What If Hangar

SEPECAT Jaguar FGR.3 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a simple mod of the excellent 'The Mirage Factory' Jaguar GR.1 to give a 'what if' Jaguar FGR.3 tactical fighter with markings for No.45 and No.58 squadrons of No.38 Group, RAF Strike Command. This revision now also includes a desert camo skin for No.112 squadron and uses a revised 3D model.

BACKSTORY
In 1974 a cancelled export order for 50 Jaguar Internationals left the SEPECAT consortium with a headache as many 'long lead' items had already been ordered and assembly was already underway on the first 12 airframes. At this time the RAF were keen to order more Jaguars to form a second wing of No.38 Group, RAF Strike Command and, with the delays in the Tornado production programme meaning a shortage of work at BAC's Warton factory, BAC pushed the Labour government into accepting a deal for all 50 aircraft. Some consideration was given to standardising the aircraft to match the RAF's GR.1 force but the uprated Adour engines and different avionics saw the aircraft confusingly designated as the Jaguar FGR.3.
Entering service in early 1977 the Jaguar FGR.3's served with No.45 and No.58 squadrons as part of No.38 Group and also with a reformed No.112 Squadron detached to RAF Near East Air Force. The FGR.3's uprated Adour engines and early introduction of overwing missile rails made them something of an elite element within the RAF's Jaguar force and they were deployed to many hot-spots around the world until their somewhat premature retirement in 2002.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the JaguarFGR3 folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the JaguarFGR3 folder into your Decals folder.
3. Empty the contents of the WEAPONS folder into your Weapons folder
4. Empty the contents of the PILOTS folder into your main Pilots folder.
5. From the SOUNDS folder drag and drop the Adour sound file into your Sounds folder.
That's it!

CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Massive thanks to everyone at 'The Mirage Factory' (RIP Oli).
Special thanks to sundowner for both skins used in this revised upload and also for his permission to use his revised LOD with built-in drop tanks.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - 23/08/2020

531 downloads

(0 reviews)

0 comments

Updated August 23, 2020

[Fictional] A-7B Corsair II - Armada Española Arma Aérea

Vought A-7B Corsair II 'Armada Española' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2

This is a very simple mod of the stock Third Wire A-7B to give a fictional A-7B in service with the Armada Española Arma Aérea (Spanish Naval Air Arm).

INSTRUCTIONS

1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the A-7B_Esp folder into your Aircraft folder.

2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the A-7B_Esp folder into your main Decals folder.

3. From the SOUNDS folder drag and drop the TF30_Dry file into your main Sounds folder.

CREDITS

Thanks to Third Wire for the continuous improvement of a great little game/sim.

And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.

Regards

Spinners

Version 3 - 29/12/13

230 downloads

(1 review)

Updated December 29, 2013

Avro Arrow FGR3

"What if" RAF version of the Avro Arrow, no internal weapons, weapons carried on [new] wing pylons.

Original model made by Fastcargo...........thanks m8.

Added a Hotfix for an issue with the cockpit gauges.....thanks to Coupi for fixing this.

359 downloads

(4 reviews)

0 comments

Updated April 6, 2014

Bell XF-109

By Veltro2k

Had it been built, the Bell D-188A project would have been one of the most unorthodox aircraft to fly, and certainly the most unusual in the US Air Force inventory. In 1955, Bell Aircraft was requested by both the USAF and the US Navy to develop a VTOL/STOVL supersonic, all-weather fighter-bomber and defence interceptor. The project was highly ambitious and was designed to fulfill a multitude of roles for two different services and, as a result – based on the poor record of other cooperative Air Force/Navy aircraft projects – it is highly dubious as to its success.[citation needed] The aircraft was designated the Model 2000, and was offered in two different versions – the D-188 for the Navy and the D-188A for the Air Force. Bell had rather optimistically called the Navy version the XF3L-1 and the Air Force version the XF-109, although neither of these designations were official.[citation needed] On 5 December 1960, Bell publicly showed off the design as the XF-109 – the Air Force version, as the Navy had lost interest the year earlier, however in the spring of 1961, the US Air Force canceled the program and no examples were built.

