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Glider Flight Missions I
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:44 pm
by Moggy
In the summer of 2000, veterans of the Midland Branch of the Glider Pilot Regimental Association decided that an appropriate memorial to airborne forces would be a complete Airspeed Horsa assault glider. This site follows the construction of this unique piece of aviation history >>>>
Assault Glider Trust
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:41 pm
by Wudpecker
That's one big glider.
Those one-shot planes and pilots deserve a lot of credit.
I am willing to bet the vast majority of EAW gamers fly fighters. Maybe a few fly bombers just to satisfy curiosity.
I doubt anyone has flown a glider. But it would make a great mission.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:21 am
by Moggy
Agree that Wudy. WWII version of the assault helicopter.
Staggering that the assault glider pilots somehow managed to put those enourmous things down on a sixpence.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:11 am
by Wudpecker
I recall that someone--Shreck, I think, did a nice layout on gliders at Normandy.
Were they flyable?
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:20 am
by Wudpecker
Answering my own question:
NO, the gliders are NOT flyable.
Created by Col. Gibbon, he proposed some tricky 3DZ work to make the glider flyable, but did not continue for "lack of interest" from the EAW community.
Gibbon's C-47 tow plane would become a slow-flying rocket from the glider, which would fly away when the "R" button was pushed.
I proposed making the glider a "drop tank" connected by a long line to the C-47 tow. Gibbon didn't think much of the idea.
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:14 pm
by Moggy
Suspect the problem might have been that on landing the glider would have disintegrated - a bit like the problem I had with my paratroopers!
One idea might to make the glider the aircraft, and the towing plane an adjunct such a tank or rocket, then use the i.e. "fire rocket" command to drop the tow (the towing aircraft would then fly on according to however it was defined in waepons.dat) and cutting the engines the glider must then be piloted to a rough landing.
Copying this topic to Erk's mess.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:51 pm
by Wudpecker
Righto, Moggy.
One idea might to make the glider the aircraft, and the towing plane an adjunct such a tank or rocket, then use the i.e. "fire rocket" command to drop the tow (the towing aircraft would then fly on according to however it was defined in waepons.dat) and cutting the engines the glider must then be piloted to a rough landing.
Exactly what Col. Gibbon told me when I emailed him.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:05 pm
by Moggy
Well, you know what they say about great minds
