+whiteknight06604 931 Posted April 20, 2013 F-102B??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+FLOGGER23 2,792 Posted April 20, 2013 That lady was used in Vietnam to do some specific missions, if i´m not mistaken (and please correct me) it had minigun pods to strafe ground targets, it would be nice yo see her in SEA camo :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 8,611 Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) mini gun pods specifically. used IR tracker to find cooking fires as well. some success though the AF wasnt too happy with repurposing that particular Century Series jet..... sorry Flogger, didnt see the "mini" in your post til after mine Edited April 20, 2013 by daddyairplanes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+whiteknight06604 931 Posted April 24, 2013 starting top look really good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Centurion-1 1,228 Posted April 25, 2013 Yep, though a pretty plane it ain't. While googling I found an interesting article on the F-102, which highlights that Dubya flew F-102s back in the day: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0185.shtml I actually have more respect for the guy now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+SupGen 78 Posted April 25, 2013 Yep, though a pretty plane it ain't. While googling I found an interesting article on the F-102, which highlights that Dubya flew F-102s back in the day: http://www.aerospace...ory/q0185.shtml I actually have more respect for the guy now. Yeah, I came across that one (among many others) while I was researching for the Razbam F-102A fixes; one thing most people don't know is that, with a little inattention/bad luck, all of the Century Series fighters were just as good at killing the pilot as they were at killing the enemy. The F-102A was so cutting edge that, because the Area Rule Theory was just beginning to be understood, a complete redesign was required just to get it past Mach one. The fact that the original engine had to be scrapped (another area where engineering was trailing the requirement at that time) didn't help either. A lot of pilots were killed by compressor stalls right after take-off; the Zero-Zero ejection seat did not exist at the time. If it wasn't that, compressibility issues were also not well understood, locked controls and the inability to recover from a flat spin were often due to this. It took brass b#lls just to fly many of these aircraft on a routine basis, much less in combat. Compressor stalls and other common engine malfunctions of the time are poorly modeled in StrikeFighters; I remember a thread over at ThirdWire where TK said he felt it would be too discouraging to the average sim-pilot if his plane killed him too many times; imagine what it was like for the real pilots. So, yeah, Bush deserves a little more respect than most people give him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+FLOGGER23 2,792 Posted April 29, 2013 Ohhhh this will be epic, if you need help on skinning, which i doubt it, ping me, ok? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+KnightWolf45 1,147 Posted May 4, 2013 great work man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,544 Posted May 9, 2013 Looks realy cool Ed, can you post some pics of the sunny side of the plane? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,544 Posted May 9, 2013 Ed, you have done a smooth job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,315 Posted May 9, 2013 Fm still needs tweaking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,544 Posted May 9, 2013 cant you use some data from the razbam fix pack thats uploaded here at ca?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+acesfakia 1,198 Posted May 9, 2013 wow...i like it ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,544 Posted May 9, 2013 I like it too! I would only move the inside of the engine on the back, far more inside. Cause the engine sits more to the center of the plane than on the back. Thats all, the whole plane is cool, good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+acesfakia 1,198 Posted May 9, 2013 http://combatace.com/gallery/image/25717-f-102a/ some old...pics....from the exist F-102a..Veltro's... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,544 Posted May 9, 2013 hope thats not a missunderstanding, i mean the "plate" where you can see the texture from the after part of the engine itself. That plate is to far back, needs to be more inside the plane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,315 Posted May 9, 2013 Black do me a favor and point it out for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
