JediMaster

F-15 = early 4th gen fighter

Su-30 = late 4th gen fighter

You'd hope it would present a problem for the F-15 at this point! However, it certainly isn't going to walk all over it, just as the F-15 won't walk all over the Flanker.

Well, while the range of the 120D can be considered a better missile than the 54 despite its lesser range, the point is the Super Hornet also has less range than an F-14, thereby decreasing the maximum unrefueled intercept distance from a CBG. Of course, fleet defense is not the same today as it was in the 70s and 80s, so the USN seems comfortable with the reduction in range.

The NATF was cancelled because of how much it was going to cost the USN. It was decided the new Super Hornet could do most of that mission, replacing the F-14 that is, for a fraction of the price, and they were getting them to replace the A-6E anyway. The AESA radar it has is far superior to the F-14's anyway for sheer versatility, if not range (which is classified).

The original F/A-18A was never a stopgap, it was planned as what it turned out to be--the replacement for a variety of planes including the A-7 that could do both AA and AG combat in one sortie, as was proved in the Gulf War in 1991.

The biggest stopgap in service right now is the B-1B, with a mere 100 bought as it was only to serve until the ATB nee B-2 came into service. However, instead of 132 B-2s, we only bought 21, so the stopgap is now the numerically most significant strategic asset. Oddly the B-52 is still in 2nd place in terms of numbers, and won't be going away anytime soon.

I think peter01's revised FM .ini's are about it as far as stock planes go. Other than that, grab the multitude of 3rd party planes out there and you'll see they generally are less forgiving about that stuff than TK's work as they're more concerned with realism than the playability that TK strives for.

Well, for one I think they're betting on existing owners of CFS3. I paid full price for CFS3--when it came out in what, 2003? That was 5 years ago! I also paid for Firepower a few years ago. I admit I've barely touched CFS3 for over 2 years since the guy I flew coop with lost his CD and couldn't reinstall, but I still have it on my HD.

Come to think of it, I have MAW DLd but I've yet to install THAT...a project for a rainy day I guess.

Anyway, $50 is what I've spent on the 2 First Eagles releases, while I got all the extras for them for free. Ironnically this looks to have more in it than FE does on install, so I don't think the price is out there. Only the need to own CFS3 already is an issue. If they could get their hands on some copies of CFS3 dirt cheap they could bundle with OFF that likely would help them, yes.

Oh, anyone who thinks you don't need competition and advancement--just look how much CFS3 still is almost FIVE years after release. Good old MS, won't drop the price on anything if there's no replacement.

Yeah, that new GRID or whatever is coming to PC this year.

That's a refreshing change, anyway. I was quite ticked at the Sony deal. Hard to believe there hasn't be a PC F1 sim since 2003's F1C, not counting mods for rfactor and the like.

True no real CD successor has come, but I have several albums with DVDs with the songs in 5.1 for listening on the home theater setup and they are incredible!

Generally speaking, the release of a payware model doesn't preclude the release of a freeware one. Usually the other direction is the same unless the freeware one is better than the one that would be payware!

I'll wait until I hear the consensus is it will make things better without screwing things up before I bother. For now, SP2 is fine.

Iran reportedly got more kills with the 54 than the USN ever did, albeit still not that many. That was due more to maintenance troubles, though.

Floyd - The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here

Beatles - Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper, Beatles (White Album), Abbey Road

Who - Tommy, Who's Next

Green Day - American Idiot

Nirvana - Nevermind, In Utero

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

AC/DC - Back in Black

Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic, Permanent Vacation, Pump, Get A Grip

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique, Ill Communication

Beck - Mellow Gold

Billy Joel - The Stranger

Bush - Sixteen Stone

Cream - Disraeli Gears

Foo Fighters - The Color and the Shape

Garbage - Garbage, Version 2.0

Genesis - Invisible Touch (the only album of theirs which was really "rock", not to say they didn't have other great ones)

G'n'R - Appetite for Destruction

Led Zep - IV

Metallica - Metallica (black)

MJ - Thriller (borderline rock, but it was too good to ignore)

Offspring - Americana

Wings - Band on the Run, Venus and Mars

Pearl Jam - Ten

Stone Temple Pilots - Plush, Purple

Peter Gabriel - So, Us

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required

Police - Synchronicity

Queen - Night at the Opera

RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St, Beggars Banquet, Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed, Their Satanic Majesties Request, Voodoo Lounge, Goats Head Soup

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dreams

Soundgarden - Superunknown, Down on the Upside

U2 - Rattle and Hum, Achtung Baby, Joshua Tree

ZZ Top - Eliminator

I probably forgot a bunch...

One word: Firefox.

I have a DVR, but I still have to set it. Hard to do more than 2-3 days in advance because it hasn't grabbed the schedule for it yet. In HD yet!!

The real question is will it be the X-32 or the F-32 Boeing would've made had it won (with separate tail, not a delta like the X version)?

Anyway, will the F-29 have wingtip missile rails Dels? Or only underwing/fuselage?

They're not the same role, though. The J-10 is in the MiG-29/F-35 class, while the Su-30 is in the Super Hornet/F-22/Typhoon class.

I would expect the J-10 to beat a Flanker in a dogfight because it's smaller and a more recent design.

Can a country get gray hairs?

Well, the mule is much larger than the mountain lion. It didn't live that long by being stupid, you attack the creature that's more your size as your chances are better. I'm sure it had no idea the mule would attack it.

I don't think you'll find any SATA chipset drivers that support Win98.

However, you should be able to get by with "generic". The clue is the BIOS setting. Each manufacturer does it differently, so you'll have to search your BIOS for the exact naming. It may talk about SATA/Legacy, or AHCI, or some other thing you're not expecting. Basically it will make the SATA appear like standard IDE to the OS.

I don't know if this will have any GT Legends-type stuff in it, but it looks to be a GTR2 replacement possibly.

Is that the shiny new Mach 5?!?!

Designed by a Wachowski brother methinks...

They finally made the MSFS of driving.

That's not a compliment.

You enjoying those text-based flight sims?

I recognize that plane. That's Frank. He and I were neighbors.

Yes! I have THC in HD now!!

*crosses mule off potential hunting prey list*

I thought Polecat is what you called a Grumman bird after it becomes a gate guard!