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The question is, how well can you breathe at 38,000 feet? The wet thrust value of 69362.2 is a sea-level value. All powerplants have an altitude table that can be calibrated to match either fact, or fantasy. For reference purposes, I utilize a web-based jet engine simulator provided by NASA, from which one can create fairly accurate engine thrust and fuel consumption graphs based on altitude. You can see it, at this LINK

I've found that what kills your frame rates, isn't necessarily the shadows themselves. In fact, I have shadows, mirrors, reflections, all switched on, and I run my sim at 1600x1200 32 bpp resolution with 4x FSAA and 16x af. Another board member who wishes to remain anonymous showed me this trick : [shadow] CastShadow=TRUE ShadowLOD=F-104G_shadow.shd ShadowType=1 ShadowCastDist=10000<------change this to 200. Who cares if you cannot see your aircraft's shadow cast from beyond 200 meters? MaxVisibleDistance=400<----ditto

OK, I need to know which F-16 you have. Is it the Mirage Factory's? Here's an image of the RWR on an F-16 in one of my WoE installs. I've added custom symbology to help discriminate between air and ground-based emitters, and symbols to differentiate whether the emitter was searching for me, had acquired me, or had achieved lock.

I believe Colmack was referring to prop-jobs. Even some of today's jet aircraft (the MiG-29 immediately comes to mind) are "smokers".

Either your joystick, or your eyes, need to be recalibrated http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...si&img=3491

Early turbojets were quite inefficient when compared to modern power plants. They generated a fraction of their sea-level thrust at altitude, were slow to spool up (upwards of 10 seconds from idle to mil power) , and often caught fire or quit when subjected to rapid throttle changes. Also, In real life, missions over North Korea were flown at full throttle from takeoff until landing, or flame out. In fact, it wasn't unusual for Sabre pilots to have to glide as far as 50 nm to a forward base, because they had flamed out over NK! That being said, the existing F-86F FM was penned up over four years ago. I have an updated version in the works.

1 Knot = 1.15 MPH. Now that we've cleared that, did you even bother to research the difference between IAS and TAS? This question seems to come up every two weeks, and the majority of the experienced hands have answered it often enough to have grown quite weary of doing so. To answer your question, Vmax for an F-86 in clean configuration at 38,000 feet is about 270 knots Indicated Air Speed. That translates to 516 knots True Air Speed, or 593 mph.

Brainless, Do yourself a favor, and read up on "Knots vs MPH". While you're at it, look up "True airspeed vs Indicated Airspeed".

Lord Darth Vader, your new aircraft has arrived

Kevin, you're not just a wrench, you're also a mensch, to boot

If you own a copy of Lock On, you can create your own speech files, or create a string of them and use that string in place of the "windsoundname" in what ever aircraft you choose. But please do not encourage others to post copyrighted material.

Do you mean, the "Kah-naah-ledj" base?

First off, you're comparing a twenty-year old missile to one that is just coming on line. Secondly, the in-service date on the R-73M1 was 1987, not 1980. Thirdly, you're probably not taking advantage of the missile's all-aspect capabilities, and that is why you're probably shooting at flares. Ponder that one. Anyway, lets get to debugging these. I've replaced the unrealistic figures with those that are pretty much spot-on, and marked them wherever I thought attention might be warranted. TypeName=AIM-9X FullName=AIM-9X Sidewinder ModelName=AIM9X Mass=83.900002 Diameter=0.127000 Length=2.983000 AttachmentType=USAF,USN NationName=USAF StartYear=2002 EndYear=2020 Availability=1 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=2002 ExportEndYear=2020 ExportAvailability=1 WeaponDataType=1 RailLaunched=TRUE RocketPod=FALSE Retarded=FALSE Streamlined=TRUE FinStabilized=TRUE SpinStabilized=FALSE HasGrowl=TRUE EffectClassName=SmallMissileEffects ReleaseDelay=0.000000 WarheadType=0 Explosives=4.50000 FusingDistance=1.500000 ClusterBomblets=0 ClusterDispersion=0.000000 GuidanceType=10 Accuracy=90 MaxTurnRate=70.000000 MaxLaunchG=9.000000 LockonChance=90 LaunchReliability=90 ArmingTime=0.500000 SeekerFOV=30.000000 SeekerGimbleLimit=90.000000<----off boresite capability SeekerTrackRate=200.000000 SeekerRange=40000.000000 MinLaunchRange=150.000000 MaxLaunchRange=26500.000000 Duration=90.000000 CounterCountermeasure=99.700000<----likely a more realistic figure NoiseRejection=95.000000 CapabilityFlags=0x000004c4 BoosterStart=0.000000 BoosterDuration=4.700000 BoosterAccel=17.930000 BoosterEffectName=SmokelessMissileEffect BoosterSoundName=Missile BoosterNodeName= BoosterPosition=0.000000,-1.505000,0.000000 SustainerDuration=0.000000 SustainerAccel=0.000000 SustainerEffectName= SustainerSoundName= SustainerPosition=0.000000,-1.505000,0.000000 InFlightEffectName=MissileInFlightEffect InFlightSoundName= ReleaseAnimationID=-1 EODisplayFlags=0 Your R-73M1 was grossly unrealistic, way beyond whatever fixes would be considered necessary to overcome the few limitations of the sim. TypeName=R-73M1 FullName=R-73M1 Archer ModelName=R73 Mass=105.000000 Diameter=0.170000 Length=2.900000 AttachmentType=SOVIET,CHINA,W_GERMANY,YUGOSLAVIA NationName=SOVIET StartYear=1987 EndYear=2010 Availability=3 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1991 ExportEndYear=2020 ExportAvailability=2 WeaponDataType=1 RailLaunched=TRUE RocketPod=FALSE Retarded=FALSE Streamlined=TRUE FinStabilized=TRUE SpinStabilized=TRUE HasGrowl=TRUE EffectClassName=SmallMissileEffects ReleaseDelay=0.000000 WarheadType=0 Explosives=16.810000 FusingDistance=1.000000 ClusterBomblets=0 ClusterDispersion=0.000000 GuidanceType=10 Accuracy=99 MaxTurnRate=48.000000 MaxLaunchG=9.800000 LockonChance=88 LaunchReliability=95 ArmingTime=0.500000 SeekerFOV=2.50000 SeekerGimbleLimit=60.000000<------Off boresite capability SeekerTrackRate=150.000000<------An advantage over its contemporaries back in the late 1980s SeekerRange=20000.000000 MinLaunchRange=300.000000 MaxLaunchRange=20000.000000 Duration=70.000000 CounterCountermeasure=90.000000<-----The M2 would improve this to 99% NoiseRejection=85.000000 CapabilityFlags=0x100004c0 BoosterStart=0.000000 BoosterDuration=5.8000 BoosterAccel=18.810001<---way waaaaaay off BoosterEffectName=MissileFireEffect BoosterSoundName=Missile BoosterNodeName= BoosterPosition=0.000000,-1.456000,0.000000 SustainerDuration=60.000000 SustainerAccel=0.375000 SustainerEffectName=RocketFireEffect SustainerSoundName=Missile SustainerPosition=0.000000,-1.456000,0.000000 InFlightEffectName=MissileInFlightEffect InFlightSoundName= ReleaseAnimationID=-1 EODisplayFlags=0

