Minimum Speed for Warping

[kdriver]

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone tell me what determines the minimum speed required to be able to warp in a mission? Is it the cfg, air or DP file?

I'm testing the new Curtiss H-16 Large America flying boat made by Stephan Scholz and Martin Klein. I need 90 kts IAS to be able to warp. I can only achieve this speed in a dive. The Blackburn Kangaroo, also by the same authors, needs only 55 kts IAS.

Thanks,
Kevin

[Captain Kurt]

I could be wrong, but I think it is in the dp [MISC] section. It has the min speed= line, as well as listing the cruise and max speeds.

PS I also think the speeds are in kilometres per hour.

[kdriver]

Hi Kurt,

I was thinking the same so I changed the H-16's speed values to that of the Kangaroo's but it made no difference. Yes, they are in kph.

Kevin

[Dirtman]

Yo KD;

I may be wrong, but I believe this is hard-coded in the CFS2 source code.

In order for a "player" craft to be fully accepted in the mission, (made destroy-able) it must:
1) reach 150 ft min. altitude.
2) reach 150 knots, KPH or MPH. (can't remember which)

This was a big problem when I was creating "player" ground (tanks) & sea / river (ships) missions for Vietnam in 2009 as no "player" tank or boat could do this without starting @ altitude & speed, then "slew" back to the surface.

Makes me wonder if the 150/150 rule applies to your problem?

[UncleTgt]

Good call Dirtman, 150kph is approx 81knots...

[kdriver]

Hi Dirtman,

Interesting - I always thought the warp speed was something that couldn't be fiddled with until I made the Kangaroo mission which is included in the aircraft download.

I'll have a look at other WW1 aircraft missions to see if there is any variation in warp speed.

Thanks,
KD

[Rami]

Kevin,

It depends on the aircraft, but in my experience, it is around 100 knots. Getting a Fairey Battle to accelerate to that speed allows time for a cup of tea.

[kdriver]

I tested a number of WW1 biplanes as well as two versions of the Swordfish. Most of the aircraft had a minimum warp speed in the 70 to 80 knot IAS range. It seems the Kangaroo and the Curtiss H-16 are the extremes with 55 and 90 kts IAS respectively.