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If you take the time to perform a bit of research, you'll find stuff like this to help with a comparison: The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) acquired 113 Meteors between 1946 and 1952, 94 of which were the F.8 variant.[93] The first RAAF Meteor was a F.3 delivered for evaluation in June 1946.[94] Australia's F.8s saw extensive service during the Korean War with No. 77 Squadron RAAF, part of British Commonwealth Forces Korea, and had personnel from other Commonwealth air forces attached to it. The squadron had arrived in Korea equipped with piston engine aircraft, the F-51D Mustangs. In order to match the threat posed by Communist MiG-15 jet fighters, it was decided to reequip the squadron with Meteors.[94] Jet conversion training was conducted at Iwakuni, Japan, after which the squadron returned to the Korean theatre in April 1951 with about 30 Meteor F.8s and T.7s. The squadron moved to Kimpo Air Base in June, and was declared combat ready the following month.[95] Other aircraft, such as the F-86 Sabre and the Hawker Hunter, were considered but were determined to be unavailable; the Meteor proved to be considerably inferior in combat against the MiG-15 in several respects, including speed and maneuverability at high altitude.[96] On 29 July 1951, 77 Squadron began operating their Meteors on combat missions. The squadron had mainly been trained in the ground attack role, and had difficulties when assigned to bomber escort duty at sub optimum altitudes. On 29 August 1951, eight Meteors were on escort duty in "MiG Alley" when they were engaged by six MiG-15s; one Meteor was lost and two damaged, and 77 Squadron did not officially destroy any enemy aircraft on this occasion.[97][N 2] On 27 October, the squadron achieved its first probable followed by two probables six days later.[98] On 1 December, during the air battle of Sunchon between 12 Meteors and some 40 MiG-15s, the squadron had its first two confirmed victories:Flying Officer Bruce Gogerly made the first kill. However, in the course of the same dogfight, four Meteors were also destroyed.[99] RAAF Meteor F.8 A-77-570 undergoing maintenance at Kimpo air base (K-14) during the Korean War. At the end of 1951, 77 Squadron and its Meteors were assigned to ground attack duties due to their favourable low-level performance and sturdy construction.[99] In February 1952, over a thousand sorties were flown in the ground attack role; these sorties continued until May 1952, when 77 Squadron switched to fighter sweep operations. The last encounter between the Meteor and the MiG-15 was in March 1953, during which a Meteor piloted by Sergeant John Hale recorded a victory.[100] By the end of the conflict, the squadron had flown 4,836 missions, destroying six MiG-15s, over 3,500 structures and some 1,500 vehicles. About 30 Meteors were lost to enemy action in Korea—the vast majority had been shot down by anti-aircraft fire while serving in a ground attack capacity.[93] A VF-111 F9F-2 dropping bombs in Korea, 1951/52 The Grumman Panther was the primary U.S. Navy and USMC jet fighter and ground-attack aircraft in theKorean War. The Panther was the most widely used U.S. Navy jet fighter of the Korean War, flying 78,000 sorties and scoring the first air-to-air kill by the U.S. Navy in the war, the downing of a North KoreanYakovlev Yak-9 fighter.[citation needed] F9F-2s, F9F-3s and F9F-5s, as rugged attack aircraft, were able to sustain operations, even in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire. The pilots also appreciated the air conditioned cockpit, which was a welcome change from the humid environment of piston-powered aircraft.[6] Despite their relative slow speed, Panthers also managed to shoot down two Yak-9s and seven Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s for the loss of two F9Fs. On 3 July 1950, Lieutenant, junior grade Leonard H. Plog of U.S. Navy's VF-51 flying an F9F-3 scored the first U.S. Navy air victory of the war by shooting down a Yak-9.[7] The first MiG-15 was downed on 9 November 1950 by Lieutenant Commander William (Bill) Amen of VF-111 "Sundowners" Squadronflying an F9F-2B. Two more MiG-15s were downed on 18 November 1950. The final four MiG-15s were downed on 18 November 1952 by Lt. Royce Williams of VF-781, flying off the carrier Oriskany during a series of air strikes against the North Korean port of Hoeryong, right across the mouth of the Yalu River from the major Soviet base at Vladivostok. Williams' victories were notable because all four were flown by Soviet Naval Aviation pilots. In 1992, Russian authorities admitted that Captains Belyakov and Vandalov, and Lieutenants Pakhomkin and Tarshinov were lost on 18 November 1952. Information regarding this fight had been suppressed by the U.S. Navy at the time because personnel of the then-new National Security Agency had been involved in the intercept, and U.S. authorities were concerned that the Soviets might learn of this if the affair was publicized. No other fighter pilot ever scored four MiG-15s in a single combat.[8] Future astronaut Neil Armstrong flew the F9F extensively during the war, even ejecting from one of the aircraft when it was brought down by a wire strung across a valley. Future astronaut John Glenn and Boston Red Sox all star baseball player, Ted Williams also flew the F9F as Marine Corps pilots.
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FM Help
Fubar512 replied to ShrikeHawk's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
I'd suggest experimenting with something along the the line of this: ControlMachTableNumData=7 ControlMachTableDeltaX=0.10 ControlMachTableStartX=0.10 ControlMachTableData=1.000,0.976,0.895,0.855,0.0.610,0.505,0.306 -
LOL...well, I can do one better. Check out this page, specifically the price and warning provided: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de80tfexhisp.html "Important note: Please use caution when handling this part, always take care to mount any Delta parts before use as it can cause bodily harm at 8000 RPM."
