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Yep, dimensions, weights, etc. I found the official designation, and cross-referenced the manufacturer to get the gallons capacity, GPM, and diameter...though, strangely, no length. Took like 30 minutes of trying different google fu techniques... FC

Well, I'm trying to make sure the 'numbers' are close to correct for the external weapons (ATFLIR, Buddy Pod, etc). It's been damn near impossible to find ANYTHING useful on the Buddy Pod. A side effect of fixing the ALE-50 issue is that now the decoy looks more convincing when pulling G. FC

Hey guys, Working as we speak. Minor problem with the ALE-50 when retracted...it 'pokes' through the fuselage when manuvering. A few other things...might be a bit late on the midnight deadline... FC

Thanks for all the stories Mr. Harvey. You will be missed. FC

Yes, because NF1 and 2 were made prior to the Oct08 patch. You need to learn how to use the weapons editor. You must also use the most recent version of the weapons editor. FC

Yea, thread from the dead! FC

Guys, thanks for all the inputs so far. As far as having a child with autism, Jarhead hit it exactly on the nose. Our job as parents is simple...'man up' and take care of them...they are the ones who have to live with the challenges that being on the spectrum brings. It's what any good parent does, take care of their kids as best they can to prepare them for the world. Anyway, the trick is to try to find that balance between cool airplane stuff and being 'too kiddy' (ie Barney with wings). Notes so far from what I've been able to glean here: 1) I hadn't even thought about effects...I guess being on fire wouldn't exactly be kid friendly. I may start with no effects at all until I get a better idea of what to do here (confetti?). 2) I had planned on 2 or 4 aircraft (basically, a small and large aircraft, with a red side and blue side for each) and one destroyable ground object (blimps with a letter on the side). I figured to keep the airfields/cities stock. No ground to air weapons would be available (SAMs, AAA). The type of aircrafts I haven't decided yet...I like the lego idea or the Peashooter...but I keep seeing a T-38 and F-14 (hey, I have boys ya know...). 3) Aircraft themselves would only be armed with internal guns. The only mission the aircraft could do would be reconnaissance. That way, weapons and mission goals are greatly simplified. 4) I figured the selectable buttons from the main menu would be Instant Action, Single Mission, Options (parents only button!), Pilot Info. The nice thing about Single Mission mode is having the choice for the flyer to be a different color or amount of wingmen... 5) I've been debating if a true cockpit view would be preferred or not. There is a way to make an 'cockpit' view that looks like something you would see in an arcade...with a gunsight and seeing your entire aircraft. 6) I like the idea of custom nose art. I'm trying to figure out how to make it easy to edit nose art (ie I don't want parents to have to navigate multiple nested directories). Also, editing TGA files is a bit of a pain needing a third party program...vs if it was a bitmap, every one has MS Paint and can figure it out. Can decals be bitmaps? 7) Wrench, I was thinking exactly about that terrain you mentioned...though I'm kind of partial to the AmericanNW terrain too... Please, keep the ideas and offers coming! Honestly, I think the modeling and terrain will be pretty straight forward. The harder part will be the menus and trying to decontent the sim... FC

Most B-52 mods were for either the old B-52D for Wings Over Vietnam, or for older B-52G models for the TW series. The newest B-52 modification is for the B-52D built for the Oct08 patch (rescaled). The newest third party B-52G is included with the Desert Storm modification. FC

Yep, the series has all of that if you are patched to the Oct08 patch inbuilt into the stock game. FC

There are tons of pics of US and Russian fighter aircraft flying together. In fact, I have a buddy who flew F-15s against Russian SU-27s when they came to visit the US. Helped escort them through the US airspace system and everything. The other pic I have no clue about...it looks a lot like a MiG-21 in JASDF markings... FC

Guys, Y'alls English is better than my German. I think I need to explain why that thread was closed. It wasn't because of the facts as Gepard stated. I even elaborated on his statements, which were for the most part correct...what's considered a car could be disputed...but enough about that. I also acknowledged that POTUS in fact screwed up with his statement. The thread wasn't closed because I was trying to be Amera-centric, or apply censorship, etc. If I had wanted to do that, I could have edited your post, or simply deleted it completely. If you noticed, I did neither...I kept it up for all to see. I also stated my reasons as to why the thread was closed. It was closed because threads like that always cause things like militant nationalism, name calling, and ugly generalizations surface. In the end, people get upset, and usually, folks get banned or at least get extended vacations. I'm not talking about US vs whoever, half the times I'm talking about folks with views on either side of the political spectrum within the US (there are strong feelings about the current POTUS...pro and con). My job with moderation is to prevent such things from happening. Sometimes it's cleaning up after the fact, sometimes it's doing a preemptive strike. That's what happened here...as in line with our policy of no political discussions on the open forum. Look, if you want to discuss the idea that Americans are fat, stupid, lazy, egotistical, ignorant slobs who couldn't find Europe on a world map, knock yourself out...I have no issue with that. I hate the idea of political correctness...it's not my job to not be offended. But please, don't have that discussion here...I get enough 'reported post' messages as it is. FC

Guys, I want to do a new mod for the TW series. There would only be one or 2 aircraft. Most targets would simply be balloons. There would be no campaigns. Probably no crashes. Simple targeting, no HUD text, no comm. Aircraft skin choices would be limited to color. Multiplayer would be dogfight only. Menu options would be limited to keep within these boundries. Sounds like something only a young child would like, right? You would be correct. For those who don't know, my older son has mild autism. He loves aircraft, one of the first words he's spoken has been 'airplane'. I'm going to do a mod just for him, and for any other children with similar issues and interests. What I want to know is what ideas do you all have. Things that need to be done include 'decontenting' the sim to remove most of the military stuff (mainly just limit menu options). Remove all voice work. Most of this stuff I can do on my own. If anyone wants to help, you're more than welcome to. For anyone with ideas, post them here. Keep it simple (remember the target audience/user). For those who might be thinking about doing something in poor taste on this board...I would very strongly advise against it. FC

Not that I'm aware of...but you could just land at any friendly base. FC

Kerle, nehmen nicht an, dass wir nicht die nicht-Englisch sprechenden Foren überprüfen. FC

Outstanding! Looking forward to this one! FC

Roddick? You do mean Riddick I would think... FC

Should be done by the end of Saturday night. Right now, no other wrenches (no, not Wrench, The) have been thrown into the mix. Eric, I'm assuming the last RC hasn't had any changes since upload? FC

Perhaps you should. Let me give you a real world example. Do you wear a helmet everytime you ride your bicycle? Have you installed a rollcage in your car? Or do you wear a full nomex suit and helmet when you drive everyday? Have you worn a parachute when you fly commerically? Or do you wear a oxygen mask when walking around your city? If you said no to ANY one of these questions...you've just put something ahead of safety. FC

Seems to me I vaguely remember that weekend.... FC

There is no way to angle the seat as a seat. If you turn it into a weapon, then you can play with it. FC