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  1. F-22 for Israel.

    What can I say? Both our countries hold special meaning for the phrase "never again." :pioneer:
  2. Crysis WarHead Announced! No 1.3 Patch A Go!

    So, this is sort of like R6 Vegas 2, then? I enjoyed Crysis, although I hardly think it was anything revolutionary anywhere but with the graphics. The suit was just another version of Force powers from the Jedi Knight games. As for 1.3, I never played it MP anyway, so whatever. The SP part of the game works fine and that's all I care about. This new studio doing it, though, gives me pause. A first effort is never as polished as later ones (although devs can of course regress as well) so I'm reserving judgment at this time.
  3. F-22 for Israel.

    Israel doesn't have the money to develop their own 5th gen fighter. No one does, really. I can understand the attitude of wanting Israel to buy US stuff, though. I mean, when you're handing out billions in aid, you sort of expect them to use that money right back, you know? Now if Israel simply paid outright for everything they had, I would look at it differently. Then it would be a case of do whatever is best for you, outright. That's why I don't believe the UK or Oz or India should be pressured into buying US stuff. If they want it, fine, but they can go elsewhere too. After all, it's not like we're giving them anything for us to expect that in return. Want to buy Euro stuff? Russian? Whatever, your prerogative!
  4. Air Force shakeup

    Just saw this on MSNBC.com. Things can only go up now...there's no imaginable way they could get worse!
  5. No, they weren't. However, in the early days before things really solidified there's the likelihood they at least were around to examine some of it.
  6. It's got very little internal fuel storage with that layout.
  7. Whose Rain Forest Is This, Anyway?

    I love the South Park episode where they go to Costa Rica to see the rainforest. At the end, they have on the screen: Every year, the rainforest kills dozens of people. Stop the rainforest before it can kill again.
  8. Hillary's Downfall

    Somehow I don't believe either will prove very useful then.
  9. F-22 for Israel.

    The problem with so called "dual use" tech is almost EVERYTHING could be called "dual use." I mean, don't tell how the Chinese how to make crops produce more, they'll use that food to feed their ARMY. What about nuts and bolts and hammers? Launching satellites is a legit peaceful thing to do, but of course it's also related to ICBMs. Oh no. An engine is an engine, but they can stick it in a military vehicle! The main thing is if you DON'T sell them something, someone else will. The F-22 is only in this position right now because it's unique. No one else is building them, no one else has them. When another country starts making 5th gen fighters, it won't be so unique anymore.
  10. TW games do not have an "in game" browser like many other games such as FPS and even RTS have. The only real one you can use is Hyperlobby. Without that, you will never see any games in the list in game. The exception is if you use it on a LAN or emulating one with something like Hamachi.
  11. Hillary's Downfall

    Oh, wise guy, eh?
  12. Any good contacts with the Greek AF?

    Yeah, IIRC Greece is very secretive with its military units and restricts photography, planespotting, and all that.
  13. F-22 for Israel.

    No one is coming here for nation bashing, so no one should go there. A reminder. Israel buys mostly US because the US gives it money to buy weapons with...as long as they are US weapons. A very odd setup. That severely limits their ability to buy foreign equipment because there's little money for it. Besides, they prefer to develop their own stuff and stick it into our airframes. F-16s, F-15s, F-4s, Mirages, all of them have replacement radars, RWRs, and other avionics. They prefer keeping that stuff in-house so just in case there's a falling out with the US (they have a cultural mistrust of having to rely on anyone but themselves after decades of having allies turn their backs on them) they'll be able to upkeep their stuff for a significant amount of time. While the F-35 is being designed with the idea that different countries will be changing things around for their own industrial base's benefit, the F-22 was not. The cost to put different avionics in such a tightly integrated system would cancel out the cost benefits of added sales. The funny thing of course is all the aid Israel has given to Iran on the QT over the decades to keep their planes flying amongst other things. That's why Iranian F-14s are still flying and are still viable. Of course, Iran wasn't their main concern then. Now it's slowly becoming that.
  14. I thought this was going to be pictures of Hannukah Harry on his sled...
  15. Yeah, the pylons are an eyesore, but that's aerodynamics for you!
  16. Heh, I'd forgotten all about this one. This plane should go with the other "what could have beens" like the AB-equipped Corsair II.
  17. F-22 for Israel.

    The people looking to get F-35s (or F-22s) don't want more F-16s. The problem with the F-35, though, is it's still so far out.
  18. Andromeda Strain

    No, I won't buy the DVD either. I've got a ton of DVDs of stuff I'll watch again before I see that again. However, it was worth the time to see it once.
  19. rFactor Patch 1255

    I don't do it that much anymore myself. However, there's still a decent group going over at SimHQ's motorsports forums.
  20. Harvey Korman Dead at 81

    "...while you will only be risking your lives, I will almost certainly be risking an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor..." A true great.
  21. Aviation Quiz - game thread

    I thought the 9D was a USN version? I don't remember exactly.
  22. FE at double speed?

    The game does have time compression, but you should be able to clearly see if that's on or off.
  23. You can't fault them for being a copycat project, certainly! A unique idea.
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