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From: alberti@cs.umn.edu (Albatross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: F/A 18
Message-ID: <1990Dec4.192608.19881@cs.umn.edu>
Date: 4 Dec 90 19:26:08 GMT
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In <2049@otc.otca.oz> elson@otc.otca.oz (Elson Markwick) writes:
>>deck.  Additionally, you can land on the carrier from any direction (I've done
>>it crosswise)
>Jesus H Christ, how the faaark did you stop in time??

Reverse thrust is the "-" key -- drops forward thrust by 3%, increments reverse
thrust by 1%.

I managed to land sideways by coming in at 30% thrust (175 knots?) at 140 feet
altitude, and raising the nose just before hitting the side of the carrier.
As the plane stalled it climbed about 15-20 feet.  I killed power, braked, and
stopped facing the con tower with room to spare.

But if you like that one, try this:
I was out of ammo and attempting to down a MIG with my gun.  It fired an IR
missile which I fled by diving straight down from 35,000 feet.  The MIG
followed.  One of my flares took out the IR and I heard an alarm which I
thought was a damage indicator but was too busy to read.  I killed power,
rolled over to turn the jet to face the other direction, and accelerated again.
Falling tail-first, I attempted to reduce my downward trajectory while firing
on the MIG.  Suddenly the grey shape of the conning tower loomed in my port
window.  My velocity showed ~0 knots.  Reacting quickly, I killed my accelera-
tion, lowered my landing gear, and dropped my nose.  And landed on the deck
of the carrier.

I do not claim to have done this deliberately, nor have I been able to
reproduce this stunt, although my attempts have ended in some spectacular
failures :-).
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