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Panavia Condor - 117 'First Jet' Squadron, Israeli Air Force, 1983

As a sign of the times and courtesy of FlightAware, course track of high school student testing a new compass in his father's airplane. Link for the Military Times article is just below the pic: https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2020/04/30/19-year-old-pilot-spells-f-k-covid-19-in-flight-path-joins-trailblazers-of-military-aviation/

Templates are uploaded. Should be approved soon.

Don't forget your towel.

Low Five

German Bomber over London Docks. (small picture shows original BoB footage) Screenshot from Battle of Britain 2 "Operation Seelöwe" terrain (WIP)

smoke something then outer cigarettes for that after all its legal now in California!

What, like Vogons???

The F/A-18 Hornet The F/A-18 Hornet is a versatile aircraft capable of taking on a number of tasks, for air to air missions to assault missions you can count on the F/A-18 to get the job done. While this aircraft is vital to carrier operations, it had a lot to prove back in the day when the F-14 Tomcat reigned supreme. As is the story with most aircraft, it was a mixture of politics and finances that ushered in the era for Hornet, Super Hornet, and Growler, which we'll talk about next week. If you recall our F-16 video you may remember the LWF program which helped create the F-16 Viper. Since the Navy needed to save time and money they decided to use portions from the USAF's LWF program and thus the YF-17 become the F-18. The second engine added another level of protection along with other upgrades needed to help the aircraft to become worthy for carrier operations. McDonald Douglass was the primary contractor for the F-18. Northrop Grumman is the secondary contractor and their job is make the components needed to help the F-18 withstand the rigorous carrier operations. However, in the late 90s, Boeing merged with McDonald Douglass and became the primary contractor for this aircraft's production. Northrop Grumman is still doing their part. I wanted to have that written because I don't think it was 100% clear in this video. Speaking of the video I hope you all enjoy it and, as always, I look forward to knowing your thoughts about the aircraft. As you know, CombatACE, strives to spread the joy of aviation and we have a lot of talented mod authors here that have gone through great lengths to create the outstanding aircraft models that are free for interested ones to download and use with their copies of Strike Fighters. More F-18s here: https://combatace.com/files/category/667-f-18/

This just in ... POTUS says the murder hornets are fake news.

Daily Screenshot Challenge - Day 4 Theme - Soviet-Afghan War Air bridge from Russia to Afghanistan...

Daily Screenshot Challenge - Day 3 Theme - Soviet-Afghan War Su-24 taking the fight to the Muj.. How do you say 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning' in Russian? Got a bit too close to a Dashka, guess it's time to head for home..

IDF pack will include 69, 107, 119 and 201 Squadrons.

Maybe, but this is only the standard F-5a model (completely different to the Netherlands NF-5a or the Norwegian F-5a which will be released progressively after this one). I'd much prefer to get the dedicated models and their cockpits out there before I release a paint-kit). On the other hand, If someone is willing to tackle the skins for a multitide of other operators (Spain, Iran, Jordan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey.. using the standard F-5a or RF-5a models, I'll happily oblige!

NATO Weapons meet, Larrissa, Greece 1972..

We're nearly there gentlemen.. I'll try to put a small update log together later this week.. so much terrific work has been done by the team! Baffmeister has been brilliant; putting the final touches on his F-5a flight model, Crusader has been responsible for much of the avionics work ..(more on that later!) and ofcourse, RavenClaw; who has made the RF-5a model possible (which I have to admit I'd failed on numerous attempts!) Currently been focused on completing the textures on the first release pack which will feature Hellenic Air Force liveries from the 60s to the 90s.. pretty close, I think.. and 1 more.. Regards, Sophocles

Will share more details later...but coming soon finally a proper overhaul and respect for a London legend...

View File CAF Panavia Condor Mk.50 'IDF' Panavia Condor Mk.50 'IDF' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This mod places the Panavia Condor in service with the Israeli Air Force in the 1980 to 2020 timeline. Skins and decals are included for the following IDF/SF squadrons; 69 'Hammers' 107 'Knights Of The Orange Tail' 117 'First Jet' 119 'Bat' 201 'The One' Whilst most skins are classic IDF camo 117 'First Jet' squadron have a grey skin but feel free to swap things around and a nifty little patch template will help. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Condor50 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Condor50 folder into your Decals folder. 3. From the GUNS folder drag and drop the BK-27 folder into your Guns folder (you might already have this). CREDITS Thanks to everyone at Cocas Aircraft Factory and especially to Nyghtfall(skins) and Spinners (decals & screens). packing read me and screenshot by Spinners Regards Cocas Version 1 - 06/05/2020 Submitter cocas Submitted 05/06/2020 Category What If Hangar  