Some of the features, do to no Info, where inprovised by me.

Cockpit: Using F-15 Cockpit Credit goes to its creator

unzip ad folders to their appropiate places...have fun

((( there is no longer a source file for this, Untill a new version is made it stands as it is.))))

THIS MODEL IS ONLY TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE AND IN NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL IT BE USED, EVEN IN PART OF ANYTHING THAT IS PAYWARE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMBAT ACE MODDERS AGREEMENT

449 downloads

(3 reviews)

Submitted July 26, 2012

[Fictional] North American F-109A Retaliator

North American F-109A 'Retaliator' for Strike Fighters 2
This is a simple mod of Julhelm's superb North American A-5A Vigilante to make a fictional 'Retaliator' interceptor-fighter in service with the USAF in the 1964 to 1988 timeline. There was actually several North American proposals for 'fighter' Vigilantes offered to the USN and to the USAF and it's a pity that the enormous potential of this amazing aircraft was never fully realised. Anyway, 'what if' markings are enclosed for three ANG squadrons;
1. 101st Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Massachusetts ANG
2. 159th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Florida ANG
3. 186th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Montana ANG

BACKSTORY
Development of the North American A3J-1 Vigilante progressed well during the late 1950's and the first flight of the YA3J-1 prototype in August 1958 revealed it to be a real thoroughbred, packed from nose to tail with outstanding technology. However, a strong faction against the Vigilante was forming within the USN arguing that strategic bombing was not part of the USN's business and North American decided not to assume that large orders for the 'basic' A3J-1 would follow and they began to look at other roles for the Vigilante.
One line of development would eventually lead to the reconnaissance Vigilante (RA-5C) but another line of development transformed the A3J-1 into various fleet defender and ADC fighter options. Fortunately, the wing of the A3J-1 was designed for zero wind over deck launches and this resulted in a wing too large for low-level attack missions but ideal for a fighter. During early 1959 North American offered a long-range fighter version to the USN and USAF but had only a lukewarm response. However, following the cancellation of their F-108 Rapier in September 1959 things now became a bit more urgent for North American and they schemed a revised A3J-1 Fighter with uprated J79 engines and semi-recessed Sparrow missiles.
Trying again in 1960 they received a firm no from the USN (who by then knew they had a winner in the F4H-1 Phantom II) but the USAF agreed to a detailed analysis of an optimsed land-based interceptor fighter (named Retaliator in May 1960) and in June 1960 they announced that the Retaliator was to be ordered as an immediate follow-on to the F-106 programme with 350 ordered although this figure was later reduced to 240.
The prototype YF-109 flew on April 30th 1962 and production F-109A's entered service in late 1964 with the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Minot AFB, North Dakota. The only export order was from Canada who ordered 60 in 1968 and these entered service with No.409 squadron in 1969 remaining in service until 1990.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-109A folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-109A folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the PILOTS folder drag and drop the F-109A_FuelPod into your Pilots folder.
That's it!

NOTES
Julhelm's Vigilante comes with an authentic Vigilante pit so rather than just slap a Phantom pit into this bird I've used his pit and just tweaked the ini's for the interceptor-fighter role. I'm not the greatest on avionics but it works!
In this revised upload I've chosen to include the Fuel Pod as a pilot (in the same way that we add a Fake Pilot) as I'd noticed my wingmen were jettisoning it when the action started even when adding NoJettisonTank=TRUE. I've also added AIM-9 Sidewinder's to the Retaliator's inner wing pylons.
This aircraft needs/deserves a gun but I've resisted the temptation. However, you can add one if you like and the space from the redundant linear bomb bay could easily accommodate a neat M61 installation slap-bang on the centreline.

CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Big thanks to Julhelm for bringing one of my personal all-times favourites to the community.
And thanks to Julhelm for also releasing his templates for ham-fisted amateurs like me to screw around with!
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards

Spinners
Version 2 - January 3rd, 2024

455 downloads

vigilante
retaliator
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
- vigilante
- retaliator
- usaf
- adc
- spinners

(0 reviews)

0 comments

Updated January 3

Mirage 4000 prototype

By logan4

This aircraft mod represents the probable workout of Dassault's Mirage 4000 and also the first member of an aircraft family as the company always created several variants of each type based on costumer requirement and evolution of technology. Other types and variants will be uploaded as separate packages.
This package comes with 2 skin sets, the white prototype available for 4 AC, and a test squadron skin for 26 planes.

This model is meant for SF2 games only, SF1 variants will be uploaded at the SF1 section.
Install is the regular dropping the contents in their respective places.
Please note: The model can be quite heavy on FPS in large formations on weaker machines, so if required, either resize skin files or use lower lods(_nd,001,002,003) as lod1.
The model uses the general french weapons, either as part of weapon packs or the Mirage 2000 family.
Make sure to read the manual included with the package.
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Creators of these Aircraft mods as members of CombatAce site:
Original 3D work: Cocas
Aircraft 3d update and additional changes: Logan4
Cockpit 3d work: Logan4
Aircraft FM: Cliff7600
Aircraft avionics: Loborojo, Cliff7600, logan4
Skin files and decals: Flogger23, Cliff7600, logan4, loborojo
Cockpit files: Logan4, Cliff7600
Thanks to Crusader for additional brochure files

Big thanks to members of CombatAce for helping and answering our questions and in sorting out some of the issues we got while creating this mod.
Modding and distribution of files are allowed and limited according to the CombatAce Freeware Licensing agreement.

360 downloads

(7 reviews)

4 comments

Submitted March 8, 2019

CF-105 Avro Arrow 2

By ext

This is a What If Aircraft the twin tailed update of the CF-105 Avro Arrow with ground attack capabilities!

206 downloads

(3 reviews)

0 comments

Submitted January 24, 2017

[Fictional] MiG-29KR Argentine Fulcrum for SF 2

By ValAstur

Fictional mod of the MiG-29C; converted to MiG29K by Russouk2004; from The Mirage Factory to make it look like a fictional fighter plane for the Argentine Navy.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Drop the folders into your MODS Folder. If asked to overwrite, click yes.

CREDITS

First of all, thanks to TMF for the creation of the MiG-29C; a great model produced there!
Furthermore big thanks to Russouk2004 for the creation of the naval Fulcrum. Really great work on this aircraft.
Also thanks to him for allowing me to upload this mod.

To Spinners for some of the decals I used.

Special credit goes to Oliver Anguille for his effort and hard work. May he rest in peace.

Original readme from Russos MiG-29K is also included.

ORIGINAL CREDITS

Mirage Factory..(goes without saying)
FastCargo for the loadouts and help with the folding wing issues I had.and testing.
Fubar is doing an FM...and testing.
thnx to others for advice and references.
Hope this mod will do until we get new models.
Thnx for downloading and enjoy.
Russouk

Below.....original readme.

.............................................Original..................................

SFP1 model

Took part in this project :

Aircraft
3D : Flying Toaster mapping : BPAo
Skins : Sundowner
FM : Kreelin

Cockpit : Mago

Pilot : The Trooper

Effets : BPAo

Test team

Manetsim, Gaston, Sony Tuckson, Actarus, Column5, DamWaar, _Thomas_, Camouflage, USAFMTL, Moonjumper, UF Josse, Typhoid, Jimbib, Crab_02

For any further questions don't hesitate to contact me. Same goes if I forgot something or somebody. In that case I'll change that ASAP.

Have fun!

ValAstur

251 downloads

(2 reviews)

Submitted September 14, 2014

[Fictional] Dhimari Desert Aggressors Pack 2

By ValAstur

This pack consists of three planes. The stock F-4J, F-100D and Ravenclaws F-4E (HAF) have been modded to create planes for the Dhimari Air Force:

1. EF-4Dh Desert Phantom II, 4th Squadron "The Falcons"
2. F-100Dh Desert Sabre, 11th Squadron "The Rams"
3. JF-4Dh Desert Phantom, 2nd Squadron "The Hawks"

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Drop the Folders into your Strike Fighters Mod Folder.

