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During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants. EDIT> Ok - enough posting here for next 3 days :yes:

In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.)

Happy birthday

"Me too"

Thx Sony, yes - we planed to make SMT version also Fishbed - K, after finishing BiS.

Thx for your interest, it will be payware, and good one though :yes:. Two versions are planned and several modifications. This is still WIP and plane will be even better - of course. Cheers

WOW

Air combat between Ethiopian and Eritrean air forces, 1999 - Su-27 vs Mig-29> Besides taking out four Eritrean MiG-29s (plus one written off due to damage recieved from a AAM) Ethiopian Su-27s also carried out many strike missions against the Eritrean ground forces. While MiG-23s carried most of the bombing missions i think the Su-27 was used in a more penetrative role using Air-to-ground missiles etc. Interesting to note that all MiG-29s were shot down in close-quarters turning dogfights. All kills were by means of the R-73. R-27s fired by both MiGs and Su-s on various occassions failed to find their mark. One uneventful incident occured when two Su-27s were intercepted over Eritrean airspace by four MiGs. The lead Su-27 was targeted by the MiGs which fired three R-27s head-on. The Lead evaded the missiles and then proceeded to engage all four MiGs by firing four R-27s in quick succession. The missiles missed and the MiGs left in a hurry. Ethiopia purchased 5 second-hand Su-27 Flanker-As from Russian. One was lost in a demonstration in Ethiopia. Eritrea purchased about 8 second hand MiG-29 Fulcrum-As from the Ukraine. AS it is five MiG were lost due to Su-27s. Single MiG-29s were shot down on separate days in late February. Then two were shot down in one engagement with Su-27s in March. One MiG-29 was also supposedly written-off on landing after being damaged by a Su-27. As far as ive been told ALL kills were made with R-73 Archers. Some head-to-head R-27 shootouts did occur but with no visible results (the written-off MiG couldve been damaged in one of these). Claims and denials from the powers-that-be make the task of finding the truth... complicated. As far as I know there are no significant differences between early and new or domestic and export R-27 variants. (Excluding the active radar homing R-27AE which was cancelled in favour of R-77, and the R-27EM which is only used with the Su-33, AFAIK.) As for why the R-27s might have missed, it's not terribly suprising IMHO. The older Sparrow with Israelis has had a success rate of only 35% or so against MiG-21/23s flown by poorly trained pilots who usually did't even know they're being fired upon...

Yep - that was MiG-23MS Export variant - very limited in combat - both - old radar and old Atolls, weaker engine - newer MiG-21's (MF and BiS) was better then MS Flogger. MiG-29A (9-12) have extra ordinary dogfight capability, problem was(is) bad avionics, and very bad tactics in combat use. They have (on paper) BVR - but in combat they failed to fire R-27R, due radar malfunction or simply fact that AIM-7M is 2 times better in RL and AIM-120 have near twice further range. In both wars which you mention, they can't stand a chance. 9-13 MiG-29's or better - have R-77 which generaly move MiG's edge and make them formidable opponent, also newer 29's have much better offensive/deffensive electronics. Technology issue with Russian export which you mention also, it's matter of earlyer Soviet politics, not new one. EDIT> Crusader says and I agree > "only potentional danger from early/ export -29's was if they were used as point defense fighters armed wall to wall with R-73 ... thats something the western fighters couldnt match in mid 80's"

Yea it looks great - it will be very nice addon from TMF when finished. Ingame - I'm sure it will be splendid.

This is not only mine personal opinion, I spoked with several pilots about this subject. BTW if somebody love Russia - that will be me. BTW2 - first export version of MiG-29 was and still is crap plane.

Yes, 2 of them. Outside they look like 9-12, inside changed wireing and avionics - now simmilar to 9-13 standard (just without "hump"), capable of fireing R-77.

Still have - but with one battery only - 2 x 1.5 Volts was too much for local economy

That was only tech. demonstartor. MiG-29 was obtained instead as "excuse" to fill a gap untill new domestic fighters are ready..... bah.... too expencive "dream". On the other hand, MiG-29 in export (A/B variant or 9-12) was and still is a big dissapointment. Nothing below 9-13 MiG29 is not good. Radar doesn't work (usualy in combat e.g.), rwr malfunction - often, some important sensors are usualy out of order - one word - crap plane. A bit off topic - but from mine side of view - not really. Who needs "acrobatic airshow plane" when it is blind and deaf in combat.

I agree with you regarding HL1......... BTW BB - just wait and see Black Messa complete mod for HL2 > http://www.blackmesasource.com/

I meant 8 hours standard for new FPS stuff

Gametrailers TV - COD:WW episode

This is no Modern Warfare, you can't duck the comparison, so we might as well get that over with straight away. While the game is powerful, the settings dripping with atmosphere and the action non-stop, it's still not the game of the year. That being said, the multiplayer is just as strong, from what I've seen of it so far, as its predecessor and the inclusion of up to four-player campaign co-op is a welcome addition. Also, despite the incongruity of the whole thing, I love the zombie mode. It's powerful. It's disturbing. But I think it's there for a reason. War is disturbing, and this game makes no bones about the fact that it isn't going to paint over the atrocities. From its History Channel-esque cut scenes, to the plentiful and gruesome deaths thrust in the gamers' faces, World at War seems to be trying to tell us something.

Hehe I didn't finshed it, but my son did. He played 2 days. 4-5 hours each I think, standard for new games - about 8 hours to finish :yes: , BTW...downfall is that Zombie mod, but I can live with it

Further more - it was designed to drop bombs from that attitude - so some Ruskie "JDAM" will be included here. Anyway - I like concept and I like idea for mod here. Looks like good job.

BTW Six liquid hydrogen powered engines would take the bomber to Mach 6 cruise speed at 30,000 m altitude that's about 98425 ft. Small for ya? Think not - it supposed to be max operational celling, with "dynamic jumps" it could reach 40000m. "Problem" will be engines which still needs oxigen for work even in small amounts and held mostly in inner oxy tanks.

No, I got it from > Tu-160 'Blackjack', International Air Power Review Vol 2, 2001

Hey - nice fit for J-6 - much better then simple silver/white - looks like good job mate

Tupolev Tu-260 Crew: 2 Maximum TO Weight: 180,000 kg Fuel Load: 106,000 kg Maximum Speed: Mach 4 Ceiling: 25,000-27,000 m Maximum Range: 8,000-10,000 km Endurance: 2.3 hours Engines: Four Soloviev D-80 turbojets Design work on the Tu-260, also known as Aircraft 230, began in 1983 with Yu. A. Fazylov as project leader, and A. A. Tupolev and A. L. Pukhov as general managers. Draft design of the aircraft was completed in 1985. The Tu-260 was to be a tailless aircraft with delta wing and four turbojet engines.