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Oh, thank you very much. I must have miscalculated a ratio. When I tried to figure the units I compared to pounds and got 5.444, which is why I had assumed they weren't Newtons. Thanks again.

Hello, all. I was wondering if anyone could field this question for me: what are the engine thrust units in the aircraft data files? To clarify, I'm trying to set up a "what if" situation with the F-14, that being, what if the advanced experimental F401-P400 engines for the original F-14B in 1973 had been employed. When looking at the engine's thrust, however, I found the units not to be in pounds or kilograms or newtons. Can anyone tell me what the thrust is rated in in WoV/SF? Thanks in advance.

Well, that's polotics for you. I'll always hold "Duke" in high regard when talking about air combat or our American aces, but man, did he screw up on this one. I can't say I've ever met him, I'm a bit younger than you guys who flew over there, but from what I had seen and read, he seemed like one of the good guys, charismatic, and concerned for the nation and its defense. It's really sad.

Oh, okay then. Well, guess I'll just hope for a patch! Thank you all for your input and time.

Makes perfect sense: they work but too damn well. I think I'm gonna see if I can modify that at all...probably not, but it'll be worth looking.

Out of a question, then: I'm running WoV; does that also have the over-power chaff issue that's in SF? The -29 engagements would be pretty good evidence to say it does, but I thought other a/c i engaged had chaff/flares and I did not get the same problem. Similarly, has anyone tried to modify the chaff/flare power before?

I went through the data file for the MiG-29. The real -29 does have ECM but it's not powerful enough to fool a Phoenix over and over (I can bag 'em constantly in Fleet Defender!); that having been said, the MiG-29A for WoV/SF doesn't have anything listed in the ECM section, though it does have flares and chaff. Maybe the problem's there? I'll check it out. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Oh well, I guess I could try to tweak the Phoenix, maybe that'll do something. Thanks for the input.

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone else ran into this problem: I was flying the Tomcat against MiG-29 Fulcrums last night, and when I fired my AIM-54C's, they would briefly track, then blow up a few miles off my nose. If they got close to the Fulcrums, they would loose track during terminal guidance. This didn't happen once or twice, but every single time I fired a -54C. I was well above the Phoenix's Rmin, so I know the missile had time to arm and track. Normally, the -54C is not an easy missile to fool eihter; powerful internal radar, ECCM suite...so I don't understand why they seem to work against every other fighter/attacker/bomber/etc, but not the Fulcrum. Any ideas? Thanks

You're probably right, it just happened again around 10:50 tonight! I engaged a bunch of Zeroes...and lost 2/3 of my left wing when I passed too close to one. Apparently he died, and I got about 50 screenshots of my remaining flight, and subsequent landing with only one wing (or one and one third of a wing, actually). Not the first time I had to land a damaged 'Cat, but certainly one of the most difficult!

Well, yes, actually, but not in this case. I downloaded the WWII Japanese a/c package, and some Zeroes spawned at random, I guess. Just last night it happened again, but I wasn't in a Tomcat at the time. I think I should check the end service date of the Zero...

The stock aircraft shouldn't enter into the problem. The MiG-29, F-16 and F-18 should be the only planes you have to change values of. I haven't found any of that data in the stock aircraft data files either. If you modify the start and end service dates, you should be able to fight the -29 with the -18 or -16. WoV will have you face off against any aircraft within the listed years years; so it is surprising that you aren't seeing the -29 in your engagements. Of course, you could always modify the start year to say, 1970 for all three planes, which could make the -29 more likely to show its face, but at the same time, you'll have to switch it back unless you want an ungodly challange when you fly the F-4. I guess there's some randomness to it also; when I was flying my Tomcat, I splashed 8 MiG-23's, and searched for new targets. I ended up finding a small flight of Japanese A6M2 Zero's (other add on a/c that I got). Also, when I fly the F-15, F-16 or F-18, I normally encounter MiG-29's, MiG-23's or MiG-21's, randomly Mirages. Maybe it's just bad luck? Anyways, if all else fails, you could make the start dates around 1990 or 2000 for all planes, then you'd probably only run into -29's...or I'd think at least. Good luck