2. If asked to overwrite, click yes.

ADDENDUM:

The planes fly for the USAF, since I don't own Strike Fighters 2

If you have SF2, then simply change the NationName in the corresponding data.inis and userlist.inis

I added a color sheet into this package so everybody can feel free to create his own dhimari desert aggressor skin.

ALTERNATE NOSE CAMO FOR THE EF-4Dh
Furthermore, there is a folder called "Alternate camo versions EF-4Dh" which includes two folders: Black Nose and Camo Nose. Those folders contain a JPG and a decals.ini each.
The EF-4Dh comes standard with the black nose. If you want to fly with a camoed nose, simply copy the contents of the folder "Camo nose" to the skin folder and overwrite.
If you want to return to the standard black nose, simply copy the contents of the black nose folder and paste them into the skin folder.

This applies to the EF-4Dh only!

CREDITS

There are several people I have to thank:

Big Thanks to Thirdwire for the games and the superb models they have.

Ravenclaw_007 for his great F-4 (HAF) I used as a base for the EF-4Dh and the great templates for the Phantom.

Spinners for the dhimari decals and the sharkmouth decal from the F-100 I've been using to create this mod.

Sundowners Sharkmouth included in his F-105 Template I used for the EF-4Dh and JF-4Dh.

If I missed someone, please let me know and I correct it ASAP.

Kindest regards

ValAstur

264 downloads

(5 reviews)

Updated March 9, 2014

Boeing B-52K Stratofortress B.1

Boeing B-52K Stratofortress B.1 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock (non-flyable) Third Wire B-52K to give a fictional and flyable B-52K Stratofortress B.1 in service with No.9 Squadron attached to RAF South East Asia Command.
Also included are fictional 'Flail' and 'Flambard' bombs with Flail being especially useful against soft-skin targets (or fuel tanks if you get tasked against these in Strike missions) and Flambard being a particularly nasty incendiary bomb. You can, of course, convert it to use nukes but bombing from 12,000m with conventional ordnance is a real challenge but great fun. As we don't have a proper B-52 pit you'll have to make do with the one supplied or go your own way and I mainly prefer to fly this one with cockpit toggle off.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the B-52K folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the B-52K folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the FLAIL and FLAMBARD folders into your weapons folder.

CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - 27/05/2020
Version 1 - 02/06/2011

353 downloads

b-52
stratofortress
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
- b-52
- stratofortress
- raf
- seac
- spinners

(2 reviews)

Updated May 27, 2020

F-4M_GA

Complete standalone aircraft; F-4M_GA [Ground Attack].

Single seat Spey powered F-4M, A/G only , built in ECM & FLIR, 2x 30mm Aden cannons, more weapons capabilities than "normal" F-4M.......go kill something!!

Also, bonus item added at last minute.

Have fun.

Sundowner [Ant]

Oct 27 2015.

320 downloads

(4 reviews)

Submitted October 27, 2015

Yak-141 for SF2

By FLOGGER23

Hi, this is my adapt for the Yak-141, i just put things together and made it to work in SF2 standard, everything has been made to put it in the respective mod folders, if you are prompted to overwrite, please do so, the only part you need to work with, goes to the Soundlist.ini which you need to extract and place it in the flight folder, and add the following lines:

SoundFileXXX=GSh301................ XXX standing as the next number in the sounds sequence.

[GSh301]
Priority=NORMAL
Looped=TRUE
NumBuffers=4
3DSound=TRUE
DopplerEffect=FALSE
MaxDist=1000.000000
MinDist=50.000000
InsideConeAngle=360
OutsideConeAngle=360
ConeOutsideVolume=0..............this goes at the very bottom
of the sounds list.

I used a modified Su-27 Flanker cockpit, since it`s the closest one to the real plane, based in pics i found, also the avionics are more modern, just to think as a what if this plane would have entered in service, she would be active as of today.

