Anyway to tell that flaps have been blown off?

[il2crashesnfails]

I was in the process of landing applying flaps as one should do. However, in the end the flaps on both side were missing. I had no Idea. Is there anyway to tell from looking at instruments that the are gone? 

 

Also in the same landing a wheel was missing. I had a solid green light so I thought all was good. Is there anyway to check that a wheel is missing aswell? 

 

 

[Raven109]

I haven't flown the 111, but if you switch crew positions, can you not do a visual check-up of the aircraft before landing? I'd imagine that in reality, the pilot would ask the crew to report visual damage. I think the gear lights just tell you whether the gear has been extended or not, which in this case it has.

[il2crashesnfails]

13 hours ago, Raven109 said:

I haven't flown the 111, but if you switch crew positions, can you not do a visual check-up of the aircraft before landing? I'd imagine that in reality, the pilot would ask the crew to report visual damage. I think the gear lights just tell you whether the gear has been extended or not, which in this case it has.

 

I dont switch crew positions not yet anyway. I not even sure what key to use for that? Seems like a good way to check

[56RAF_Roblex]

Nice bombing under pressure and well done for getting home.   Those sort of missions are so much more fun than getting there and back without being intercepted ?

[Chief_Mouser]

A good way to tell if you've lost a flap on the Il-2 is to lower them when landing. I only had one left and it totally disrupted the airflow and snap-rolled me straight into the ground ?.

[Retrofly]

Was this AI or MP?

[Chief_Mouser]

 

1 hour ago, Retrofly said:

Was this AI or MP?

 

SP Career on the Moscow map.

[Knarley-Bob]

I just hit one of my F-# buttons ( in flight) that show your aircraft from the out side if I need to see how bad I've been shot up. They'd be the same views shown on your cool video.

KB

Edited April 20, 2020 by Knarley-Bob

[il2crashesnfails]

10 hours ago, Knarley-Bob said:

I just hit one of my F-# buttons ( in flight) that show your aircraft from the out side if I need to see how bad I've been shot up. They'd be the same views shown on your cool video.

KB

 

 

When on a mission I always stay in cockpit view. It is tempting to do as you suggest and hit f2 though!

12 hours ago, Retrofly said:

Was this AI or MP?

 

That was AI attacking me in the vid.

[Knarley-Bob]

I figure why not? If you had real crew members, they'd let you know......

[Raptorattacker]

Hey CnF, personally I would check my rear-view mirror, pull over into a safe spot, hop out and have a quick look around my vehicle and then carry on my way...

Why?

Rap

[56RAF_Roblex]

On 4/20/2020 at 2:51 PM, 216th_Cat said:

A good way to tell if you've lost a flap on the Il-2 is to lower them when landing. I only had one left and it totally disrupted the airflow and snap-rolled me straight into the ground ?.

 

This used to be quite common in Cliffs Of Dover in the days when I still played it. Finding out a flap was missing on finals was an almost certain death sentence.  In all the years I have been playing IL2 GB since,  I have never had that problem on finals so I just assumed IL2 did not model the effects as well as they should.

[il2crashesnfails]

 

10 hours ago, 56RAF_Roblex said:

 

This used to be quite common in Cliffs Of Dover in the days when I still played it. Finding out a flap was missing on finals was an almost certain death sentence.  In all the years I have been playing IL2 GB since,  I have never had that problem on finals so I just assumed IL2 did not model the effects as well as they should.

 

I think this would be a great Idea to put into the game again. 

To have the flaps blown off on one side and the other side still work. Would be interesting to see the effects on the plane when landing

[Barnacles]

36 minutes ago, il2crashesnfails said:

 

 

I think this would be a great Idea to put into the game again. 

To have the flaps blown off on one side and the other side still work. Would be interesting to see the effects on the plane when landing

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that this can happen in il2box

[Raptorattacker]

5 hours ago, 71st_AH_Barnacles said:

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that this can happen in il2box

It does happen, for sure. Thing is, if you're THAT badly beaten up with obvious bits missing off your plane then it's FAIRLY unlikely that you'll be going fast enough to violently flip you when you lower your flap (that's 'flap', not 'flaps'!?). You CAN completely lose control though because the lift is modelled really well and certainly enough to screw up an approach!

What am I saying???, this is CnF's post. He above anyone knows the ins and outs of dodgy landings!!!

I hope you're all keeping healthy, by the way?

Rap

[Chief_Mouser]

8 hours ago, il2crashesnfails said:

 

 

I think this would be a great Idea to put into the game again. 

To have the flaps blown off on one side and the other side still work. Would be interesting to see the effects on the plane when landing

 

As far as I know it still is in the game. It was six to nine months ago it happened.

[il2crashesnfails]

8 hours ago, 71st_AH_Barnacles said:

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that this can happen in il2box

 

 

Yeah you guys are right. It actually just happened to me in a Bf-110