keeno Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 This must be one of the most hotly anticipated planes so far............. or is that just me!? 1
II./SG2-Ossfoss Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 my body is ready for an update. i wait for hurri and so much more.
Trooper117 Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 The wait is nearly over... the latest news is that it will be available in... two weeks! ??? 1
RedKestrel Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 Too late for today, if we don't see it tomorrow we won't see it this week. Next Tuesday, guaranteed! The Bureau of Rectally Extracted Estimates (BREE) has never* been wrong before! *not meant to be taken as a statement of fact 1 2
BladeMeister Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 1 hour ago, keeno said: This must be one of the most hotly anticipated planes so far............. or is that just me!? It is not just you Sir. I have no idea how the P40 won the poll against the Hurricane, way back when it was presented as a choice to the community. I have been waiting for the Hawker Hurricane since BOS was fixed from the original debacle release. S!Blade<><
Gambit21 Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, BladeMeister said: I have no idea how the P40 won the poll against the Hurricane, way back when it was presented as a choice to the community. Because the P-40 is a cooler, sexier plane and more people wanted it? ? 1 3
JLean Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 This has been a long wait and still continues...but this book has been good for killing time while waiting. 1 1
Blitzen Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 While we all semi-patiently wait, may I suggest this beautifully illustrated soft bound book from WingLeader Publications in England: (https://www.wingleader.co.uk/ ) 2
BlitzPig_EL Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Gambit21 said: Because the P-40 is a cooler, sexier plane and more people wanted it? ? The RAF considered totally replacing the Hurricane with the P40. I've always wondered how the Hawk 87 would have performed with the 2 speed/2stage supercharged version of the Merlin, or even a 2 speed/2 stage unit on the Allison, as the Allison was not a bad engine at all, just not optimized for high altitudes. Edited October 14, 2020 by BlitzPig_EL 1
sevenless Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 7:27 AM, taffy2jeffmorgan said: Is it me being impatient or does the release of the Hurricane seems to be taking a long time ? Next Tuesday, 20th of October. Be sure.
Gambit21 Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said: The RAF considered totally replacing the Hurricane with the P40. I've always wondered how the Hawk 87 would have performed with the 2 speed/2stage supercharged version of the Merlin, or even a 2 speed/2 stage unit on the Allison, as the Allison was not a bad engine at all, just not optimized for high altitudes. The Allison was/is an indestructible workhorse (a tractor engine to boot) but yeah, not a high alt unit. One of these days I’d like to build a campaign around the P-40 should we get the PTO. At the very least put some time into flying it - even in Russia maybe. Edited October 15, 2020 by Gambit21 1
Sokol1 Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 4:31 PM, Zeev said: I have watched a gameplay video of an arcade WWII game (the first part, when you travel on bicycle and on foot is a very original idea, but the flight is very arcadey. As bicycle riding simulator this 303 game looks OK, now as "combat flight game" is very poor. ?
DBFlyguy Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 7 hours ago, JLean said: This has been a long wait and still continues...but this book has been good for killing time while waiting. I also recently added this one to to my Osprey Aces collection too specifically to get ready for the Hurri, its a good read!
keeno Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 11 hours ago, Gambit21 said: Because the P-40 is a cooler, sexier plane and more people wanted it? ? Totally agree! But I tend to place the Hurricane and P40 in the same under-dog, "work horse" catagory. (and maybe the LaGG-3). 2
II./SG.1-MarkWilhelmsson Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 Ugliest allied plane of the war. Swollen thyroid Tempest is a close second. 1 2 1
Diggun Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 1 minute ago, II./SG.1-MarkWilhelmsson said: Ugliest allied plane of the war You are clearly unfamiliar with allied aircraft design of ww2. 2
jollyjack Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, II./SG.1-MarkWilhelmsson said: Ugliest allied plane of the war. Swollen thyroid Tempest is a close second. And the Winner Is: 1
BlitzPig_EL Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 Almost anything French, D.520 excepted. 1
Sandinourcoffee6 Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, jollyjack said: And the Winner Is: what was it used for,it looks like a flying Sydney opera house ? 1
RedKestrel Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 59 minutes ago, II./SG.1-MarkWilhelmsson said: Ugliest allied plane of the war. Swollen thyroid Tempest is a close second. You're just jealous of its strong chin!