Hi guys, wondering if there was any chance of getting layered templates for the Condor and Comet/GOR-339 ? I'm currently INI reworking these to turn them into masquerade evolutions of the Su-15 and Yak-28 lines respectively and, being the lazy ass that I am, wondered if you guys could, out of the goodness of your heart, save me a few dozen work hours on the skins. Of course, the end result would be published here.

smoking too much ... my nerves are getting to me

This is my fav fighter jet! I've seen the Navy Tac Demo and consider it the best single ship demo!! Those Rhinos sure bring the heat!!!! My photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjvQ8cx7 (For the record, I consider the EA-18G Growler a separate Electronic Warfare/EW Jet)

Man... if we ever 'solved' bushfires in this country, I'd hate to think of the angry insect life we'd discover. I'm pretty sure we've built this country atop a Zerg hive.

actually Big G fought a mutated dragonfly called Megaguirus...

Gotta love the Bug

always worth checking when installing you have latest patches...then ur sorted with things like this...good its sorted...knew kev would sort u

Ok

Well yes it is.. anyone up to doing some Spanish skins?

Goose Bay Intercept, circa 1957 Bears & Beagles...I gave them weapons release, and it turned into a free-for all The only safe way to hunt Bears... Home in time for breakfast....

I was 8 and in Warsaw Pact when they started their duty .. Now I'm 49 and in NATO ... and they are still flying ...

Just a suggestion:

8.8 Flak

stick to my 12 gauge,with #6 & #8 shot. Now, however seeing their size makes me wish it was an auto loader (or that one that looks like an M-16 with a 20 round mag)

Dakota night agent drop somewhere in France.. (few wrinkles to iron out) not bad 1st time trial.

you have cool FA-18s

Did someone say full auto .22? Load it with .22 bird shot.

Strong Stuff

After more than a year from its first release, the much appreciated realSKY mod has received a major update. This is a glimpse of what to expect; Added different cloud textures for each weather type. Rebalanced sky colours; twilights have been reworked to be more dramatic and atmospheric, whilst keeping realism as the main aim. Here below, screenshots taken during Scattered weather (plus two suggestive shots with Broken weather). Notice the different cloud texture between the two, and the complete twilight transition. Following a suggestion by baffmeister, the realSKY mod will now include alternative files which provide different weather effects for Inclement; you can choose between thunderstorm (default), sandstorm (for hot, desert terrains) and snowstorm (for cold, icy terrains). Reworked rain effects; lightnings are now rare, added new rain drops as a camera view effect. Added alternative environment files for snowstorm and sandstorm effects. Screenshots show the new effects (especially the ones that look best when the camera is fixed). Sandstorm weather features darker, brownish fog. Snowstorm features a brighter fog than thunderstorm. Suggested by tiopilotos, the mod now will feature additional tweaks for some stock game effects, namely contrails, wingtip vortexes and exhaust emitters. Added better contrail effect (thanks to EMCON360 for an old comment on the subject). Added improved wingtip vortex effect (credits to Eagle114th). Added new exhaust emitter effects (credits to viper63a and NeverEnough). Contrails are no longer flat; they are volumetric and expand as much as possible, within the limitations of the game engine. Wingtip vortexes are brighter, more varied and longer. Those effects now use their own textures, instead of using the same texture for different purposes as in the stock SF2 game.

Belgian Super Etendard

The effects are devastating!!! Big explosions and big holes in the ground... VERY funny to use!

KF2 Hammer in IAF service as "Ra'am II"

New updates on recent progress. First of all, apologies to keep you guys waiting. Unfortunately, RL is a toll for everyone. The add-on will be ready when it's ready. From time to time new things that need improvement are found, but we're almost there. @yakarov79 has been instrumental in making the new cockpit 3d model; me and him have constantly worked together to bring you a nicer, more realistic Raptor cockpit; by realistic, I mean that MFDs have got a new layout to better resemble what the real Raptor's cockpit has got, within SF2 engine limitations of course. Julhelm has been very kind to allow yakarov79 to improve upon his previous 3d model. Here below a few comparison shots: Old cockpit 3d model by Julhelm, avionics by Crusader New cockpit 3d model by yakarov79, textures by yakarov79 and yours truly; avionics update by Crusader, reworked by yours truly. Since the package will keep you waiting some more, I added new extras to it; the skin pack will feature the below skin, directly inspired by Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. Such a Raptor skin was part of a DLC of Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.