Atlas Cheetah D

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Atlas Cheetah D

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Atlas Cheetah D

 

The Cheetah C was the ultimate development of the Cheetah series, and was the only fighter aircraft in service with the SAAF until replaced by the Saab JAS 39 Gripen in 2008. Many of the features of the Cheetah aircraft are still classified, and the SAAF is unwilling to reveal too many details. What is known is that in addition to the upgrades described above, the Cheetah C incorporates a more sophisticated avionics and navigation suite and a new pulse-doppler multi-mode radar (ELTA), both of which are regarded as being better than the systems fitted to Block 50 F-16s[citation needed], and one of the most advanced EW systems fitted to a fighter aircraft. The aircraft is also fitted with a data link, though the capabilities of this system are unknown, and it received updated versions of the helmet-mounted sight, HUD and improved HOTAS controls.
Other improvements include the fitting of a single-piece wrap-around windshield with an anti-radiation coating in place of the old three-piece version, a new in-flight refuelling probe with less external piping, new undercarriage and suspension, the deletion of the wing fences, an upgraded version of the Atar 9K50 and a new nose to incorporate the more sophisticated electronics and radar.
Like the Cheetah D, the Cheetah C is capable of delivering precision-guided munitions (PGMs), ranging from laser-guided bombs (LGBs), to GPS-guided weapons and TV-guided bombs. It also has the capability of using stand-off air-to-ground weapons such as the MUPSOW and TORGOS. In addition, it is able to carry a raft of air-to-air weapons, and the SAAF currently equips its aircraft with the V4 R-Darter, a beyond-visual-range (BVR) radar-guided missile, and the U-Darter, a highly capable short-range infrared (IR)-guided missile.
A measure of the capabilities of the Cheetah C is the result of an air-combat maneuvering (ACM) exercise between the Cheetah Cs of 2 Squadron and F-15E Strike Eagles of the 494th Fighter Squadron, United States Air Force at RAF Lakenheath, after which the score tallies for each side were almost exactly equal.

 

Included 3 models:

 

-Cheetah D Early
-Cheetah D Late
-Cheetah D FAE (ecuator)

 

Requirements: DLC Mirage IIIO

 

Texture Temp by Ludo.m54
Texture - Denis Oliveira
3D mod - Denis Oliveira
Decals - Coupi
Data ini - Coupi
Cockpit and Avioncs ini - Coupi

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• Submitter
  denissoliveira
• Submitted
  05/22/2015
• Category
  Other Origin

 

[r2dter 0]

Thanks Denis, been annoying you forever to release this!

 

You should perhaps just update the folders,as you've placed the fake pilot decals and weapons folders in the aircraft folders, might confuse the hell outta people trying to figure out where the front hlf of the plane is haha

[+denissoliveira 1,319]

I thank my friend!

Correct folder structure.

[r2dter 0]

I thank my friend!

Correct folder structure.

No, thank you Denis.

 

Beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft, truly the ultimate in pre mirage 2000 development.

 

Now, all you gotta do is a what if cheetah C with an RD-33, the ACW wing both modeled and characteristics set in data and weapons pylons set up for 2ir and AHM with corresponding ELTA based generation 4+ radar and targeting systems;) hahaha