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What do you mean? Be specific. How do you want to change the trajectory? FastCargo

I wonder that myself...but then looking at that video of the MiG-29 taking out the UAV, that missile plume looked HUGE! FastCargo

Same here, the 7 month old takes any time I have remaining after all the OTHER stuff.... I'll be back...someday... FastCargo

I'm glad someone brought this up...I was wondering why the cockpit I am working on had images that were tilted in the mirrors. FastCargo

Exactly my man! Long before terms like 'cyberspace','virtual reality','the matrix', etc entered social discourse, TRON pioneered the concepts on screen. Also, things like 'The Last Starfighter' were pretty, but still used the same old 'lone star pilot against incredible odds' concept in Star Wars...and so I felt it was just a ripoff. TRON was unique in that 'man against computer' was done before...but never fighting the computer from the inside...the idea of an entire world inside the computer. In addition, it was a sing out to the emerging gamer population...those youngers who watched the movie and played those arcade games as kids were all the ones who later became the movie CGI, special effects, game console and computer game designers of today. It's amazing how many of those of my generation who are gamers find that movie to a defining experience...for all it's cheeziness. FastCargo

Fubar, Is that exhaust heat haze? Nah.... FastCargo

Yep...confirmed from first hand knowledge. I've noticed a lot of times it seems to have strong association with the kind of career the person has had too. For instance, in general terms, I've noticed the guys you want to hang out with were the A-10 guys, the guys who were most likely to be asses were the F-15 guys, with the F-16 guys somewhere in between. Note I say in general. I know a lot of F-15 guys who are great to drink beer with and hang around...but if you want the guy who's the 'gnats-ass' numbers/standards guy, you normally went with the Eagle dude...which makes it a pain when the debrief takes twice as long as the flight. Verses your 'big picture' Hog guy who debriefs you in the jet so he can beat the throng to the bar. I jest of course. Mostly. FastCargo

Actually, the situation I meant was if the RIGHT engine was out. You're right, normally (as normal as single engine ops get) you 'step on the good engine'...real important for non-centerline thrust A/C as you know. What he was telling me was totally opposite....using right rudder with a dead right engine. It had something to do with the torque of a full thrust left engine (prop rotating right, causing the engine-and thereby the aircraft, to try to bank left) overcoming the thrust vector (which would normally cause the aircraft to yaw right). It wasn't a problem if the left engine was out, because both props rotated the same way (not contra rotating)...so the torque would add to the thrust vector, therefore 'stepping on the good engine' works like you think it would. The non-natural input would only be necessary at full power on the left engine from what I understand. So single engine, while coming down the wire, you could be using left rudder as you think you should, but then would have to put in RIGHT rudder if you had to do a wave off.... Freaky man! FastCargo

I don't know...the 8 blades per engine plus the 4 rudders...makes an excellent cheese grater.... . As far as single engine goes, I think what he was specific about was if you were on one particular engine (the left?), that the high P-factor (I think that's correct) meant that if you had to do a go-around, you actually had to step on RIGHT rudder...which is totally counter intuitive to multi-engine operations. I could be wrong...it was 4 AM and we were talking about anything just trying to stay awake... FastCargo

Russia doesn't really need our money...their healthy military export market and oil reserves mean money won't be a problem for the future. The only thing I could see them needing help on is the technologies to take maximum advantages of their oil resources...other than that... Also, the Su-27 and it's derivatives are already considered 'previous gen'...that's why several countries (including Russia) have already proposed next-gen fighter aircraft that look a lot like a F-22. Any aircraft purchase that we might make that might be cheaper per unit cost would be more than offset by the logisitical tail costs. FastCargo

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showt...mp;&do=findComment&comment=165799 http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=29094 It's being worked on. FastCargo

Alrighty folks, It's not limited to just you guys, I'm having the same symptoms. I've just alerted the Admins...it'll probably take a bit to fix since most are only just getting out of bed right now. FastCargo

Well, yes and no. The KC-45 did win the competition, but it's not based on the A310, but the A330, which is a significantly different aircraft. Also, for your mod, it shouldn't be too hard to adjust the power on the engines. ST0RM would know better than I would on how often KC-135Rs takeoff at max gross...which may explain why you feel the KC-135R feels 'underpowered'. FastCargo

Hey Typhoid, Flew with a guy 2 months ago all month who used to fly those things (E-2). Said it had some strange handling characteristics, esp single engine. FastCargo

Heh, sounds like me there Jug. I've got 3 LARGE boxes of model kits... So many kits...so little time...some true treasures too... FastCargo

Everyone starts somewhere. The Knowledge Base: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showforum=99 The search function: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?act=Search&f=8 These are your 2 best friends in the world of TW modding. Start here and enjoy...and don't drive too fast in the cantonment area, you might hit a cow. FastCargo

Wasn't the Allison engine Mustangs called the Apache? FastCargo

Updates: T-38A cockpit mesh 99 percent complete. Any changes will be minor. INI, UVW mapping and texture work remain. Other variants remain to be built. T-38A, F-5B and F-5F skins by pappychecksix: There may be minor work on the models needed, but no major alterations...a few minor anomalies remain. FastCargo