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 Posted: Aug Sat 13, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject: Aircrafts' Movement Ranges
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I have notice that aircraft movement ranges are reduced by 2 (or more)hexes when taking off from airports...is this correct or is something wrong with my system?
I'm affraid the manual does not say a word about this
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SemperFi2382
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Posted: Aug Sat 13, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: Aircrafts' Movement Ranges
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| Anonymous wrote: |
I have notice that aircraft movement ranges are reduced by 2 (or more)hexes when taking off from airports...is this correct or is something wrong with my system?
I'm affraid the manual does not say a word about this |
This is due to the elevation changes. Moving up (or down) an elevation equals one movement point. 
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Posted: Aug Sat 13, 2005 11:36 pm Post subject:
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Thanks a lot
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Posted: Aug Sat 13, 2005 11:38 pm Post subject:
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...but why moing at low alt costs more mov. points then?
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Posted: Aug Sun 14, 2005 12:54 pm Post subject: my guess
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I may be wrong in this but i believe that in 'low' level flight an aircraft actually encounters more drag and wind resistance than it would at a higher altitude. Similiarly, at the highest altitude it takes more effort for a plane to keep adrift because the air is thinner.
So mid level flight is the optimum conditions for the aircraft design, so it gets better range out of each move.
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Posted: Aug Sun 14, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: my guess
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| irashunal wrote: |
I may be wrong in this but i believe that in 'low' level flight an aircraft actually encounters more drag and wind resistance than it would at a higher altitude. Similiarly, at the highest altitude it takes more effort for a plane to keep adrift because the air is thinner.
So mid level flight is the optimum conditions for the aircraft design, so it gets better range out of each move. |
This is correct, and as such the movement rates are adjusted as such. However, this does not apply to the V-22 Osprey because it moves much faster at a low altitude than at medium.
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