What happened to the Spit Mk-IX elevators.

[Strewth]

I have noticed two things today that has not really happened before in the Spit Mk-IX.

1. nearly every hit from AAA today damaged my elevators first. But they still functioned up and down to look at.

2. Every time the elevators were damaged, but still functioning the aircraft got a terrible control lag in the elevators for both up and down, making the aircraft almost impossible to fly.
But the elevators were moving with damaged control surfaces only. Even though they were moving and thus should be directing some airflow, the lag in airflow direction was horrendous. You would correct up or down and the aircraft would suddenly surge in that direction, even though you have already applied opposite authority. Then the same effect would happen in the opposite direction.

What made it so noticeable, was that it seemed to be the first hit almost every time by AAA and the result was always the same. I would say that this was the scenario about 90% of the time today from all AAA hits. Sometimes I got away and sometimes even landed back at base. Sometimes I crashed and sometimes the AAA continued to blast me to pieces (seemingly from the tail forward).

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but it was such a regular pattern all day today, that you could not help but to notice it.

Cheers.

[BlitzPig_EL]

Same in P51B.  Happens all the time.

[I./JG52_Woutwocampe]

Damage to the tail section is critical to most aircrafts in fact. Damaged stabilizers/elevators makes your plane tougher to handle than extensive damage to the wings. In fact, you'll be better WITHOUT a stabilizer than flying with a damaged one with a working but damaged elevator.

 

Also, some planes like the P-51 and the BF110 lose flaps all the time, so much that it becomes an hazard to shoot at them under 200 meters. 

 

But guns never jam or get damaged though....ok.

[[CPT]Crunch]

There is a random pull or wobble thing going on, with a few bullet holes in an outer wing there's no rational reason why you can't trim the aircraft back into stability in most cases, but it never is possible.  The same wobble that's fighting you when your rolling in solid contact with the ground and your well below stall speeds and even flight control effectiveness.  But it is a simulation, and there's plenty of smoke and mirrors to get things to appear as running.

[Strewth]

8 hours ago, I./JG52_Woutwocampe said:

Damage to the tail section is critical to most aircrafts in fact. Damaged stabilizers/elevators makes your plane tougher to handle than extensive damage to the wings. In fact, you'll be better WITHOUT a stabilizer than flying with a damaged one with a working but damaged elevator.

 

Also, some planes like the P-51 and the BF110 lose flaps all the time, so much that it becomes an hazard to shoot at them under 200 meters. 

 

But guns never jam or get damaged though....ok.

I understand the "tougher to handle" bit and agree that that would be normal, within reason. And The elevators were never "lost".

I just found it strange to consistently get hit in the elevators first almost every single time. And especially to have them respond in such a way. They would normally give a lot weaker response, not drive you in the opposite direction before suddenly directing airflow savagely in the correct direction.

9 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

Same in P51B.  Happens all the time.

I have only flown the P51B a couple of times, so haven't really noticed with it.
Even on the SpitMkIX, this is not the normal happenings with every AAA attack. That part was even weird.

In saying all of this. It is not meant as an ungrateful whining event, but noticeable challenges and information on the flight models that may one day be tweaked by the team. The sim is still great as an overall package and as with all sims, there are always some little bugs. That's all.

If no one tells of the problems, how are they going to become aware.

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

On 1/26/2022 at 8:12 AM, I./JG52_Woutwocampe said:

Damage to the tail section is critical to most aircrafts in fact. Damaged stabilizers/elevators makes your plane tougher to handle than extensive damage to the wings. In fact, you'll be better WITHOUT a stabilizer than flying with a damaged one with a working but damaged elevator.

 

Also, some planes like the P-51 and the BF110 lose flaps all the time, so much that it becomes an hazard to shoot at them under 200 meters. 

 

But guns never jam or get damaged though....ok.

The FW 190 disagrees. It doesn't even need a horizontal stabilizer because of supreme German engineering.