littlesmoke

that's so awesome. what a time saver!

Jim Morrison, hands down edit: or maybe Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)

I've been watching football since June. :)

source April 9th, 2008 Liberate the B-24 Liberator! Posted by Corynne McSherry Who owns the B-24, the bomber that helped win World War II? U.S. taxpayers paid for it, Consolidated Aircraft built it, U.S. military pilots flew it, but Lockheed Martin says it owns the bomber—or at least it owns the name. Some readers may already be familiar with the case of John MacNeill, the respected graphic artist and illustrator who had several digital images of classic military aircraft removed from TurboSquid, a stock images site, after Lockheed Martin claimed the images infringed its trademarks. The central mark at issue? The term “B-24,” which Lockheed managed to register as a mark for use in connection with scale models of airplanes. That’s right, Lockheed Martin claims the right to control use of the term “B-24” in connection with models of, um, B-24s. It is perplexing that this mark was granted in the first place, given that the term “B-24” is nothing more than a U.S. military model number used to describe the plane itself (descriptiveness is a traditional basis for rejection; that’s why you can’t register a trademark on the use of the term “cyberlaw” in connection with the practice of technology law). MacNeill’s situation is a perfect example of why we need that rule. If Lockheed had its way, no one could create 3-D images (or anything else that could be construed as a “model”) of famous military aircraft—from the B-24 to the F-117 Nighthawk, also known as the Stealth fighter. But Lockheed should not have its way, because MacNeill’s images are protected by the nominative fair use doctrine. Nominative fair use means, in a nutshell, that it is OK to use a mark to accurately identify a product if using the trademark is necessary to identify the products, services, or company you're talking about, and you don't use the mark to suggest the company endorses you. Unfortunately, the practicalities of the Internet make it all too easy for trademark owners like Lockheed to ignore fair use and shut down legitimate content. That is because online communication and commerce often depends on intermediaries like TurboSquid, who may not have the resources or the inclination to investigate trademark infringement claims. And, unlike the copyright context, there’s usually no counter-notice procedure. If targets of overreaching trademark claims can’t find counsel, they may have little or no recourse against a determined trademark owner. Trademark owners—and the service providers they try to intimidate—need to learn that a trademark registration doesn’t give you a right to control everyday use of regular descriptive terms. Hoping to provide a little of that necessary education, we’ve sent an open letter to Lockheed’s licensing agency, demanding that they withdraw their improper objections so that Mr. MacNeill can go about his perfectly legitimate business. Related Issues: Intellectual Property

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whaaaa? I also saw a CF100 Clunk at SimHq edit - and I also saw an Arrow