VTOL Operation Checklist:

1) BE SMOOTH AT ALL TIMES....Deploy air brakes (required to raise forward lift engine intake screen)

2) Set flaps to full

3) Set nozzles to full down position

4) Release wheel brakes

5) Apply throttle SMOOTHLY. You will start lifting at approx. 87% throttle. Under no circumstances should you apply more than 89% throttle when in VTOL mode, or you will loose control when the AB kicks in.

6) As you're gaining altitude, dip the nose forward slightly while still in VTOL mode to gain forward momentum.

7) Raise the landing gear, and begin swiveling the nozzles back (as smoothly as possible), as you gain forward speed.

8) Retract the air brake/intake screen as you pass 80 knots, raise the flaps all the way at 170 knots,

9) Did I remind you to be smooth as often as I should have? : )

10) Practice makes perfect!

This mod is uploaded using the Freeware Licensing Terms by the Forum, but i want to thank to the following individuals:

-Gabilon, the creator of this beautiful plane.
-Oliver, BPAO Anguille for the Cockpit (thanks wherever you are)
-Lindr2, who tweaked the cockpit in his MiG-29 beta release.
-The Trooper, for the fabulous pilot.
-Fubar512 who made some modifications to the FM, and they are noted in this read me.
-Deuces, for the MiG Afterburner effects and fuselage vapor effect.

If i forget someone here, pelase let me know and i will credit you, my apologies in advance.

I hope you enjoy this mod and if you have any questions, don´t doubt to ask me here in the forum, or via PM.

Enoc Marquez AKA FLOGGER23.

677 downloads

(1 review)

3 comments

Submitted July 8, 2011

Su-34 FullBack Skin

By WINGSOVERISRAEL

Su-34 Japan Air Force Skin
(What If)

56 downloads

(1 review)

3 comments

Updated January 21, 2014

The Other CF-105 (CF-105 Thunderchief)

By Sheriff001

This is a what-if mod of the stock F-105D Thunderchief, with Sundowner's new high-resolution skins for the Royal Canadian Air Force/Canadian Armed Forces Air Command.

Backstory

During the late 1950s, Canada agreed to take on a nuclear strike role in NATO. The aircraft that took on this role would replace the Canadair Sabre. The RCAF considered several designs including the Grumman F11F Tiger, the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, the Northrop N-156F, and the Republic F-105 Thunderchief.

The F-105 variant offered to the RCAF was an F-105D equipped with an Orenda Iroquois engine. Two prototypes were constructed in 1959, using engines that had been constructed for the cancelled Avro Arrow. The marriage of Iroquois to F-105 was not a happy one. The Iroquois was an excellent engine when used operated at high altitude and high speed, the operating environment of an interceptor. When operated at transonic and supersonic speeds at low level, the engine proved unreliable. A catastrophic turbine failure at 400 ft and Mach 0.95 resulted in a fatal crash. This, combined with the escalating cost of developing the Iroquois forced the Government to cancel the Iroquois and opt for a standard F-105D. Canadian content was kept by having Pratt and Whitney Canada built the J75 engines under licence.

With the Cold War heating up fast, the RCAF received its Thunderchiefs quickly. Five RCAF squadrons were equipped including 421, 422, 427, 439. and 441 Squadrons. For nuclear strike, their standard loadout was a Mark 28 nuclear bomb, two or four Sidewinders, and two drop tanks. The Thuds could also carry out conventional strike missions using a variety of bombs, missiles, and rockets.

In 1965, the RCAF deployed 427 Squadron to RAAF Ubon in Thailand to operate beside the F-105s of 2 Squadron RAAF. Between 1965 and 1972, the Canadian and Australian Thunderchiefs bombed thousands of targets across North Vietnam.

Upon their withdrawal from Vietnam, the CF-105 Thunderchiefs returned to Europe. The Trudeau Government removed their nuclear strike mission, leaving them as conventional strike aircraft only. For this reason, all the CF-105s were painted dark green, and given the new "symmetrical" marking scheme. The aircraft were refurbished after Vietnam to give them another ten years of life, and recently retired Thuds from USAF stocks replenished Canadian losses.

