IL-2 Sturmovik Dynamics and Spins

[congo]

I don't know why I never noticed this before , probably because I was so busy trying to deal with everything else in IL-2.

I'm pretty impressed with IL-2's flight dynamics. It just seems like it has solved some issues that MS sims have never resolved.

Finally, I can ease an aircraft up into a gentle climb, cut the the power, hold the nose gently up, and start a ruddered turn while crossing the aileron control the opposite direction to hold the wings level, (the classic.... You're asking for it... spin setup!) and hey! presto! a spin ensues.

No spiral dives, no wierd stuff, just a nice spin with classic recovery behaviour..... Very Nice!

I also love the high speed stall characteristics, where you get a radical wing drop when that inner wing loses it's grip due to excess angle of attack during a high G turn in Combat situations, it really bites when that ME109 is on yer six!

[ATI_7500]

The dynamics in IL-2 are the most realistic ones I've ver seen. In the beginning I managed to get my 109 into a spin every time I made a tight turn. After a bit of practising I manged to keep her right on a compromise between turning tightly and getting into a spin. All thanks to the realistic behaviour of the aircraft (it begins to shake violently before spinning and if you keep her right there,you won't have problems).