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4thFG_Cap_D_Gentile
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Get a grip LOL Keeping folks away you know.

PatrickAWlson
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Feel the need to say something about flaps on Yaks ... just know that I shouldn't.

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Yes, they are nice, give you lift and slow you down.

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Reminds me of elevator control on 109s past 300 kph.

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It is interesting that actual Yak1 pilot's talk about using flaps to decrease turn radius/time when tackling bombers, (not as an unusual procedure) but rejected the use of (combat) flaps when 'fighting' with fighters due to disadvantage of increased drag, and depletion of speed in that situation, which am sure with a little common sense and need for self preservation would account  for the different tactics that are available in BoS

 

Cheers Dakpilot

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It's great to have the built in excuse every time you are bested, that it simply must have been by a Yak with its magical flaps out or by some super sniper flak.

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=362nd_FS=RoflSeal
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Seeing yaks matching you in the vertical with their flaps deployed never gets old.

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It's great to have the built in excuse every time you are bested, that it simply must have been by a Yak with its magical flaps out or by some super sniper flak.

The flaps on the Yak are quite magical indeed.

 

I say that as someone who's been flying nothing but the Yak for the last month.

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I would love to have one of these Yaks with the magical flaps. I seem to only get ordinary Yaks that can't climb well enough to catch those pesky 109s.

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post-17035-0-10722900-1453338431_thumb.pngMe and my Yak (no magical flaps).
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The pic is taken before the patch, you head is totally outside of the canopy !!! ;)

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Does this even matter anymore? Since the last patch noone fly Yaks anymore, we all fly the glorious MiG :biggrin:

 

I'd rather get shot down glamorously in the MiG than win a thousands victories in the lowly Yak. ;)

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  • 1CGS
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

II/JG17_HerrMurf
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Finkeren, just curious. What AC are you most looking forward to, announced or otherwise, that would get you out of that MiG-3? Anything, from any side, from '39-'45?

 

It's something of a burning question. ;)

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Finkeren, just curious. What AC are you most looking forward to, announced or otherwise, that would get you out of that MiG-3? Anything, from any side, from '39-'45?

 

It's something of a burning question. ;)

Dunno.

 

If we stay on the Eastern Front for the next installment I'd say the P-39 and/or IL-4, closely followed by La-5F/FN.

 

If we're moving away from the steppes of Russia, I'm hoping for the MTO, in which case it'll have to be either Hurricane, Macchi C. 200 or maybe a Martin 187 Baltimore.

II./JG77_Manu*
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Finkeren, can't wait for a "Martin-187 won the war" in your sig  :biggrin:

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Finkeren, can't wait for a "Martin-187 won the war" in your sig :biggrin:

Nah, I think I'll keep this one ;) it has the benefit of actually being kinda true.

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