Great Battles Aircraft Details App

[Youtch]

And it worked!!! Many thanks!

[marcobona]

New version added. In this release:

- Added  Junkers Ju-88 C-6 plane in the Axis section

- Several fixes on airfields in Scenario section
- Bug fixes and various improvements 

[flugkapitan]

Thank you!

 

Cheers,

Scott

[marcobona]

New version added. In this release:

- Graphically renewed the main interface

- Now in the scenario section there is the possibility to highlight lines of text for easier reading (click to select row, doubleclick to unselect all)

- Fixes on airfields in Scenario section
- Bug fixes and various improvements 

[SCG_Redcloud111]

Really well done. I especially like the green highlights for superior and red for inferior. Any plans to add boost speeds to the comparisons? I know that starts to get granular, but would be interesting.

[marcobona]

8 hours ago, SCG_Redcloud111 said:

Any plans to add boost speeds to the comparisons?

 

All max speeds are boost speeds (in planes where is it possible).

Thanks for your suggestion.

[Roland_HUNter]

This program....this...is...

Thank you!

[Roland_HUNter]

5 hours ago, marcobona said:

 

All max speeds are boost speeds (in planes where is it possible).

Thanks for your suggestion.

So, there will be a "button" for example:
Emergency datas/MW-50/Boost?
Example the FW-190s/G-6Late/Spit IX etc. climb rates are in combat mode.

But, still good work!!!!!
Keep it up!

[marcobona]

12 hours ago, Roland_HUNter said:

So, there will be a "button" for example:
Emergency datas/MW-50/Boost?

 

I think it can be done in a future release.

For now I have added a new version with small changes to the graphical interface, improvements and various fixes

[marcobona]

New version added. In this release:

- Fixes on airfields and units in Scenario section (due to the latest sim update)
- Bug fixes and various improvements 

[flugkapitan]

Hi,

 

I noticed a couple of possible bugs with this latest version:

1. Each time the app is opened, a file called Veteran Typewriter.ttf populates on the desktop.

2. I can no longer have 2 instances of the app open (get an error message) at the same time to compare aircraft from the same nation.

 

Regards,

Scott

Edited May 1, 2022 by flugkapitan
Tidy things up

[marcobona]

 

52 minutes ago, flugkapitan said:

I can no longer have 2 instances of the app open (get an error message) at the same time to compare aircraft from the same nation.

 

The app can not be opened in two instances because the program already makes use of the font and does not allow another use.

 

 

52 minutes ago, flugkapitan said:

Each time the app is opened, a file called Veteran Typewriter.ttf populates on the desktop.

 

Yes I know. The font is a graphic embellishment of the program's interface. The price to pay is the growth of the font in the folder where the program resides. I recommend launching the executable from a folder of your choice, so you will have the desktop clean.?

I'll work on a version that hide the font and clear it when app closes.

Edited May 1, 2022 by marcobona

[flugkapitan]

Hello Marcobona,

 

Thank you for the quick reply!

 

It would be nice if more than 1 instance of the app could run at the same time, however, if that is not possible, I understand.

 

Regards,

Scott

[marcobona]

1 hour ago, flugkapitan said:

It would be nice if more than 1 instance of the app could run at the same time, however, if that is not possible, I understand.

 

No way with this "special font" version. But if you prefer, I'll add a "default font" version that allows the possibility of having multiple open instances of the program.

 

[flugkapitan]

If it's not too much trouble that certainly would be appreciated!

 

Regards,

Scott

[marcobona]

1 hour ago, flugkapitan said:

If it's not too much trouble that certainly would be appreciated!

 

Added two different versions in the main topic.

[flugkapitan]

Thank you!!

[marcobona]

On 5/1/2022 at 4:06 PM, flugkapitan said:

I noticed a couple of possible bugs with this latest version:

1. Each time the app is opened, a file called Veteran Typewriter.ttf populates on the desktop.

2. I can no longer have 2 instances of the app open (get an error message) at the same time to compare aircraft from the same nation.

 

Ok. Bugs fixed. Now Version with old style Veteran Typewriter font allows multiple instances and no longer generate the font file in the folder where the program resides.

More, added in the Bodenplatte scenario the airfield "Melsbroek" that hosts british B-25D and A-20B.

Edited May 4, 2022 by marcobona

[flugkapitan]

Thank  you!

[marcobona]

Hello everyone.

I need the help of the community to collect some in-flight data from sim planes. In particular data such as maximum speed and climb rate at different altitudes in combat mode and emergency / boost mode. Data must be collected in standard flight conditions, with full tank of fuel and basic armament. I can start collecting those of the planes available to me, but for all those of Battle of Normandy I need you.

It's a huge job, but if divided among many you can do. Thanks for every info you can give me.

[IckyATLAS]

I just downloaded this app in "ancient typewriter characters font". Very well done and very useful. Many many thanks marcobona to share this app that I find very useful. It is a tremendous work that has been done and it allows to quickly get and compare plane characteristics, which otherwise are mentioned in the game but cannot be extracted as such and easily accessed, let alone compared. Mille grazie.

[JV44HeinzBar]

On 3/20/2022 at 7:41 AM, marcobona said:

Version with old style Veteran Typewriter font

 

 

 

S!,

Just curious why the max weight on the Spit XIV is less than the standard weight? 3803 vs 3863. Am I missing something?  Is data ripped from the game or is this just a data entry error?

 

HB

Edited May 5, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[marcobona]

6 hours ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

Just curious why the max weight on the Spit XIV is less than the standard weight? 3803 vs 3863. Am I missing something?  Is data ripped from the game or is this just a data entry error?