The Thuds remained in Canadian Service until 1984, when they were replaced by the CF-18. The CF-105G Wild Weasel continued until 1987.

Skins
RCAF Natural Metal - Initial skin, natural metal with RCAF Markings. RCAF SEA Camo - Introduced in 1966 for Canadian Thuds deployed to Vietnam. Standard RCAF markings. CAF Natural Metal - Used in Europe & Canada after 1968. CAF marking scheme. CAF SEA - Used in Vietnam after 1968, and introduced in Europe during depot maintenance. CAF marking scheme. CAF Green - Dark Green scheme used in Europe after 1973. Symmetrical marking scheme. Remained until retirement.

The F-105D has only the RCAF skins. All skins are offered for the F-105D_66

Installation

Copy the contents of ModFolder into your mod folder. Merge/overwrite when prompted.

Notes

This mod contains a Squadronlist.ini file. If you do not wish to alter your own, then you should add the following into your squadronlist.ini:

[squadron569]
Name=421CAF
DisplayName=No. 421 Squadron
Nation=Canada

[squadron570]
Name=422CAF
DisplayName=No. 422 Squadron
Nation=Canada

[squadron571]
Name=427CAF
DisplayName=No. 427 Squadron
Nation=Canada

[squadron574]
Name=439CAF
DisplayName=No. 439 Squadron
Nation=Canada

[squadron575]
Name=441CAF
DisplayName=No. 441 Squadron
Nation=Canada

Should these numbers not correspond with those in your squadronlist.ini, then change the numbers on the file, and the filenames of the SQN decals accordingly.

In order to get the correct roundel and Canadian flag, you can change the active date for Canada in your nations.ini from 1968 to 1965. This means that in the menus, you will see "Canadian Armed Forces" three years early, but in the sim, you will get the present Canadian flag and the stylised maple leaf roundel used today.

To access nuclear weapons for Canada, I recommend making nation specific version of the various US nuclear weapons (e.g. Mk43_Canada), rather than making them exportable.

To make your own F-105 skins, use Sundowner's templates: http://combatace.com/files/file/14427-hi-res-tw-f-105d-templates/

No apologies for being cheeky with the designation CF-105.

Credits

TK: Stock F-105D, TW series
Sundowner: Hi-Res F-105 templates and skins

106 downloads

rcaf
caf
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
- rcaf
- caf
- canada
- f-105
- thunderchief

(0 reviews)

0 comments

Updated February 12, 2016

[Fictional] A/F-24 'Tigris' (Tiger)

By ValAstur

Fictional mod of Julhelm's A/F-24 Shadowcat to create a fighter plane for the israeli air force.

Background:
Israel, which sought the opportunity to buy stealth planes from the USA, had finally the chance to get them by buying the A/F-24. The name of the plane in the israeli version is Tiger and it does service in the 102th squadron, the Flying Tigers and the 115th squadron, the Flying Dragon.

Installation:
1. Drop the folder AFXI into your aircraft folder

Credits
First to Thirdwire for their great games

The special thanks to Julhelm for allowing me to use his model and template.

Have fun.

Naz

287 downloads

(2 reviews)

0 comments

Updated August 10, 2013

BAE Sea Harrier II FA.5 (what if)

By dtmdragon

SF2 BAE Sea Harrier II FA.5 (what if)

What if instead of upgrading their Sea Harrier FRS.1 to the FA.2 standard the Royal Navy joined the Harrier II program that produced the Harrier GR.5/7/9?

And so I give you the Sea Harrier FA.5/7/9

Credits:

-Bobrock

-Brian32

-Dave

-Wrench

-ianh755

-ravenclaw_007

Instillation:

Drop into your mods folder and override when prompted.

Note:

Has only been tested in a merged install of all SF2 titles.

Enjoy,

Dan (dtmdragon)

218 downloads

shar
sea
(and 4 more)
Tagged with:
- shar
- sea
- harrier
- royal
- navy
- fa.2

(1 review)

Updated February 21, 2016

RAF Avro Arrows

2 versions of the superb CF-105 originally made by Fastcargo.

