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Keep in mind that you're setting cruise speed in IAS, not TAS. 325 KIAS at 22000 feet is about 500 knots IAS at sea level.

Yes it is, as I've done so on numerous occasions, back when the series was still generating FACs.

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The download server seems to be experiencing issues, so I've decided to attach the file, here. SF2I_Shahak_FM.rar

Flight Model uploaded and available here: http://forum.combatace.com/topic/54509-sf2i-mirage-ii-c-shahak-flight-dynamics-tweak/

Subtitles? SUBTITLES? OH, LOOK AT ME! I DON'T NEED SUBTITLES!!!!

Yes, real scum, targetting innocent people.

Beta FM is currently in the test phase....by the usual "crash-test dummy"

3Ds MAX is still required, as the TW LOD exporter is MAX-only.

Sure. As long as you realize that the data.ini is scripted for a conventional Mirage IIIC. On the model with the extended nose, the CG, Xmac, and CL values would (and should) be somewhat off.

Spurred on by this thread at Third Wire's site (http://bbs.thirdwire.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7425), and using anecdotal info from the article supplied by Moonjumper/Crusader, I've decided to apply a few subtle tweaks to the Shahak flight model (as it's my favorite SF2I aircraft), as an experiment. The lack of stall buffet, and the post-stall behavior (if one ignores the stall-warning horn) are based off of the descriptions provided by LT Colonel "A" in the article. Movie Link

LODs cannot be modified to any significant degree. Once tney are created, they're done. About the only thing that an end-user can do, is to change a LOD's texture association(s), using a hex editor. Only the original developer, or those that have acess to the original source (Max) file, can make the changes that you're asking about, which when done, would result in a new LOD.

Beta testing still underway....here's a video of the AFX performing the "Cat Flip" AFX-Beta.wmv

Cobra maneuver from anything over 350 knots indicated air speed = broken airframe + very dead pilot

Vc stands for "Velocity, closure" or closure rate (in plain English ). I'd interpret that light as telling you that you're not closing on the selected target at a sufficient rate/range to guarantee a tail shot, within the parameters of the selected weapon.

Ooooops, you're right, Derk That's why I prefer the sobriquet "Torno".

In this series, TV & RADAR imagery cannot be superimposed against anything other than an opaque (and preferably black) background. That rules out using them on HUDs. Had we had the ability to do so, the MiG-23, MiG-29, and Su-27 cockpits would have had accurate HUD displays, with RADAR symbology projected on to them.

Tomcats were not setup for bomb delivery until the 1990s. NF4+ takes place during the mid-1980s, when the F-14A model was the only operational variant.

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March 24, 1986: F-4S Phantoms from VF-151 and VF-161 were launched from the USS Midway, for the last time. No F-4 Phantoms have served aboard US Navy aircraft carriers since that time.

"They" (the USN & USMC) eventually did. It was christened the F-4S. Some 200+ J-models were retrofitted to "S" standards. F-4S was the designation applied to 265 (some sources say 248) F-4Js which were upgraded in the mid-1970s. This program was analogous to the Bee Line project in which Navy F-4Bs were upgraded to F-4N standards. The major goal of the upgrade was to prolong the life of the F-4J so that it could remain in service until replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet in Marine Corps service and by the F-14 Tomcat in Navy service. Major changes included airframe and undercarriage strengthening. The aircraft were stripped and carefully inspected, and where necessary they received landing gear and wing/fuselage structural improvements. Visible external straps were added to the wing spar to improve the structural integrity. The electrical system was completely rewired, and the hydraulic system was replumbed using stainless steel tubing. In order to improve the maneuverability, two-position wing leading-edge maneuvering slats were fitted to the F-4S, which gave a 50 percent improvement in combat turning capability in comparison with an unslatted F-4J. These slats operated automatically as a function of angle of attack, but they could be overridden from the cockpit. The slats came in two sections, one on the outboard part of the fixed inner wing and the other on the folding outer wing panel. Because of delays, these slats were not initially fitted to the first 43 F-4Ss, but they were later retrofitted. The F-4S was fitted with the digital AWG-10B weapons control system with new AN/ARC-159 dual UHF radios and an ARN-118 TACAN (but not to all F-4Ss). The ALQ-126 or 126A deceptive electronic countermeasures set of the F-4J was retained, with the same short intake antennae fairings. One way that the F-4S could be externally distinguished from the earlier F-4N was by the shorter upper intake fairings of the S. One of the persistent problems with the Phantom was that it tended to leave a rather prominent trail of sooty black smoke behind it, making it more readily visible to an enemy. In order to correct this problem, the F-4S was fitted with smokeless J79-GE-10B engines with low smoke combustors and low-energy ignition. This same engine was also fitted to some F-4Js. SOURCE: http://www.f-4.nl/f4_27.html

AFAIK, The strobes increase in length due to mode, not distance from the emitter, nor signal strength.

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Yes, it's position in relation to your aircraft. Unfortunately, there's no way to determine signal strength in this series. In real life, distance (or signal strength) was ascertained via a combination of strobe brightness and audio strength. Another feature missing in this series, is the ability to identify emitter types aurally, by having a unique sound assigned to each radar type.

It's simplified in TW sims. The length of the strobe determines mode (short = track, long = acquisition). A solid strobe indicates a ground-based threat, a dashed one represents an airborne intercept radar. The vector angle represents the emitter's relative position. In addition, some aircraft have annunciator lights that allow you to id the source-type: AAA, SAM, AI (airborne intercept).