Tarnish

Phantom FG1 XT597 of the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment,  A (Fast Jet Test) Squadron, Boscombe Down, Wiltshire.

I forgot to say keep an eye out for a "porcelain terror weapon" being released from an A1 Skyraider. 

A bit of promotion for a very nice former US Navy chap who has been releasing an SF2 Vietnam campaign video series. Initially following a single pilot character starting in late 1965 flying the A1 from the USS Ticonderoga, it's up to part twelve at this point in time having transitioned to F8E Crusaders.

Part One here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaLy91WJcKQ&t=741s

On ‎19‎/‎01‎/‎2018 at 11:22 AM, guuruu said:

That'll need tweaking if the game allows it as the JP233 is a two part arrangement, the front part latches to the forward LDERU station on the shoulder pylon and the rear part to the middle HDERU station. Illustrated by the photo below, you can see the pair of forward MACE lugs at 14 inch separation to fit the LDERU and the rear MACE lugs at 30 inch separation to fit the HDERU. You'll have to forgive me, I'm an armourer and had the misfortune to help fit JP233 once to ZA354.

LDERU - Light Duty Ejector Release Unit
HDERU - Heavy Duty Ejector Release Unit
MACE - Minimum Area Crutchless Ejector  (i.e. the ERU has no crutch arms (sway braces) sticking out to cause drag)

Rear cockpit functional moving map display and TV Tabs!

Guuru, you sir are a god!

I've just done some data file tinkering for the first time and with some success after a little head scratching at times. I noticed when I'd fired up a CAS mission with a Jaguar GR1 that the loadout options needed some tweaking as it wouldn't let me fit twin 1000lb GP bombs to the inboard wing and centreline pylons something I know it should do as I used to carry out 2nd line bay maintenance on Jaguar pylons, tandem beams and No.119 and No.120 Ejector Release Units back in the good old days. I'm such a nerd! 

 

10 hours ago, streakeagle said:

What a horrible story. I could have done without having read that :(

Sorry about that, I understand what you mean though. It intrigued me as I'd never heard of the incident before.

Fixed, thanks for the heads up.

Here's a story I'd not heard before.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-43800089