Okay, this is weird. The same weapon - AIM-120A. The max range displayed on the radar is fine in WOE. But the exact same weapon copied/merged into WOI shows a very small max range - much shorter than the AIM-7M. wtf? WOI: [WeaponData2053] TypeName=CF AIM-120A FullName=CF AIM-120 AMRAAM ModelName=AIM120A Mass=157.000000 Diameter=0.178000 Length=3.655000 SubsonicDragCoeff=0.120000 SupersonicDragCoeff=0.222000 AttachmentType=NATO SpecificStationCode= NationName=Canada StartYear=2007 EndYear=2020 Availability=2 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=FALSE ExportStartYear=0 ExportEndYear=0 ExportAvailability=0 WeaponDataType=1 RailLaunched=TRUE RocketPod=FALSE Retarded=FALSE FinStabilized=TRUE SpinStabilized=FALSE HasGrowl=FALSE EffectClassName=MediumMissileEffects ReleaseDelay=0.000000 WarheadType=0 Explosives=22.000000 FusingDistance=2.000000 ClusterBomblets=0 ClusterDispersion=0.000000 GuidanceType=13 Accuracy=90 MaxTurnRate=25.000000 MaxLaunchG=7.000000 LockonChance=85 LaunchReliability=85 ArmingTime=1.000000 SeekerFOV=15.000000 SeekerGimbleLimit=45.000000 SeekerTrackRate=55.000000 SeekerRange=50000.000000 MinLaunchRange=1000.000000 MaxLaunchRange=72600.000000 Duration=95.000000 CounterCountermeasure=95.000000 NoiseRejection=90.000000 CapabilityFlags=0x1000002b LoftAngle=0.000000 DescentAngle=0.000000 MaxLoftAltitude=0.000000 CLmax=14.000000 MinFreq=0.000000 MaxFreq=0.000000 BoosterStart=0.000000 BoosterDuration=4.400000 BoosterAccel=30.639999 BoosterEffectName=RocketFireEffect BoosterSoundName=Missile BoosterNodeName= BoosterPosition=0.000000,-1.660000,0.000000 SustainerDuration=20.000000 SustainerAccel=0.512000 SustainerEffectName=SmokelessMissileEffect SustainerSoundName=Missile SustainerPosition=0.000000,-1.660000,0.000000 InFlightEffectName= InFlightSoundName= ReleaseAnimationID=-1 EODisplayFlags=0 CEP=0.000000 WOV/E: [WeaponData2074] TypeName=CF AIM-120A FullName=CF AIM-120 AMRAAM ModelName=AIM120A Mass=157.000000 Diameter=0.178000 Length=3.655000 AttachmentType=NATO NationName=Canada StartYear=2007 EndYear=2020 Availability=2 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=FALSE ExportStartYear=0 ExportEndYear=0 ExportAvailability=0 WeaponDataType=1 RailLaunched=TRUE RocketPod=FALSE Retarded=FALSE Streamlined=TRUE FinStabilized=TRUE SpinStabilized=FALSE HasGrowl=FALSE EffectClassName=MediumMissileEffects ReleaseDelay=0.000000 WarheadType=0 Explosives=22.000000 FusingDistance=2.000000 ClusterBomblets=0 ClusterDispersion=0.000000 GuidanceType=13 Accuracy=90 MaxTurnRate=25.000000 MaxLaunchG=7.000000 LockonChance=85 LaunchReliability=85 ArmingTime=1.000000 SeekerFOV=15.000000 SeekerGimbleLimit=45.000000 SeekerTrackRate=55.000000 SeekerRange=50000.000000 MinLaunchRange=1000.000000 MaxLaunchRange=72600.000000 Duration=95.000000 CounterCountermeasure=95.000000 NoiseRejection=90.000000 CapabilityFlags=0x1000002b BoosterStart=0.000000 BoosterDuration=4.400000 BoosterAccel=30.639999 BoosterEffectName=RocketFireEffect BoosterSoundName=Missile BoosterNodeName= BoosterPosition=0.000000,-1.660000,0.000000 SustainerDuration=20.000000 SustainerAccel=0.512000 SustainerEffectName=SmokelessMissileEffect SustainerSoundName=Missile SustainerPosition=0.000000,-1.660000,0.000000 InFlightEffectName= InFlightSoundName= ReleaseAnimationID=-1 EODisplayFlags=0

anytime i have a weapon requesting a LOD that's not there the game will not load. definitely a weapons data problem edit: maybe this will help

If you download my CF-18 409sqn skin, I've included a full set and a template for making your own, with the text layer still unflattened: link

that's why I put 'airbrakes' in quotation marks

also, if you're building a campaign, just use: StartNumber:13 <-- for green diamond squadron, etc... in the corresponding entry in the campaign_DATA file

it looks like there's also two 'airbrakes' on each wing above the intakes.

camel-top level?

that's a cool idea

Erwin_Hans, check your PM

check out this link. This should bring back some memories A-10 Tank Killer was the first game that I spent HOURS on, but Aces over the Pacific got me hooked.

View File CF-104 desert skin v1.0 FILE TYPE: Aircraft skin BACKGROUND: This add-on is intended for use with my CF-104 Canadian Forces found in the downloads at CombatAce. Note: this is NOT compatible with Wings Over Israel. DESCRIPTION: This is a fictional Desert Camo scheme with some nose-art why not. Submitter littlesmoke Submitted 07/22/2008 Category F-100/F-101/F-102/F-104/F-105/F-106 Skins

View File CF-104 Low viz skin v1.0 FILE TYPE: Aircraft skin BACKGROUND: This add-on is intended for use with my CF-104 Canadian Forces found in the downloads at CombatAce. Note: this is NOT compatible with Wings Over Israel. DESCRIPTION: This is a fictional Low Visibility skin why not. Submitter littlesmoke Submitted 07/22/2008 Category F-100/F-101/F-102/F-104/F-105/F-106 Skins

View File CF-104 Cold Lake v1.0 FILE TYPE: Aircraft skin BACKGROUND: This add-on is intended for use with my CF-104 Canadian Forces found in the downloads at Combat Ace. Note: this is NOT compatible with Wings Over Israel. DESCRIPTION: This is a skin for the Canadian Forces CF-104 Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) circa 1980's. Dark tanks are included. Submitter littlesmoke Submitted 07/22/2008 Category F-100/F-101/F-102/F-104/F-105/F-106 Skins