vercingetorix

Hey! This is great news! I am very happy that TK and his folks are getting this straightened out! And the time frame is not to long away! The ‘ethereal skies’ are soon to be filled with the whine and boom of multiplayer AC! :twisted: -Vercingetorix

I found this data on the web concering the MIG-17F hope that it offers some usefull information SPECIFICATIONS Wingspan: 31 feet, 7 inches Cost: Length: 36 feet, 11 inches Max. Speed: 696 mph Height: 12 feet, 6 inches Range: 1,290 miles Weight: 14,770 lbs. Service Ceiling: 52,366 feet Engines: Engine: One Valer Klimov, VK-1 turbojet with 5,952 lbs. of thrust 1949, the Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) design bureau began work on a new fighter to replace the MiG-15. Two features of the aircraft were a thinner wing of greater sweep and a redesigned tail that improved stability and handling at speeds approaching Mach 1 (speed of sound). The prototype MiG-17 (NATO code name Fresco) first flew in January 1950 and was reported to have exceeded Mach 1 in level flight. Deliveries to the Soviet Air Force began in 1952. Early production MiG-17s were fitted with the VK-1 engine, a Soviet copy of the Rolls-Royce Nene. The VK-1F, an improved version with a simple afterburner and variable nozzle, was developed for the main production version, the MiG-17F (Fresco C). In 1955 the radar equipped MiG-17PF (Fresco D) entered service as a limited all-weather interceptor. The MiG-17PFU was armed with four AA-1 "Alkali" radar-guided missiles, making it the Soviet Union's first missile armed interceptor. Even though it was considered obsolete by the mid-1960s, the MiG-17 gave a good account over Vietnam, being flown by most of the top North Vietnamese pilots, including the leading ace, Colonel Tomb. -Vercingetorix

http://www.aero-web.org/specs/lockheed/f-104a.htm This is a real nice site with good info on the 104 and other aircraft, i thought that everyone would like the link -Vercingetorix!

Congrats! To you and the wife, so where is my STOGIE???? :D

Just a quick note, the F-104 is one of the few U.S. Air Force aircraft that had NO CHANCE of recovery in flat spin or spin. This was due to the wing area in relation to the aircraft itself. The F-104 was truly a missile with a man in it, it could go like a bat outta hell in a straight (forward) flight, but required a state say the size of Nevada to turn (180 degree) in. ok the state thing is a bit of an exaggeration but the spin recovery is not, the only way out of this as taught by the Air Force was to punch-out. This made the aircraft have a very big weakness. Keep in mind that the F-104 was designed to be a fast climbing interceptor. She did not turn and burn real well but if you are interested according to a flight manual for the F-104A here are its stats….. Power plant One 14,800 lb s.t. General Electric J79-GE-3B turbojet with reheat Weight Empty 13,384 lb MTOW 25,840 lb Max Speed 1,037 mph @ 50,000 ft Operational Ceiling 64,795 ft (guess Yeager found that one out!) Range: 730 miles with war load -Thought that I would add my 2 cents in……. I do like the F-104 but i am looking forword to the THUD myself, I thought that that was going to be in this sim???

Leak? nah how about CROW! this looks real good , anymore screenies? -Vercingetorix :P

WHAT WHAT WHAT you have INFO?????????? -Vercingetorix

Does anyone have any idea as to when the 1st patch is due out?? -Vercingetorix morituri te salutamus

Ok Ok OK, So Maybe I should have looked a little closer at the forum topics master list! :roll: ooops!, But I was just sooooooo lost in the game and impatient to get going I was not looking at everything! you have got to admit that this games has got some of the best possiblilities we have seen in a Loooong while! my hat is off to KT and his crew, but I shall look a bit closer before sending a question, :) thanks Knight! -Verc