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  2. Poll: That's the other thing that really annoys me...

    That's the other thing that really annoys me about this. I worked from home yesterday in case it arrived. I'm working from home again today.

    Since my only transport is a bicycle, getting to a...
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    From 10,000 meters on up the air is the same in...

    From 10,000 meters on up the air is the same in IL2. That is the high alt.

    Also speed, mach compression is not modeled except some aspect never explained but told is there. Major effect is not,...
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    The exhaust is flammable, and if it is mixed with...

    The exhaust is flammable, and if it is mixed with sufficient air and a source of ignition then a fire will result.

    You wouldn't be able to light it with a match unless you cooled it and then mixed...
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    You just pick an EAS and glide. Then your L/D...

    You just pick an EAS and glide.

    Then your L/D ratio is given by the horizontal and vertical distances covered.

    Repeat over a range of EAS and you can plot the polar.

    If you know the weight...
  6. Poll: That surely depends upon what opposition each...

    That surely depends upon what opposition each pilot faced, and of course what kind of Spitfire we're talking about.

    I don't think that there is any particular geographical bias to pilot quality.
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    Tempest had laminar flow wings, same as the...

    Tempest had laminar flow wings, same as the Mustang </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Laminar flow was an almost entirely theoretical concept in the context of WWII combat aircraft in service.

    The Mustang...
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    http://www.war-clouds.com/modu...ile=viewtopic&t=4...

    http://www.war-clouds.com/modu...ile=viewtopic&t=4866
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    IME, people tend to be over-sensitive to the...

    IME, people tend to be over-sensitive to the possibility of a conspiracy.

    What I have been able to deduce from test flying the various models in IL2 is that they have been built by different...
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    The USAF want to keep the F-22 line open...

    The USAF want to keep the F-22 line open producing "de-fanged" export F-22s in the hope of getting more full-spec aircraft for themselves at a later date, methinks.
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