 

Standard Weight 3863 is a data taken from the forum, Max Weight 3803 is a data taken from real tables. It's weird, isn't it?

Last night I was flying with a bf-109E in standard conditions: sunny weather, no wind, altitude 100 meters s.l., full of fuel with basic armament. I detected different speeds in combat mode and emergency mode, but this can be there. The surprising part is that redoing the simulation in the same conditions but with 20% fuel and without armament the speeds were lower!

That's why I asked for the help of the community to collect real data "in flight" of the simulator. Every info is appreciated.

Edited May 6, 2022 by marcobona

[marcobona]

New version added. In this release:

- Data fixes and small graphical improvements

[WWDarkdiz]

Good info in the program, easy to compare.  Is there any way to get a comparison between given countries, like on a plane to plane basis? I frequently fly "what-if" scenarios, where different allied countries are now pitted against each other (for example, Finnish Hurricanes vs Russian aircraft, or a 1946 scenario which pits the US/Germany against Russia).

Thanks in advance

[marcobona]

9 hours ago, WWDarkdiz said:

Is there any way to get a comparison between given countries, like on a plane to plane basis? I frequently fly "what-if" scenarios, where different allied countries are now pitted against each other (for example, Finnish Hurricanes vs Russian aircraft, or a 1946 scenario which pits the US/Germany against Russia).

 

I like this idea and I can find a way, but I need more info, such as the name of all the nations and the planes they use, as well as the historical period in which they operate. Obviously all limited only to the simulation. Where can I find this info? Can you help me?

Edited May 13, 2022 by marcobona

[WWDarkdiz]

On 5/13/2022 at 1:57 AM, marcobona said:

 

I like this idea and I can find a way, but I need more info, such as the name of all the nations and the planes they use, as well as the historical period in which they operate. Obviously all limited only to the simulation. Where can I find this info? Can you help me?

Just saw this now, the short answer is of course, but I think you already have the info embedded in the app.  What is needed is a global country select independent of what the compare selection is.

So for example, on one side we have the axis (Germany and Italy), and on the other side, the allies (Brit, US, Russia).  If you made it so that each side (Left or right) could select ANY country, then a direct comparison could be made, even between the same country if the same country was selected on each side.  I believe it would just be a simple lookup on the same table. The coded links should be the same for the historical time period, as I think the time period selection acts as a de facto filter for the results.

I truly believe all the necessary info is already there in the app as it stands right now.  The only thing that needs to happen is to allow all of the countries on each side of the main screen area, allowing a direct comparison.

[marcobona]

@WWDarkdiz. Sorry but I still do not understand. You would like a direct confrontation between nations of what? Of the forces in the field? Because you already have a comparison between the forces in the field of each nation in the scenario. Can you give me a more specific example?

 I'll wait your answer. Thanks

Edited May 15, 2022 by marcobona

[animalmother919]

12 hours ago, marcobona said:

@WWDarkdiz. Sorry but I still do not understand. You would like a direct confrontation between nations of what? Of the forces in the field? Because you already have a comparison between the forces in the field of each nation in the scenario. Can you give me a more specific example?

 I'll wait your answer. Thanks

I think he's meaning like being able to compare a Bf-109 F2 with a Bf-109 F4, since you can't compare German planes with other German planes right now if that makes sense. Anyhow, I would like to be able to do that too to make it easier to see differences between different versions of the same plane. I love your app though dude, its really helpful as it is now.

[marcobona]

16 hours ago, animalmother919 said:

I think he's meaning like being able to compare a Bf-109 F2 with a Bf-109 F4, since you can't compare German planes with other German planes right now if that makes sense. Anyhow, I would like to be able to do that too to make it easier to see differences between different versions of the same plane. I love your app though dude, its really helpful as it is now.

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/77832-great-battles-aircraft-details-app/?do=findComment&comment=1179913

 

[marcobona]

New version added. In this release:

- Graphically renewed the main interface

- Now it is possible to compare planes from the same country (as requested by many!)
- Bug fixes and various improvements 

[flugkapitan]

Thank you very much for this!

 

Have a virtual adult beverage on me ?

 

Regards,

Scott

 

[marcobona]

New version added. In this release:

- Armament & Ordnance Loadout fixes

- Corrected same plane values

- Graphical improvements in the tooltip fonts of the version with old style Veteran Typewriter font: now all tooltips are correctly displayed.

 

Edited May 23, 2022 by marcobona

[flugkapitan]

Thank you!

[Gzr]

Truly an amazing piece of work ?

[marcobona]

New version added. In this release:

 

- fixed some speed values;

- now on the main screen the maximum speeds are those in "continuous mode", while hovering the mouse pointer over the speed field you will get the max boost speed of each selected plane.

[flugkapitan]

Thank you for all the updates you are making to this most useful app!

 

Cheers ?

Scott

[glider42]

Great app. Thanks for creating it. Would it be possible to make the cockpit window maximisable (and the pictures in it)? I'm no spring chicken and, from where I sit, I have a hard time reading the dial legends. Thanks.

[marcobona]

On 6/3/2022 at 3:45 AM, glider42 said:

Would it be possible to make the cockpit window maximisable (and the pictures in it)? I'm no spring chicken and, from where I sit, I have a hard time reading the dial legends.

 

New version added. In this release:

 

- now you can zoom the cockpit image using the mouse scroll

[glider42]

Fantastic! Thanks so much.