Basher11 Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 I wonder if anyone here have watched a motion picture "The 13 Days" - The cuabn missle crisis. Everytime I watch that motion picture, it aroused me and get me turned on to the A-7 Cosair. It looks ugly to me at first sight. But after some time, it looks admirably to me specially its airbrake which is part of the backbone of the airframe. Many aircrafts in that era including MiG-21, F-104, F-4..etc all had their airbrakes below the fuselage except Cosair. Remember the Captain in that motion picture said "...nothing! Just hand signs only.", "...it was sparrows...", "..it was a cakewalk sir". Cool! I wonder if someone will make a U-2 for WoV. I really love A-7 realtime map MFD, is one there in the real jet? Also look at the camo, that's very cool. Quote
FastCargo Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Basher, There is already a U-2 available for download: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...mp;showfile=488 Also, the recon aircraft was a F-8, not a A-7 (in the movie). Welcome again to the TW sims world. To help you out, like others have posted, please refer to the knowledge base (KB as we like to call it). Its a gold mine of information, and will help you when you are ready to start enhancing your sims. FastCargo Quote
FastCargo Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Like this? http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...mp;showfile=488 edit....bah FC beat me to it. Hah! You helo guys are too slow...wink, wink, nudge, nudge. FastCargo Quote
Basher11 Posted March 26, 2008 Author Posted March 26, 2008 I don't mean to be blunt sorry, but I am pretty sure that's a Cosair. Check the airbrake in the movie and you will agree with me. The Crusader looks very much like the Cosair so it can easily get one confused. Quote
column5 Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 I don't mean to be blunt sorry, but I am pretty sure that's a Cosair. Check the airbrake in the movie and you will agree with me. The Crusader looks very much like the Cosair so it can easily get one confused. It was an F-8. Remember, the A-7 was not even on the drawing board during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It did not enter service until about 1967. Quote
+Gocad Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 They even used genuine Crusaders for this film, courtesy of the Phillipine Air Force. (That might also explain why the RF-8 had an IRST ) Quote
Basher11 Posted March 26, 2008 Author Posted March 26, 2008 I'll get back to you later on this one. Got to watch the movie again. Quote
column5 Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 I'll get back to you later on this one. Got to watch the movie again. Trust us. Quote
FastCargo Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 No need to watch the whole movie. Go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-nljYQq9PM You'll see the VI wing right there at the beginning... FastCargo Quote
+Gocad Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) Three screen grabs: Quite obivious that the RF-8A were actually redressed F-8s... Edited March 26, 2008 by Gocad Quote
Basher11 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Posted March 27, 2008 Gentlemen, Many thanks! I didn't know the YouTube is now used as an education channel as well. It provides visuals and audio rather than textual information. It's realy a good link. Back to the A-7 and F-8 issue, I'll get back to you. Quote
+Dave Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Basher Those are F-8's in Thirteen Days. F-8's are my favorite aircraft. I own every book on it. Those screen captures are of F-8's in 13 Days, are actually F-8P's that were sitting in an aircraft graveyard in the Phillipines. They were dressed up to look like RF-8A's. A-7's didn't even exist then in 1962. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-7_Corsair_II http://home.att.net/~jbaugher4/newa7.html Quote
Silverbolt Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) any doubt about Crusader in the movie yet? Edited March 27, 2008 by Silverbolt Quote
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