Re: P3Dv4 Accu-sim Spitfire MkI-II Screenshots - RELEASE
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 02:57
@Killratio. Did you mean to say that the WW II pilots flew ‚feet on the ground‘ i. e. did not use rudder?
That is not so. I remember reading in the memoirs of a Spitfire pilot that one of his tricks was to enter a (e. g.) tight left turn and then instead of pushing the left rudder as ‚proper‘, pushing the right rudder, thereby slowing down dramatically and at the same time drifting out of the turn while the pursuer, who used aileron and rudder conventionally, would overshoot.
On the ‚other side‘, Hartmann, the pilot with the most shoot downs, used rudder to slow down (a slip) while in a slight dive, at the same time reducing power and pushing the stick slightly forward. That made the pursuer overshoot, too.
So, the pilots did use their feet because several aerobatic maneuvres made extensive use of rudder.
I believe (although I cannot prove it because there is no detailed description of the flying technique in the memoirs) that the WW II pilots did use rudder instinctively. They had had it drilled into them by their teachers.
I would be interested to hear from someone who has - the same or other - information/experience.
Volker
That is not so. I remember reading in the memoirs of a Spitfire pilot that one of his tricks was to enter a (e. g.) tight left turn and then instead of pushing the left rudder as ‚proper‘, pushing the right rudder, thereby slowing down dramatically and at the same time drifting out of the turn while the pursuer, who used aileron and rudder conventionally, would overshoot.
On the ‚other side‘, Hartmann, the pilot with the most shoot downs, used rudder to slow down (a slip) while in a slight dive, at the same time reducing power and pushing the stick slightly forward. That made the pursuer overshoot, too.
So, the pilots did use their feet because several aerobatic maneuvres made extensive use of rudder.
I believe (although I cannot prove it because there is no detailed description of the flying technique in the memoirs) that the WW II pilots did use rudder instinctively. They had had it drilled into them by their teachers.
I would be interested to hear from someone who has - the same or other - information/experience.
Volker