Charon Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 I just got IL-2, and I'm still in the phase of learning where I ground loop a lot. I've noticed that any wing contact with the ground seems to remove an aileron, and that doesn't seem to be the case with real planes. For example: Here's a T-6 ground loop which results in wing and aileron damage: A PT 17 with minor wing damage. This Cessna 180 looped hard enough to bend the wing, but the aileron stayed attached. https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2017/04/alaska-is-hard-on-airplanes.html Another Cessna with a bent wing. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2015/04/cessna-195-n1558d-incident-occurred.html An Avid Flyer C Heavy Hauler with a flapperon 2/5 detached: An Fw 190 A-8 with collapsed landing gear and splintered prop. Aileron appears to still be attached. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/175038 I couldn't find a single incident where a ground loop fully removed an aileron. I know damage model during ground handling isn't all that important, but it would be nice to see this improved a bit, unless there's some reason to think that warbirds had substantially more fragile control surfaces. 1
LLv34_Flanker Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 S! Graphical presentation does not portray the real damage. Or this is the picture I have got from what info is floating around.
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