posted 10-25- 12:17 PM               

I denoted over 180 downloads of the PZL and I think it's time for the community to "pony up"

I have a few dedicated beta-testers that provide me excellent feed back however it's always good to hear it feed back from the source community!

PLEASE denote any and all comments good or bad regarding the beta1 build. I need to use this feed back to determine what and where the next round if focused attention needs to go. Things in specific I'm looking for:

1.) Model critique...

2.) Frame-Rate feedback...

3.) FM feedback...

4.) DM feedback...

5.) Texture/scheme feedback...

6.) Online performance...

and obviously anything in particular that you as the community would like to see improved upon or added...

posted 10-25- 01:38 PM               

How bout putting this plane under the Soviet Union for the time being as it is a Eastern European country.

If I think of anything else, Ill be sure to post it.

Cheers!

posted 10-25- 02:29 PM               

Thanks ArgonV ... I knew I could count on you! Good observations and they are well noted...

RE: Sabre...

posted 10-25- 02:39 PM               

Hehehe, I didnt mean to sound picky. Just you wanted feedback and well... Im a perfectionist at heart. Its a great plane and I cant wait for the next release.

posted 10-25- 04:15 PM               

Please don't be fooled by the highwingness of the type and the myths about the total and utter destruction of the Polish airforce in 1939. It was outnumbered 5:1. Even with Spitfires they would have lost.

The P.11 itself was probably the most modern fighter plane in the world in 1931 when the prototype was built and flown. It proved faster then any fighter plane in the world during an aviation competition in Zurich in 1932. There were little over a hundred pretty well worn out machines available in September 1939, with help of which PAF shot down no less than 106 enemy machines. Remember, some of them were Bf109Es! There is one fight documented of a P.11c v. three Bf109s. The pilot of the P.11 lived to tell the tale and fight in the West.

There were no wires on that machine, it was of very innovative (at the time) monocoque construction with the 'Pulawski's' gull wing. The construction was very sturdy. It had all the mass concentrated near the centre hence outstanding manouverability.

The guns fired "through" the engine under the Townend ring.

There were bomb ejectors on the wings, no hand throwing An note though, the last action of Polish Airforce against both German and Soviet ground forces which took place in October 1939 involved throwing handgrenades out of a sports plane ("normally"used for recce duties).

Please note, that Poland was invaded by Soviet Union in 1939, the nation suffered immensely from that country during that war and the Soviet occupation that followed.
Calling Poland an East European country is not unlike calling Georgia a Union state

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posted 10-25- 04:27 PM               

"Please note, that Poland was invaded by Soviet Union in 1939, the nation suffered immensely from that country during that war and the Soviet occupation that follow.
Calling Poland an East European country is not unlike calling Georgia a Union state"

posted 10-25- 04:38 PM               

The PAF in Britain although worked with conjuction with the RAF (and sometimes not if one is te beleive some stories ) it was dependent of the Polish government, obeyed Polish regualtions not King's Regulations, had some insignia presereved and used throughout, had it's own ground personel and ground installations (rented from HM). All the equipment, ammo, bombs, fuel used was billed and paid for by the Polish Government from the gold reserves deposited in Canada (some of which were flown out of Poland in LOT's Electras).

Yanks invaded some time later

Cheers

posted 10-25- 05:07 PM               

Germany and Russia both invaded Poland in 1939. Dividing up Poland was part of the German-Soviet Non-Agression Pact Hitler negotiated to keep the Russians out while he attacked the West.

I'm not sure if the attacks were simultaneous or if the Russians let Germany do all the dirty work and then just came in to mop up. I guess "all was forgiven" when Germany attacked Russia less than two years later and Russia became our "ally".

posted 10-27- 10:09 AM               

I can't believe there are not any more comments to be added to my beta2 list of "to-do's!"

posted 10-27- 10:50 AM               

The 3D model in has a "hump" in front of the windscreen, between the wing roots while the real thing seems to have this part almost flat. I have a drawing here with three cross sections in three points along the longituinal axis between the engine and the cockpit. The wing joins the fuse near the top of the fuselage leaving very little of it to "stick out" upward. Aha, the central part of the wing seats on top of the fuselage it doesn't "enter" it, it looks as if it glued on to of it.
Oooh...

Numero duo. The stall speed of the 11c version was about 110 km/h (69 mph). You model is spot on it seems
It's difficult to land even when slowing down to 10 mph, it bounces and raises the nose up dropping the wing and killing me in result

The damage texture shows when it bounces hard.

The roll rate seems to be on the slow side, look at the span of those ailerons! It should roll in a snap (pun intended). Seriously tho, it was for those complaining about the fast rolling Gosh, peopl, there are only two MGs in the wings, no gear with their crafty but hevy folding mechanisms, the wing is very light yet sturdy, the ailerons are huuuge, there are no flaps, people! This isn't a WWI kite, it's all metal stressed skin design but it still has WWI planes turning abilities, stop thinking boom and zoom for a sec, will ya!

Sorry have to go

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Had to get off line, a technician from my telecom company turned up to check what's wrong with my phone.
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One more thing, the 3D model seems to be sitting a bit above the ground.

Everything else is peachy! Just had a quick fight with Ratas!

Off to check the climbrate.