Ok, mini review time
First up, the Jungmann. As expected it looks stunning. Comes in two versions with various paint schemes. The 2D panel is nice and very detailed but the view over the panel isn't great. The VC is much more user friendly and VERY detailed. Every available function is clickable in the VC from the mags to the trim levers and you really get the feeling of being 'inside' the plane rather than just looking at it. Overall, this is extreme eye candy for FS connoisseurs!
The flight model was a sort of bitter/sweet experience. On initial roll on the runway there was hardly any rudder required to keep the plane in line. With the stick in a neutral position the tail came up quite quickly and the plane lifted gentley off the runway and settled into a smooth climb. The ailerons are beautifully tuned and give a realistic feel and a positive roll rate.
Now the elevators, these were the only disapointment with this plane. They didn't seem to be effective enough. The Jungmann was one of the best aerobatic planes of the 30's & 40's so I started my usual aerobatic routine with great expectation. First thing I found was that if you exceed 230kph the plane starts to shudder and the controlls stiffen up making smooth aero's very difficult. With that in mind I set the entry speed to around 210-220kph and attempted a loop. The elevators felt ineffective and the plane pulled up quite slowly. It really struggled to go over the top and the speed fell away so much that it fell off the top of the loop
I tried again, same result. Entering the loop at 270kph got me over the top....just!! This was not what I expected for one of the worlds greatest aerobatic planes. I tried adjusting the elevator value of the flight model from 1.000 to 1.700 and it did make a difference but it was getting late so I called it a day.
This is a superb looking little plane and the flight model is great for normal flight, the only problems being vertical maneuvers but this might be easily sorted with a bit of tweeking.
Now the Ju52. I only gave this a quick test but it seems to fly as it should. If anything it is a touch overpowered but its still a lumbering old beast! Detailing is amazing including a fully detailed passenger cabin and again the VC is the one to use when flying. I got quite a drop in frame rate with this plane but I was using a fairly basic machine to run it on. The only thing I really noticed was it seemed reluctant to slow down which caused a fast approach and a few little bumps on landing
Will give these a more thorough testing later
