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Good to see ya mate! You may remember me as RAC Frankenstein back in the day...
I agree fully with your post, it's the online community that kept me playing RB3D for as long as I did. Bringing a new WW1 flightsim onto the market (if done right) could revitalize that...
Here's hoping.
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Wow,
Sure would be nice to get back in the air with some wood and canvas again!
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Besides eye candy I hope that the developers create a dynamic immersive campaign like it was in the old "Red Baron". Otherwise I fear that it will turn into another Fokker vs. Camel shooter game
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Not being a serious FM sort of fellow, so long as the Camel has wicked torque, a blipping engine, the Snipe good maneuverability (but not a lot of power) Dart, The Snipe was the replacement for the Camel. It was powered by a Bentley BR2 engine of 230hp. The most powerful engine fitted to the Camel was a Clerget 9H of 185hp. Most of the ~5600 F.1 Camels were powered by Clerget motors of 130-140hp. For those that want some pilot notes on flying the Camel get Chaz Bowyer's Sopwith Camel - The King of Combat. It was a Snipe that Barker was flying when he had his famous combat that earned him his VC.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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Originally posted by JG1Hautz_J10:
Wow,
Sure would be nice to get back in the air with some wood and canvas again!
Hautz Here's to the days of wood and canvas!  ~Salute!~ Lo. (JG1Lowengrin_J10)
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Very good news. Hope this actually comes to pass.
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Originally posted by KraziKanuK:
The Snipe was the replacement for the Camel. It was powered by a Bentley BR2 engine of 230hp. The most powerful engine fitted to the Camel was a Clerget 9H of 185hp. Most of the ~5600 F.1 Camels were powered by Clerget motors of 130-140hp.
For those that want some pilot notes on flying the Camel get Chaz Bowyer's Sopwith Camel - The King of Combat.
It was a Snipe that Barker was flying when he had his famous combat that earned him his VC. The Snipe was also much heavier and "draggier" than the Camel (2 bay configuration with lots of wires). It was somewhat faster than the Camel, but not as much as the extra HP would imply. It may have been a step forward but it really wasn't a leap. On the bright side, it didn't kill more of its pilots than enemy  .
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On the bright side, it didn't kill more of its pilots than enemy Man you huns never stop with the propaganda do you... :rolleyes: By the way, the Snipe had a much better acceleration than the Camel, and had far better performance at higher altitudes. It`s top speed was nearly 20 mph faster.
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They should contact Albatros Productions in the UK. These are the people who produce the Windsock Datafiles and Windsock International magazine. They specialize in WW1 a/c. This is their website, http://www.windsockdatafilespecials.com/
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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Bumping this one, check the links above...
Thanks all for such good info!
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Great news!!
About time someone did this properly.
The only thing that will keep me from buying it is the use of StarForce as a copy protection.
Let's hope that reason will prevail.
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There's still plenty of players online with Red Baron 3d, and the sims been going for years. Every one of us have stuck with Rb or soon come back to it after disappointment with other WW1 sim attempts. I certainly wish these guys the best of luck and look forward to it with great anticipation.
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Does anybody in Australia know where any copies of a WW1 flightsim is available, I havnt been able to locate one. I used to play Red Barron on my amiga 500 about 12 years ago & loved it, looking forward to this new WW1 sim
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I am really looking forward to this. Ever since Flying Corps I've been watching and waiting for a new, good quality WW1 flight sim. Im crossing everything until it's released.
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Wings of War das. Arcadey but not in the arcade sense (I'm on 53 million points so it can't be) and really fun and the WW1 world is very rich with superbly rendered terrains and planes. Fabulous graphics, air you can breathe almost. The screaming of pilots jumping over the side is a big bonus Don't listen to people moaning it's not a sim. So what's your point ask em - or tell them "Cricket's not a sport it's a game" and see what happens. Be wearing a box btw Ming
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Dasreich, you can get Red Baron 3d at wings-of-valor. SP and MMP games and many patches available.
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Originally posted by *Buzzsaw*: On the bright side, it didn't kill more of its pilots than enemy
By the way, the Snipe had a much better acceleration than the Camel, and had far better performance at higher altitudes. It`s top speed was nearly 20 mph faster. True on the acceleration and true on the high alt performance, but 20 MPH faster? I have top sea level speeds of 118 for the Camel and about 127 for the Snipe, for what it's worth. And to be blunt, what it's worth isn't a hell of a lot. In the end I really don't give a damn. I know well in adveance that you will be howling about the performance of Allied planes no matter what it is. You will then proceed to cherry pick facts to support your forgone conclusion and back said facts with all manneer of interesting graphs :rolleyes: . All the while you will ignore the most important fact of all: there is no definitive answer as to what the performance of these planes really was. WWI aircraft had wildly different performance ranges within a specific type depending on the age and condition of the airframe, age and condition of the engine, field mods, etc. etc. etc. Further, many commonly quoted figures on performance are based on wildly different test conditions. Finally, we don't have any originals left that can or would be flown the way that they were 85 years ago. If I get a game where the SPAD is fast, the DRI can climb, and the D.VII is excellent but not the in all parameters and easy to fly then I'll be happy from a performance PoV. If the game further captures some of the quirks of these planes then while imparting some illusion of flight then I will be very happy. And people will post chart after chart trying to support their unsupportable positions.
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