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I was reminiscing about that "bad old days" of PC cooling and overclocking with a friend, who reminded me that I had once used a heat-sink topped off with an 80 mm 7200 RPM Delta "screamer" fan,to cool an OC'd Athlon XP CPU. I used to argue the point that the noise it made was worth the added cooling protection! I am surprised that I did not lose my hearing. To give those of you who are unfamiliar with those old Deltas sounded like, here's a video: If anything, It reminds me of the sound effects from "Earth versus the flying saucers:
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WW2 Screenshots Thread
Fubar512 replied to Wrench's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Screen Shots
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huddata.ini questions
Fubar512 replied to ultramig688's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
In the same catalog folder that a given aircraft's data.ini goes in. For example, most of the F-4 models have theirs located inside of the ObjectData008.cat file -
F-86H (HOG)
Fubar512 replied to Zurawski's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Interesting read: The first two F-86Hs were built in California. The first F-86H made its maiden flight on April 30, 1953, piloted by Joseph Lynch. It carried no armament, and was fitted with the standard Sabre slatted wing. By the time it was sent to Edwards AFB for tests in October, it had the "6-3" wing of the later F-86F. In December, it returned to Edwards with slatted wings. The vertical tail assembly was 3 inches taller and wider through the chord, but had a smaller rudder. The horizontal tail surfaces were changed from the "all-flying" design with a split stabilizer and elevator to a single all-flying tail design. Initially, the design was to have the old-style slatted wing without the "6-3" extension. The 15th F-86H-1-NH was fitted with the "6-3" wing of the later F-86F, with extended wing tips and wing fences. Wing span was increased from 37.12 feet to 39.1 feet and wing area rose to 313.4 square feet. The F-86H-5-NH, which appeared in January of 1955, introduced an armament of four 20-mm M-39 cannon. The M-39 was formerly known as the T-160, which was first tested in Korea. These guns weighed 286 pounds more than previous Sabre gun installations, but packed a lot more punch. Ammunition supply was limited to only 600 rounds, which was only about six seconds of firing time. The last of 60 F-86H-5-NH was delivered in February of 1955. In the meantime, on June 11, 1953 the USAF approved an additional contract (NA-203) for 300 F-86H-10-NHs. These differed from earlier F-86Hs primarily in having different electronic equipment and in having the J73-GE-3E engine. The first aircraft was delivered in January of 1955, and the last aircraft on the order was delivered in April of 1956. The last ten H-10s used the so-called "F-40" wing, with extended wingtips and slats on the extended leading edge, which improved low-speed handling. Eventually, all of the remaining Hs in the USAF and ANG inventories were retrofitted with the "F-40" wing. -
And here we go again: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Shark-New-York-Beach-Tri-State-264829171.html I used to think that incidents like this only took place when they were about to release a new "Jaws" sequel.
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huddata.ini questions
Fubar512 replied to ultramig688's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
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Eli Wallach has passed on, leaving Robert Vaughn as the only surviving lead actor from the "Magnificent Seven". Walllach's most memorable role, however was that of Tuco in "The Good The Bad, and The Ugly." RIP Eli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwdypLFy8Pk#t=12 http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-eli-wallach-20140625-story.html#
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huddata.ini questions
Fubar512 replied to ultramig688's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
There's no way to add those features to that cockpit. Once a model is exported to a .LOD file, only the owner of the source (MAX) file, can add animations and lights, and re-export it to the LOD format. The alternative to achieve your desired goal is to edit the model's ini file and change the cockpit and avionics call-outs to utilize the F-4E's cockpit and avionics files, in place of the F-4B/C/D's 'pit. -
Cool. I visited the USS Massachusetts back in the day when you were allowed to pretty much roam free at will and enter the turrets, etc. They did not have Plexiglas barriers in place back then, so could pretty much check everything out at close quarters. I have also visited the USS Texas and the USS New Jersey. The Texas was eye-opening, it seemed to have been designed for a crew whose average height must have been less than five foot six. A foreman that I used to work for was a crew-member on the North Carolina in 1945.
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The recent abundance of harbor and grey seals along the NJ coast has led to an increase in White Shark sightings, as well as encounters with them while fishing. Here are two videos taken within the last two weeks, all in the area of the "28 Mile Wreck" (so-named due to it's distance from Absecon inlet, which is located at the north-end of Atlantic City) Here's a link regarding that wreck (which was known the SS Varanger in it's heyday) http://www.aquaexplorers.com/shipwreckvaranger.htm Two weekends ago: http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2013/06/video_great_white_shark_circles_boat_off_atlantic_city_coast.html This past weekend: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/video_shows_great_white_shark_circling.html White sharks are protected in US waters, all you can do is tag them for research purposes, you are not allowed to purposely fish for them.
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Weapon folder problem
Fubar512 replied to Reblok's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Just a thought, what did you name the folder; "Weapons" or "Weapon"? If it's the latter, it won't work, as it's not what the game is expecting to see. -
Weapon folder problem
Fubar512 replied to Reblok's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
You need to provide much more detail. Assuming it's something meant to be loaded onto an aircraft, which weapon, onto which aircraft, and during what year? Also, where did you get the weapon(s) you're trying to load (specific weapons pack, etc)? -
Model Request
Fubar512 replied to Fubar512's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
Never mind, they're PTB-3000 tanks, and Lindr had already modeled them. They were in Gunny's weapons pack. -
It should also be able to produce the right sounds. Imagine drifting off to sleep by the sound of a Merlin at cruise RPMs......
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Strike Fighters 2 Screenshots
Fubar512 replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Screen Shots
Check your PMs