Trooper117 Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 57 minutes ago, II./SG.1-MarkWilhelmsson said: Ugliest allied plane of the war. Swollen thyroid Tempest is a close second. And yet the Hurricane killed more jerries than the Spitfire during the Battle of Britain... They must have had a hell of amount of fun when they had their 'Stuka parties' (help yourself everyone)... 1
Aurora_Stealth Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, jollyjack said: And the Winner Is: That is a joke of an aircraft isn't it lol, you just get the impression when designing it some completely bizarre assumptions were made... 345. Must accommodate wearing of oversize top hats at all times. 346. Must incorporate a fixed umbrella for VIP exit on red carpets. 347. Must suit the personality and style of Paddington Bear and friends. 348. Must attract theatrical performances and laughter from over a 3 mile radius.
Bremspropeller Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 4 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said: Almost anything French, D.520 excepted. I love that plane! Makes me want to wear a moustache and a raspberry beret. Hon hon hon.
RedKestrel Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Bremspropeller said: I love that plane! Makes me want to wear a moustache and a raspberry beret. Hon hon hon. They would have to model a wine holder and baguette cannon as mods.
CanadaOne Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Trooper117 said: And yet the Hurricane killed more jerries than the Spitfire during the Battle of Britain... They must have had a hell of amount of fun when they had their 'Stuka parties' (help yourself everyone)... Exactly. The Hurricane not only took the lion's share of kills in the greatest air battle in history, it's also got a bitchin' cool name. Hurricane Bring it! 1 1
oc2209 Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, II./SG.1-MarkWilhelmsson said: Ugliest allied plane of the war. Swollen thyroid Tempest is a close second. Ha, I respectfully disagree. I kind of like the distinctive Hawker tail shapes. They're virtually unchanged all the way back to their biplane designs. Take a good look at the Hawker Hart, for instance, and I think you'll see a pretty strong resemblance to the Hurricane in both the tail and nose. It's a retro look, but again, one I rather like. In terms of other planes that aren't known for their looks, I think the P-47's a pretty damn fine looking plane. The wing shape, the tail shape; and the razorback is a little more aggressively attractive than the bubble canopy. Just as an example of how subjective aesthetics are, I've always thought the Zero was... not quite ugly, but certainly dull. The wing shape is nothing special, the canopy is too heavily framed to look sleek, and the stubby, tiny radial engine is just all kinds of meh. Edited October 15, 2020 by oc2209
Gambit21 Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 The Zero is one of the most beautiful aircraft from WWII - you both shut your whore mouths. 2 8 5
=621=Samikatz Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 3 hours ago, messsucher said: Agree about Zero, looks like piss. Tempest and P-40 look great, like heavy power fighters. A little exaggerated looks for the actual performance, though, but look great. P-51 looks horrible, never liked the shape and the belly air intake. Awful! My hot take is that the P-40 B and C were gorgeous, but the E model ruined the lines completely 2
HBPencil Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, =621=Samikatz said: My hot take is that the P-40 B and C were gorgeous, but the E model ruined the lines completely I totally agree... although funnily enough I've always thought the XP-40Q was the best looking of the bunch, maybe the only time imho that a bubble-top variant looked better than the earlier razor-backs (e.g. P-47, P-51, Spitfire etc). 1
II./SG.1-MarkWilhelmsson Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 14 hours ago, CanadaOne said: Exactly. The Hurricane not only took the lion's share of kills in the greatest air battle in history, it's also got a bitchin' cool name. Hurricane Bring it! Scuzi-moi-scuzi? I posit that Butcher Bird is much cooler. Long live the Shrike
RedKestrel Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Diggun said: Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful? She’s beauty, she’s grace, she’ll shoot you in the face...
Trooper117 Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 The Hurricane... It's workmanlike, it's rugged, it can take punishment, it's certainly not ugly... 5
Lusekofte Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) On 10/15/2020 at 1:26 AM, Gambit21 said: The Allison was/is an indestructible workhorse (a tractor engine to boot) but yeah, not a high alt unit. One of these days I’d like to build a campaign around the P-40 should we get the PTO. At the very least put some time into flying it - even in Russia maybe. I really like the Hurricane, but when we had a choice of it or P 40. It was for me easy. I choose P 40. That said it took me a very long time to enjoy it. The hard set timers and engine setting was to me very hard to get used to. It was kind of muzzle memory making me at some point better. But when start flying VR it really became a gem. The roomy pit and the scope in front finally looked real. If DCS make a p 40 like they did p 47 I am afraid I leave what we have Edited October 17, 2020 by 216th_LuseKofte
cardboard_killer Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, Trooper117 said: it's certainly not ugly... l Well, it's not as ugly as the Buffalo, the plane the Allies replaced the Hurri with at Singapore.
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