn, hear that R-1820 rumble! Like beautiful music to my ears.
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