Polikarpov I-16 Stalling?

[browntrout79]

I can confirm the neg-g engine problems with the I-16. I use it in m.p. and this has happned to me as well. Although once just 1/2 a sec after respawn with no control imput yet....... (I'll chalk that one up to faulty ground mechanic!! ha ha...) Is their any other early war carb aircraft we can test the theory of the neg-g with?? Some one mentioned a Spit that was carb....

To the person above who was calling Tex out about using the I-16. It has been stated before that Win or Loss is more dependent on the quality of PILOT than of AIRCRAFT. That said, Look me up in M.P. I'll show you what the I-16 can really do, and give you a really good look of how it looks in your mirror.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by browntrout79

I can confirm the neg-g engine problems with the I-16. I use it in m.p. and this has happned to me as well. Although once just 1/2 a sec after respawn with no control imput yet....... (I'll chalk that one up to faulty ground mechanic!! ha ha...) Is their any other early war carb aircraft we can test the theory of the neg-g with?? Some one mentioned a Spit that was carb....

To the person above who was calling Tex out about using the I-16. It has been stated before that Win or Loss is more dependent on the quality of PILOT than of AIRCRAFT. That said, Look me up in M.P. I'll show you what the I-16 can really do, and give you a really good look of how it looks in your mirror.

Try the I-153 Chaika. If you don't already have it, do the second to last mission in Stalingrad, in Single Mission. That plane is easy to kill the engine.

And I'm glad to see I'm not the only person using the I-16 in multiplayer. I've had several successful kills with it, all confirmed with the little confirmation sign thing? It is a great plane to fly, if you know how. It's no Yak-3, but turning it sure does come close

[trk29]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Try the I-153 Chaika. If you don't already have it, do the second to last mission in Stalingrad, in Single Mission. That plane is easy to kill the engine.

And I'm glad to see I'm not the only person using the I-16 in multiplayer. I've had several successful kills with it, all confirmed with the little confirmation sign thing? It is a great plane to fly, if you know how. It's no Yak-3, but turning it sure does come close

Yes this plane is quite nimble but it shakes like crazy when firing those huge guns, I found it best to fire quick short bursts when chasing a 109.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by trk29

Yes this plane is quite nimble but it shakes like crazy when firing those huge guns, I found it best to fire quick short bursts when chasing a 109.

Well you answered the problem yourself, which is the right thing to do. Don't fire your guns in long bursts or something like that, you've just gotta give it like a two, no more like one and a half second burst.

[trk29]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Well you answered the problem yourself, which is the right thing to do. Don't fire your guns in long bursts or something like that, you've just gotta give it like a two, no more like one and a half second burst.

Looking through the reticle is what I like least of this plane when your adversary is in the middle of your crosshairs you can barely see his plane because of the fat nose.

But it is fun to fly I forgot what mission (early in the game) where you have to defend the city from fighters and bombers I believe I blew my engine three times chasing after those bombers after I downed all the fighters.

[Soviet Ace]

Besides speed, (that big flat nose cuts it's airspeed quite a bit, that's why it's good at turning though,) the I-16s only problem was engine trouble at times, and all the pilots disliked the forward view they had, but used it to their advantage, by flying below their enemy, and coming up, blasting their enemy that was full in their sights.

[browntrout79]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Try the I-153 Chaika. If you don't already have it, do the second to last mission in Stalingrad, in Single Mission. That plane is easy to kill the engine.

And I'm glad to see I'm not the only person using the I-16 in multiplayer. I've had several successful kills with it, all confirmed with the little confirmation sign thing? It is a great plane to fly, if you know how. It's no Yak-3, but turning it sure does come close

You should send me a F.R. on xbox live, Browntrout79. We can team up with our "little puny soviet bees." and really show them 109's. Just dont get shot, She DOES NOT take bullets well.
"Careful Ryan, Some things in here dont react well to bullets..." Movie quote...

Thanks for the tip on the 153, I'll try that tommorow.

[Soviet Ace]

You also can't chase them. It's sorta like being a fly in a web, but able to out turn and roll the spider?

[The_Goalie_94]

Originally Posted by browntrout79

"Careful Ryan, Some things in here dont react well to bullets..." Movie quote...

Tom Clancy's: The Hunt For red October... good movie.

[redtiger02]

Originally Posted by browntrout79

You should send me a F.R. on xbox live, Browntrout79. We can team up with our "little puny soviet bees." and really show them 109's. Just dont get shot, She DOES NOT take bullets well.
"Careful Ryan, Some things in here dont react well to bullets..." Movie quote...

Thanks for the tip on the 153, I'll try that tommorow.

Those "little puny soviet bees" seems to be putting a lot of very large holes in people's wings.