Have fun......or not as the case may be.

313 downloads

(1 review)

Submitted March 3, 2015

RAF Kestrel GR1 & GR3 Pack by Cocas - V2.0

By ianh755

************************ Royal Air Force Kestrel GR1/3 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 V2.0 ************************

Due to technical internet issues Cocas has asked me to release this for him as he's unable - This is the V2.0 update of Cocas and Spinners fantastic "Sea Kestrel" pack and is a fairly comprehensive overhaul of the original pack with almost everything either new or improved! This pack includes all the Effects, Weapons and Sounds required to run on a standalone setup but it has only been tested on an Full 5 Merged setup.

Installation
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Unzip then copy and paste the Effects/Flight/Objects/Sounds folders into your Mod folder (usually C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 **or whatever yours is called**).

AIRCRAFT
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Aircraft Specific Info -
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Kestrel GR1 ('87 - '05) - Designed for the RAF as a purely ground attack aircraft alongside the the Royal Navy's Sea Kestrel FRS.1 it had the Radar removed and had the new Angle Rate Bombing System (ARBS) fitted instead but was otherwise virtually identical in performance. The 4 RAF Squadrons equipped with the GR1 were given different paint jobs to reflect their different areas of speciality with 1F & 20R Sqns painted Green for Central Europe, 3F Sqn painted in White/Green winter camo for Northern Europe and 4F Sqn in Desert sand for the middle East.

Kestrel GR3 ('06 - '20) - This massive upgrade saw everything from the engine to weapons to the avionics all hugely upgraded, especially the weapons. It included a new Nose mounted FLIR camera with RWR and the ability to carry the more advanced weapons that the RAF had developed. All 4 Sqns returned to a Grey paint job for the GR3.

OTHER INFO
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Issues -
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ARBS - I've tried to be tricky here and made the ARBS system a laser designator but with no range. You'll need to fit some LGB's to see it working but if you want to actually drop LGB's then you'll need to add a separate Laser Pod to do the guiding. It does look pretty cool though!

Hovering is quite difficult at 1st. With a fuel weight of under 25% and no weapons you can hover at around 55% thrust but without a working Nozzle gauge it's difficult to tell where your nozzles are pointing, especially as the 3D model nozzles stop moving at only 40' visually! My recommendation is to apply fully forward nozzles (98.5') and then slowly move it backwards until the engine exhaust dirt looks like it's pointing at 90' but it's not ideal (see Alternate Cockpit below).

The mapping is "interesting" in some places with stretching, especially on the 2 Booms. The 3F skin (winter Camo) was really tricky, so much so that I wanted to punch a thousand cute kittens by the end after spending hours/days trying to get the edges to match up! So sadly it's not as good as I'd like but the PS templates are out to so hopefully you can improve on my skin.

*******If you find any issues or find that I've got something wrong please contact me on CombatAce - http://combatace.com/user/64030-ianh755/ *******************

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Alternate Cockpit Usage (for Advanced Users only) -
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Included in this pack is Bobrocks fantastic Harrier AV-8B cockpit which, as it includes important Nozzle info, makes hovering much easier. However the Cockpit is more limited in comparison to the Kestrel (F-23/29) version so, if you're not bothered about trying to hover that much, I'd stick to the original Cockpit. Installation is simply dropping the Cockpit folder with it's 2 ini's into your A/C and altering the aircraftname.ini to point to the 2 new ini's. I'd make a backup before you though just to be safe! Please use at your own risk, if you don't know how to alter ini files then please don't attempt to install the new cockpit in case you break something!

THANKS
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Massive thanks to Cocas for creating the 3D model and patiently modifying it everytime I asked for any/every crazy little thing!

Spinner for his fantastic work with the original Pack.

Dels for creating his superb F-23/F-29 cockpit used here with his kind permission.

Bobrock for creating his amazing AV-8B cockpit used here with kind permission.

Ravenclaw007 for the stunning weapons he makes and I continue to enjoy using.

Spillone104 for his Improved Afterburner Effects.

