gajijn what? i saw my aircraft jitter as i was taking off preventing me from getting speed
gajijn what? i saw my aircraft jitter as i was taking off preventing me from getting speed
There was always an issue at prop BRs - if multiple aircraft tried to take off at the same time just one of them got an acceleration boost, the other not and drowned.
Recommendation: Try next time to wait until your teammate takes off.
But - i noticed today (whilst taking off from a carrier on Norway in a FR-1) that the acceleration boost was either strongly reduced or totally absent. The fact that i took off “clean” (= without payload) saved my life, the 175 kmph airspeed was enough to keep me airborne.
I noticed something else which is incorrect.
At takeoff the pilot has to release his hand of the HOTAS until after cat shot. If I do this, the F-14 will dive into the water.
Or - the other classic - the catapult speeds you up fast enough to immediately break your undercarriage.
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