Your favourite planes in IL2 Sturmovike 1946

[Otto_Weddigen]

I consider the Yak-9T quite a good plane though

[Task Force]

I forgot about the P 38, thats my favorite american plane. Lots of ammo. Speed, and two motors just incase one goes out/shot out.

Originally Posted by Raptor1

ROFL at the BI-6

Its actually really fun plane to fly. :p

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Originally Posted by Rilder

Its actually really fun plane to fly. :p

Until you try to roll and dive.:rotfl:

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

I hate the FW-190's as it has a horrible stall problem.

That's what I thought too for years. You just have to keep it fast, and at 450+ km/h you will have one of the most manoeuvrable planes in Il2. No stalling. You only have to be very careful below 350 km/h. It requires some practise but after some time you learn to fly her without stalling and then the greater speed and the four 20mm will compensate you for the lower agility at low speeds, compared to the 109.

[Morts]

FW190
Me-109
JU88
He-111

my favorite planes

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

That's what I thought too for years. You just have to keep it fast, and at 450+ km/h you will have one of the most manoeuvrable planes in Il2. No stalling. You only have to be very careful below 350 km/h. It requires some practise but after some time you learn to fly her without stalling and then the greater speed and the four 20mm will compensate you for the lower agility at low speeds, compared to the 109.

All of thats true but trying to make a sharp turn at low altitudes in a 190 is suicide. Even the designer of the FW-190 admitted to this fact, but at a higher altitude it was a far better aircraft.

[Raptor1]

Yeah, but have you tried using a P-51? That thing has a worse stalling problem

EDIT: Oh, wait, yes you did...

[Task Force]

I have messed around with the P 51, they do have a stalling issue, cant even do hard turns without stalling.

[Morts]

if you quickly pull back the stick when flying an allied aircraft..you stall
unlike in some of the german planes
so the only plane i fly when im on the allied side is the P-47D
good B&Z plane

[Task Force]

Yes the P 47 and the P 38 are both good planes. Id also have to say that the Seafire is a good plane.

[Fincuan]

I'll join the crowd here: P-51, P-47 and FW-190 are excellent boom and zoom aircraft because they have an excellent high speed maneuverability, especially elevator authority. In the Mustang you can actually easily rip your wings off, not so easy in any other aircraft. All 109s and the P-38J(you can use maneuvering flaps in the -L and -L-Late) simply lock up when going fast, the 109 just almost and the -38 really completely

Against Jap planes I really like the Fork Tailed Devil, but it's not that good against the faster and more maneuverable Luftwaffles.

[baggygreen]

I've taken a bit of a liking to the Yak 3.

When i got my new joystick up and running, I tried a 109F4 but I simply can't get the hang of it whenever I fly at a normal difficulty or higher. I tend to find myself in a flat spin more often than not.

I'm limited to single engines for now, I can't be bothered to bind keys for alternating engines because I'll simply forget them anyway.

Hawker Hurricanes are an enjoyable flight, and theres enough firepower in them to put a dent into other aircraft, but i again find a bit of a stall problem.

The Yak i've started flying in a new campaign, with the free french fighting on the eastern front. good for taking down the 109s if I can get on their tail, but against HE111s the lack of firepower hurts - only 1mg and 1 cannon.. its not much. At least I can handle him well!

[Fincuan]

Originally Posted by baggygreen

I tried a 109F4 but I simply can't get the hang of it whenever I fly at a normal difficulty or higher. I tend to find myself in a flat spin more often than not.

I'm limited to single engines for now, I can't be bothered to bind keys for alternating engines because I'll simply forget them anyway.

Spinning a 109-F4 Check your joystick settings, that should be almost impossible thanks to the slats. It only really happens when you get really slow and pull hard on the stick. Over 300 km/h it's impossible.

As for multiple engines, you only need to select engine one or two when you start up(and only if you have "separate engine start" checked in difficulty options), or when you have problems with the other engine and have to shut it down and feather the prop. My usual P-38 flight is like this: start engines separately -> select all engines -> fly and forget about them.

[Task Force]

I just noticed that my joystick (rudder Z axis) is off center (just a little to the right) during my flight with Raptor1 and HunterICX. Anyone know how to fix this. (thanks sorry for going off topic.