What model Sidewinder? What model Archer? I've no problem hitting targets with both the R-73M1 and M2, unless said target is maneuvering and dumping flares simultaneously, and I'm firing from a rear quarter aspect while it's doing so. I've even found the R-60MK to be effective when fired within its parameters. I'll tell you what. Copy and paste the .ini entries for the R-73M1 & M2. and for L & M-series Sidewinders to your response, and I'll see if they match my entries.

When you say that you did not recieve a warning, do you mean that there was no lock tone, or no tone at all (track or lock) ? If it's the latter, then it's probably the issue that Drdoyo mentioned. If there was a track tone, at but no lock tone, then you may have simply been hit by an IRM. For the record, I've had AI models launch IRMs at me with no radar warning at all (visual or aural).

Technical Description The following information is provided courtesy of the Aviation Heritage Association which is building the Aviation Heritage Museum of North Texas at Alliance Airport. The centerpieces of the museum will be a the A-12 Avenger mockup and a rebuilt B-36. Prime Contractors General Dynamics Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas McDonnell Aircraft Company, St. Louis, Missouri (a Division of McDonnell Douglas Corporation) Type Two seat, two engine, carrier-based medium fighter for air-to-air or air-to-ground all weather day or night attack. Power Plant Two General Electric F412-400 non-afterburning turbofan engines, each developing approximately 13,000 pounds of thrust. Armament Up to two AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) Up to two High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) Planned to accommodate a full range of air-to-ground ordnance including MK 82 and "smart" weapons Avionics Westinghouse AN/APQ-183 Multimode Radar. IBM Mission Control Computer with VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) technology. Kaiser wide field of view holographic Head Up Display (HUD). Kaiser Multifunction Display (MFD) screens (7). General Electric IRSTS (Infrared Search and Track System). Integrated Electronic Warfare System. AN/ALD-I I ESM (Electronic Surveillance Module) set. Dimensions Wing Span - Overall: 70 feet 3 inches Wing Span - Folded: 36 feet 3.25 inches Length: 37 feet 3 inches Aspect Ratio: 3.75 Wheel Base: 19 feet 2.25 inches Wheel Track 22 feet Speed: 580 mph at sea level Height (Overall): 11 feet 3.375 inches Height (Folded): 12 feet 6.25 inches Wing Area: 1,308 square feet Design Load Factor: 9 Gs Empty Weight: 39,000 pounds Gross Weight: 80,000 pounds Combat Radius: 920 miles

Could you be thinking of Janes USAF? http://media.pc.ign.com/media/011/011527/imgs_1.html

This sound's from aa sound & effects pack that I uploaded here over two years ago:

Did you save the changes using the weapon editor? If not, then it will not work, as the weapondata.ini is nothing more than a textual reference that is used to create a weapondata.dat file. The game engine reads the .dat file.

Stealth works well, arguably too well, as it's presently an "all or nothing" effect. The values are not as well defined (or tweakable) as TK may have originally intended. To utilize stealth, under the detect system header, add: BaseRCSModifier=-0.050. Note that I've used a negative value. With the current AircraftObject.dll, if you do not specify a negative value, the RCS modifier will not work. You may also want to tweak the "Max visible Distance" to something under 4000 m, and declare the aircraft capability as "Night_Only", otherwise you will be visible to other aircraft at extreme distances, even at night.

Probably because the '34 in the image is carrying the maximum loadout for the mission it's flying. Even Marc's Su-27 has 12 weapon's stations.

Cockpits are much harder to model than aircraft themselves, and as a result, there are a precious few individuals who actually take the time do so. Secondly, even if someone were to create a realistic E-model pit, it would not be fully functional at this point, due to the limitions of the avionics code. You'd either have a fairly accurate, working HUD and A2A radar only, or one sporting a "mocked-up" HUD with primitive (60's era) A2A & simplified A2G radar modes.