*Fast Eagle*

Kinda SPOOKY guess thats how it got its nickname also heard it called puff the magic dragon before

was thinking about this game. They have a bunch of older games in jewel cases at comp usa and I saw this there. is there anywhere I can go to find out more about it?

I need to get a copy of that profile if possible. I reinstalled XP and now everything seems to be behaving well now

LOL Funny one. Heard that one before, but still funny

Just got it. found it at Comp usa for $9.99. So has anybody played, and is it worth installing?

looks really good. Can't wait for the winter tileset either

WTF?????????????????????????????????????????????? been where, I'm lost

They shoulda done that from the get go. I'm kinda supprised that they didn't, being the F-4 still flies with some European countries to this day, and it's just a cool plane that should be there in the game to fly

Pretty cool

SIERRA HOTEL, lookin good so far. Great work! Do you do all the PHP stuff yourself?

Very nice. thanks for the heads up. On top of the new stuff as always Ranger

Definately the best. WELCOME ABOARD <S>

Got this game and uninstalled it 10 mins after I tried it, realism sucks and so do the flight models. Sorry I couldn't be of more help but this was the only experience I have had with this crappy game

I too like the full realism, but the radar is so pisspoor that without the cone its very frustrating for players new to the game. Quite frankly it frustrates me a little too. I know if the radar worked properly, it would not be so hard but oh well. I would like to hone my skills, so lets fly some full hard mp at gamespy sometime. You can teach me a thing or two

with guns only the F-15 or the Hornet will definately have the advantage over a Cat.

The Cat can simultaniously engage 6 targets, at different airspeeds and altitudes due to the phoenix having its own radar, while the hornet can fire only 2 sparrows at a time against targets which are close together. Unlike the phoenix, the sparrow requires the hornet to continue flying toward the target using its radar, thus making it vulnerable to a return missile shot

Do you know it takes 3 F/A-18 E to do the same job as 1 tomcat?? The cats service life will be extended again as it is still a more cost effective choice as well, and these days price is king.