The Various Modders who've made the Pilots and Seats which I used from my install but sadly I can't find out who you are to give full credit (please PM me and I'll update this with your name) but I think its' EBurger68, ChrisBV, Ravenclaw007 and EricJ

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Have fun and thanks for Downloading.............................................IanH
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378 downloads

kestrel

(2 reviews)

3 comments

Updated August 10, 2013

EASD Mako

By KnightWolf45

This his My EADS Mako german stealh fighter based on Begera3006 darwing
a lot of stuf including the size of the aircraft his ficcional made up by me i cloud find specs on it since it nevr left the drawing board has far has i know
loadouts wer made for fun and to fit weapons bay size(small)
all weapons are on Gunny weapons pack
decal are stock Sf2E
model, skins and ini edits by me Cocas
cockpit from Pasko´s F-106 edit by me whit sereval hint for Wrench thanks a lot kevin!
avionics dont how made them may be Moonjumper but not sure

Cocas

319 downloads

(2 reviews)

9 comments

Submitted March 14, 2013

SF2_La-15K_Fantal-K

By SaVaGe

LAVOCHKIN La-15K [KORABELNYI] NATO code Fantal-K

-SF2- test in sf2NA-work

This mod based on model La-15 by Pasko.
1952-72 yy. Fleet Defender.
Weapons: 2-4-6 IRM(AA-1 AA-2 class) 2-4 SAHM(AA-1 AA-2 class)+3x23mm cannons .
Missales:
R55 - my varisnt AA-1 IR--Based on data R-13(repainted skin)
R55R -/-/-AA-1 SAH --Based on data R-40(repainted skin)
Radar. -Based on AN APS-4 radar pod(repainted skin)
Hud display- from cockpit MiG-23ML(repainted)
Cockpit- MiG-19(radar version)
3 skins: silver(with reds s.n); Blue NAVY(blue-whithe s.n)+ nose art-eagle based on real picture by capt. Maximenko from 120IAP (1988-89yy MiG-23MLD afganistan-uh-1& r-60 in hends by eagle in my version fury& r55); end NAVY camo blue-green-silver(yellow-black s.n)
Wings drop tanks- MiG-9 model by Timmy.-no drop
Sentral tank Metheor model
Pylons-2xMiG21PFM Senter pylon+2x APU-60-1.+ dual rack IR AA-2
On carriers deck: static La-15 open cannopy.
Holes.tga files- my variant.
DATA.ini- i chenge engine to R-11-300 from stock MiG-21F-13

Crdits:
Model La-15 -----Pasko
Cockpit -----Stary
2IR dual rack ----Monsun
Skins & hangar screen----SaVaGe
& others G.mens.

197 downloads

(2 reviews)

Submitted December 30, 2016

CF-105 Avro Arrow

By ext

CF-105 Avro Arrow is a stand alone What if Aircraft even though they built 6 with 3 different paint schemes.
Many thanks to FASTCARGO for building such a fun model.

279 downloads

(1 review)

0 comments

Submitted December 21, 2016

[Fictional] Saab J 36C Sparvhök

Saab J 36C Sparvhök for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2

This is a very simple mod of Cocas' recent Épevier to make a fictional lightweight Swedish jet fighter.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Sparvhok into your main Aircraft folder.

2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Sparvhok folder into your main Decals folder.

3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop both folders into your main Weapons folder.

CREDITS

Big thanks to Cocas for bringing us another excellent 'what if' and an excellent template to work with too!

As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.

Regards

Spinners

Version 1 - 03/01/15

115 downloads

(1 review)

Submitted January 3, 2016

Sea Vixen FGA4

VERY IMPORTANT.............

This aircraft uses the Third Wire Lightning53 cockpit, so it will only work if you have Exp2 installed.

This is a fictional RAF Sea Vixen made from the original model by Skippybing.

It is now a single seat aircraft, new electronics & avionics are taking up the place of the second crew member!

The engines have been replaced by afterburning units like used in the lightning, also 2 cannons were added into the lower nose section along with air to ground radar.

310 downloads

(1 review)