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I don't think he meant that it was broken per se, but was instead questioning the deployment (tilt). I know that at least up to the "E" model, the canopy was supposed to slide back, not tilt, and that's what was confusing him. If it's a later variant, then the clamshell (tilt axis) as shown is 100% correct. Here's a nice video on that bird, for everyone's viewing pleasure.

It is not open source. It is someone else's work that you are using, and taking credit for. If you had taken a few minutes to send a message to the model's author, he probably would have given you permission to use it. As it is, you did not even show him the courtesy of mentioning his name in the credits.

They run fine on XP, with the possible exception of SF2NA. I was running SF2,2V,2E, and 2I on XP, until I switched to Windows 7 late in 2010. What you'll lose in XP, are the DirectX 10 effects, aircraft and ground object bump & specular mapping.

Yes and no, as they would still require .ini file editing in the avionics, textures, and possibly flight data ini files. If you're planning on purchasing WoI, you would be wasting your money at this point, as the wise move is to go with an SF2-based title.

The canopy frame, or the canopy bow? If you mean the bow (the part that forms the windscreen), you must recall that it is a matter of simulating the perspective from which one views it while sitting in the cockpit. As it is angled forward and down, it would appear to be quite "thick" in real life, and when you add the canopy frame to the mix, yes it can appear somewhat wide.

You mean the one you uploaded that contained Veltro2K's model files, which you did not credit him with, nor ask his permission to include?

I'd say Paladrian's MiG-21 series 'pits, as well as his MiG-29A pit, though the latter ships only with the Mirage Factory's MiG-29A. There are pits for other Soviet aircraft, such as Armour Dave's Su-17, and there is an entire F-104G with 'pit from Thirdwire in our downloads section, for those who do not have SFP1. That last one requires a little slight-of-hand to install, as it's meant for SFG only: http://combatace.com/topic/57393-flyable-f-104s-for-sf2/ While the topic is meant for SF2, the method to extract the relevant cockpit files is the same for SF1. There are newer pits available, but the problem there is that 99% of the modelers have moved on to the SF2 series, because of its superior avionics, graphics, etc. Some of those pits might be compatible, but most aren't, as they use Unicode LOD files, which can only be read by either any SF2 title, or by WoI (Wings over Israel).

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Only in campaigns, because they read directly from the squadron list, whereas single missions (scripted or not) do not.

Read the post above yours. BeachAv8r edited the images using an image editor (ie, photoshop) to achieve the night vision effect, as well as the designator image within the screenshot. Also, just in case you're curious, there is no way to pan around for targets, other than to find and designate them by toggling through them using the "E" key. And, the beauty of this series, is that even in easy mode, it still attempts to inject a modicum of realism into gameplay, by simulating real-world physics. What that means is that you still have to pay attention to your flight path and release point during a bomb run in order to successfully hit a target with laser-guided bomb.

23.5 is the earth's inclination angle in real life. Why would someone set it at an angle more akin to that of Uranus (or possibly, their anus), is beyond me.

With the exception of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on NBC, most late night programming on the big three networks (ABC, NBS, and CBS) was either repeats of syndicated TV series, or older movies. CBS had the Late Show, and the Late-Late Show, starting at 11:30 PM and 1:30 AM, respectively. During the mid-late 1960s, they used to show mostly science fiction movies on Friday and Saturday night shows. By the mid-1970s, the major networks started expanding their programming to include series that competed directly with The Tonight Show, as well as shows such as "In Concert" (Friday nights on ABC), "Fridays", and of course, SNL on NBC. If my memory serves me right, CBS was the last holdout, well into the early 1980s. The independents in the NYC-metro area were WNEW, WWOR, and WPIX. They basically signed off between 2-3 AM every evening, and resumed broadcasting at 6 AM. That also changed during the 1980s, when they went to a 24-hour broadcast day.

Just for grins, go into your flight folder, look for the environmentsystem.ini, open it up, and see if the first section matches this: [EnvironmentSystem] UpdateRate=60.0 InclinationAngle=23.5 Latitude=34.0

The latitude and longitude values in the offending terrain's .ini file are probably not correct. In fact, I'd say that they have been inadvertently reversed .

That sounds like a carrier that's missing a deck LOD statement in its data file.

Snailman, Check PMs

That is correct, it is temperature that causes a variation in Mach, not pressure. I found it a bit hard to understand at first, until I saw this chart. I hope it helps you, as well:

Mach 1.0 is Mach 1.0, regardless of altitude. The airspeed indicator always reads indicated airspeed, which varies with altitude. Only certain aircraft types (the F-4 Phantom being one of them), had a ground-speed readout in addition to the airspeed indicator.

Well, of course you do. Fixed SAM sites require placement of both the launchers and their related acquisition/tracking radars. Just look at a stock terrain, and you'll see that TK placed the red-side batteries in fixed locations. I have fixed SAM batteries that rotate between Hawk and Patriot launchers depending on the year, and fixed Nike batteries. Unfortunately, the placement method that must be used for the Nike batteries (if one is seeking historical accuracy) unveils a bug that places the Nike SAM radars in "stealth" mode. You'll hear your wingmen call out a SAM launch, but you'll not know if it's tracking you, or one of the wingmen.

Blue-side SAMs are working quite well. I've just flown a test mission, and got myself clobbered by a German Hawk battery.

Not to change the subject, but my favorite verse of the Star Spangled Banner, is the seldom heard forth one (we were required to memorize and sing all four verses in elementary school during the 1960s and early 1970s). Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation. Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land, Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

It was shown on major networks in the 60s, and into the 1970s, on independent stations, as well. By 1971-72, all the major networks had gone to 24-hour programming, only the independents still signed off around 0300 or so.

Third Wire's Tu-22M3 "Backfire" (with a few texture and data.ini tweaks), over Rend's GermanyCE terrain.

Eric, I have had to resort to performing a system restore on at least three PCs in the last few months, including Wrench's system. While the system restore option can be disabled by some malware, I find that in most cases, it is not. And while some malware can "hide" within a restore point, I find that instances of that happening have grown quite rare in the last few years. At any rate, going in through safe mode usually works, as it prevents the vast majority of malware from loading files and/or drivers, that hinder one's attempt to remove them.

Judging by these images, I'd say the nose on the model is proportionately pretty much spot-on.