Ever heard of the bombcat?? Well if not, A2G in a tomcat. The cat was certified for A2G right after the Gulf War problem solved!! The F-14A can carry up to 14,500 pounds of bombs and rockets, although it was not originally assigned a ground-attack mission. The under-fuselage pallets which ordinarily carry Phoenix missiles can also mount bomb racks for 1000-pound Mk 83 or 2000-pound Mk 84 bombs or other free-fall weaponry. As early as 1972, a Tomcat flew with 18 Mk 82 bombs, plus a complement of missiles. VF-122 dropped the first bombs from a Fleet Tomcat on August 8, 1990. Although the F/A-18 Hornet is the primary air-to-ground aircraft of the Navy fleet squadrons, the F/A-18 is felt to lack a sufficient range/payload capacity, and the air-to-ground capable F-14 Tomcat was felt to be essential to permit a carrier-based air wing to retain its full capacity. However, there were initially some shortages of bomb racks, and it was often true that only one F-14 squadron on each carrier was equipped to carry out a secondary ground attack role, with the other squadron being TARPS-equipped. Software for a ground attack mission has now been installed on all F-14Bs and Ds, as well on some F-14As. Today, the training syllabus includes some emphasis on air-to-ground strike, although such missions would only be carried out in a relatively permissible combat environment because of the high cost of the Tomcat. For a while, an advanced bomb-equipped F-14 Tomcat was pictured as a replacement for the General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II, cancelled in December 1990. Initially, the Tomcat could carry only conventional "dumb" bombs, and had no precision-guided munition capability. It was not compatible with guided weapons such as the AGM-84 Harpoon, the SLAM, the AGM-65 Maverick, the Walleye, or the AGM-88 HARM. It initially could not even carry or deliver laser-guided bombs. However, the ability to deliver laser-guided bombs such as the GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-16, and GBU-24 was added in 1994, although the Tomcat initially had to rely on other aircraft to designate the targets. The first GBU-16 laser guide bombs were dropped from a Tomcat of VF-103 on May 2, 1994. The Tomcat first dropped such bombs in anger when two F-14s of VF-41 attacked targets in Serbia with GBU-16s on September 5, 1995, with F/A-18s painting the target with AN/AAS-38A Nite Hawk laser designators. The Tomcat lacked any type of FLIR and laser designator which would make it possible to operate at night and to deliver laser-guided bombs autonomously. The Martin-Marietta LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and targeting Infra-Red for Night) pod was selected to provide this capacity for the Tomcat. The LANTIRN pod is attached to the starboard wing glove pylon. The aircraft was equipped with a GPS antenna, and the antenna was linked to a Litton GPS/IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) that was incorporated into the LANTIRN pod. This allows the pod to find targets without the need for a radar fix. The system was first tested on an F-14B drawn from VF-103 in February of 1995. The F-14B testbed first flew with LANTIRN on March 21, 1995. The first LANTIRN pod was delivered in June of 1996. The first operational cruise with LANTIRN-equipped Tomcats took place that very month. The LANTIRN pod has its own computer, but must interface with the AN/AWG-15 via a MIL STD 1553B digital databus, so the F-14s must be retrofitted with such a databus before they are compatible with the LANTIRN. The rear cockpit of the LANTIRN-equipped Tomcats are equipped with a Programmable Tactical Information Display (PTID) which can display both radar and LANTIRN information. PTID is not actually required for the use of LANTIRN, although the quality of the image is a lot poorer when seen on the F-14's standard displays. The LANTIRN-equipped Tomcat can be steered to the target by its own onboard INS or by using input from the GPS. If the location of the target is known, the GPS can automatically point the FLIR at the target. The RIO in the rear seat designates the target by using the laser in the pod after the pilot has released the weapon. The LANTIRN can even be used in the air-to-air role, being used in much the same manner as the TCS. However, TARPS-capable F-14s cannot carry LANTIRN. The LANTIRN does not have all-weather capability, since rain, cloud, and fog severely degrade the FLIR imagery. In order to give the F-14D a true all-weather air-to-ground capability, the radar is currently being upgraded to have air-to-ground mapping capability Sources: Grumman Aircraft Since 1919, Rene J. Francillon, Naval Institute Press, 1989. Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Doug Richardson, Osprey, 1987. F-14 Tomcat: Fleet Defender, Robert F. Dorr, World Airpower Journal, Vol 7, 1991. Grumman F-14 Tomcat Variant Briefing, World Airpower Journal, Vol. 19, 1994. Grumman F-14 Tomcat Variant Briefing, Part 2, World Airpower Journal, Vol. 20, 1994. The American Fighter, Enzo Angelucci and Peter Bowers, Orion, 1987. Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft, Volume 1, David Donald and Jon Lake, AirTime, 1994. The World's Great Interceptor Aircraft, Gallery Books, 1989. Feline Claws--The Nine Lives of the F-14, David Baker, Air International, Vol 49, No 5, p. 285 (1995). 25 Years of the Tomcat, Rene J. Francillon, Air Fan International, March 1996 Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Edited by Jon Lake, AIRtime Publishing USA, 1998. http://store6.yimg.com/I/militarybest_1721_151471196

Nice lookin! I'll be on my way to Marcfighters for sure today

No prob glad to be of help to you

Way to go Chief! Hope it was a blast for you.

I agree with pcpilot. SimHQ is an alright place to find out developement things, but is not worth the headache if you have any other opinion then that of the admins there. I would recomend staying far away from that hellhole Besides, you really dont need to look for a better place than here, cause I think it will be hard to find!

Chief, you will find the first option in the section reads like this: Upload Avatar from your machine: Select one you want to use by pressing the browse button and selecting from there If this doesn't work I will put the image on the pukindogs site and you can link to off site url email me if you need more help Skipper

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A damn fine bird indeed SIERRA HOTEL