I had visions of running rings around those Huns in their Albatross scouts in my N17. Like a little gnat tormenting a big wasp.
But it it seems to be a very fragile little bug! I've killed myself three times already by ripping the wings off.
Careful how you handle that stick, boys and girls!

I haven't had any trouble with it breaking on me. I'm having fun flying it against AI Albatross's.

Remember, listen to the sound of the wind, if it sounds like the airplane doesn't want to go that fast, then it's probably a good bet that you will break it.

RoF's first crap plane.



The real issue is that it is terribly outclassed by it's 1918 adversaries.

This is a late 1916 aircraft.

Those lower wings are horribly fragile though.

Yes, the V strut is the cause. Notice the Albatros also has V strut, but has a support brace to keep the wing from flexing. They too suffered the same fate, until the brace was added.

In RL the earlier Nieuports were notorious for shedding their wings and/or fabric on the wings in steep dives.

WH_JoeBob

Yep, that wing is fragile. I have managed not to break it yet but I think (going by sounds) I have come pretty close. This should not be a surprise if you know your WWI planes though, even in the description on the ROF Store page where you bought it states:

I took off in the little bwger,got some altitude ,did a wing over into a dive pulled up into a stall turn then recovered to find I had lost my port elevator and about a foot of the top wing to go with it !

I loaded up a "protect the bomber" mission with the N17, firewalled the throttle, and dove for the ground. Within 30 seconds, my vertical stabilizer, ailerons, and elevators had been torn away. The lower wing stayed intact. I guess it only fails under G-loads, not overspeeds.

Whoa ! Steady on chaps ! Treat here like a lady. Gentle hands, a deft touch and open wallet.

Is a sign of things to come (Hopefully) the planes are going to get tricker as we go back in time.

If we ever get an DH2, beware!

Not too awfully tricky, I hope! I seem to recall hearing that the Eindecker, for example, had an abysmal roll rate thanks to the wing warping mechanism used for roll control...even worse than the N17's, which is pretty anemic.

I'm seeing that you have to fly these planes like a 3-channel (rudder/elevator/throttle) R/C model for the most part. Rudder is primary for turn, with ailerons for fine tuning.

Back on topic, I'm about to tear my hair out with the Nieuport 17. I haven't ripped a wing off yet, but it's rare to complete a landing (even some takeoffs!) without crunching one of the lower wings to some degree. One bump and they crumple. I mean, it's cool that with the great DM you can see individual wood ribs with lightening holes in them, but DAYUMMM

I almost never suffer damage on takeoff or landing with the other planes. If I was a drinker, this would be driving me to the bottle...

[MF] Gunloon

I think its fun with only one gun and having to baby it a bit. If you don't over G the thing it turns fast. I find its roll rate very slow though compared to the others.