flyer8 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Wanted to test how much faster my Cessna is with less paint... Flight Simulator 9 KSAN to KLAX Oceanside Lake Elsinore KLAX FlightOps Mystery Science Theater 3000 Heavy Lifting More Fun Than a Movie Distances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av8tor98 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 One or two knots faster? :oP Nice pics! JOE- Asus P8Z68- V Pro; CPU: Intel i7-2600K 3.4ghz OC'd 4.6Ghz, 8G Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3-1600, EVGA 1080Ti 11G ACX Cooler Samsung 500G OS drive, 3 WD 1T Raptor HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftldave Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 It worked for the F-15 Streak Eagle, back in 1975. The Russians took the paint off the P-42 (Su-27 mod) when they broke the F-15's time-to-climb records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugilist2 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Super shots! Intel i-9 13900KF @ 6.0 Ghz Cpu, MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X 24GB Videocard, MSI MAG CORELIQUID C360 Water Cooler, MSI Z790 A-PRO WIFI Motherboard, MSI MPG A1000G 1000W Power Supply, G.SKILL 48Gb Ram @76000 MHz DDR5 Ram, MSI SPATIUM M480 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2TB Drive, Windows 11 Pro Ghost Spectre x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Looks like you removed the paint from the tarmac too. Taxiing must be twice as fast now!!;):D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer8 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Looks like you removed the paint from the tarmac too. Taxiing must be twice as fast now!!;):D That's interesting you said that. I used to change some textures around but the work that Cloud9 did is so nice, I never wanted to change a thing. Really artistic stuff and irreplaceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenvox Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 nice pics, did you notice and improvement or what>? WJA221, BFL0200, ASA2703 http://www.darrensfs9site.weebly.com http://darrensflightsimblog.blogspot.com/ https://discord.gg/6d5V7Qu << <<<fs9 discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer8 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 nice pics, did you notice and improvement or what>? I did indeed, and there was also a positive and unexpected health component with the speed increase. The flight from KSAN to KLAX in now so fast, I consumed one less cup of coffee during the flight. My in-flight meal service is down (sleeping on the job) during late night treks and the kitchen is too far away to maintain radar contact when in IFR :) But lots of fun, nevertheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCD Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I know removing the silver paint from an early Mercedes racing car got it to pass tech inspection (it had been overweight), but I very seriously doubt that removing paint from a computer model aircraft would result in any weight reduction or speed enhancement. Want to be believed? Post documented findings that prove your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer8 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 I know removing the silver paint from an early Mercedes racing car got it to pass tech inspection (it had been overweight), but I very seriously doubt that removing paint from a computer model aircraft would result in any weight reduction or speed enhancement. Want to be believed? Post documented findings that prove your point. Ha and don't I wish. I mean, how many people have you met who test rounding factors for the fun of it. I suppose you're right though. maybe the speed increase was all in a dream. But I did drink once less cup of coffee. You know, Wayne Sinker's repaint is really nice and is just as fast as mine. The only difference is he has far more skill then I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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