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  1. And And (before anyone asks), ArmourDave "retired" from the freeware modding scene about 8 years ago. Also, the MAX files for all his SF models were lost due to a hard drive crash.
  2. They should both be sent on a voyage to the Straits of Hormuz, courtesy of the Royal Navy. Once there, the ship should anchor in the south eastern lee of the small islet by the wreckage of the Bu-Rashid, in such a manner so its stern is sitting directly over the 100-meter curve, and timed to take advantage of the tide ebbing out of the gulf (note that I have marked the islet in red). Then, I propose that the crew begin "chumming" with ground-up fish (preferably an oily species, such as mackerel). Afterwards the two "gentlemen" can be slowly lowered into the water....but only after the dinner guests (pods of Bull and Tiger sharks) have assembled. The whole affair should be given all the video coverage possible.
  3. Use the bomb crater lod, and mod the texure so it emulates concrete rubble instead of dirt.
  4. Ray Manzarek of The Doors, passed away today at the age of 74. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57585387/ray-manzarek-founding-member-of-the-doors-dies-at-74/ This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I´ll never look into your eyes...again Can you picture what will be So limitless and free Desperately in need...of some...stranger´s hand In a...desperate land Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain.....
  5. They're calling this the largest tornado on record so far. It may have been 2 miles across at it's base. There are 51 known fatalities (so far), including possibly as many as two dozen children. They are all in my thoughts and prayers. http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/20/meteorologist-worst-tornado-damage-in-the-history-of-the-world/
  6. 3 year old video of the F-15 Active's 3D nozzles in action: http://forum.combata...9_54_493202.wmv
  7. Simply listing a few values is a meaningless excersize, as they all must work in concert in order to achieve acceptable results. In short, it's the entire flight model that needs to be revamped. The idea is not to do this in front of an IRM-equipped foe, but to utilize the ability to over-ride the alpha-limiter during a tail chase, to enable one to pull lead on a target that's off normal boresite parameters.
  8. Here's a video I made some time ago, notice how "sensitive" the model is to pitch inputs:
  9. That alone will not do it. The trick is balancing in the model's pitch inertia value, its stall values, and again, how the model reacts at alpha stall (should pitch up sharply), and at alpha depart (must pitch down sharply, with no "mushing"). It takes a lot of T&E to balance this out, and even then, it is very sensitive to load, speed, and throttle.
  10. There is a way to accomplish this, but It is not something that can be done without compromising the flight model somewhere else in the flight regime. When the "cheat" is applied, it will ONLY work under hard flight model, and the compromise requires carefull pitch control between 300 - 450 KPH, otherwise, one often finds themselves in a high-alpha stall while maneuvering (or even landing). I have this incorporated into Marcelo's Su-33 (which is not released yet), and to properly utilize it, one needs a HOTAS setup with rudder pedals.
  11. Bowie was once asked about the message contained within the lyrics of Space Oddity, and his response was "It's just a song, man". Years later, when asked about the significance of the scenes, scenarios, and costumes in the Ashes to Ashes video, Bowie simply stated that the bulldozer represented "approaching violence". One of the crew involved in the filming of that video said that it (and the lyrics) dealt with Bowie burying his personas and problems from the 1970s, and moving on to new and better things.
  12. Two to three years ago, Bostwick was making commercials for the local cable company's (Cablevision's) "Optimum" VoIP service
  13. "Red Flag, the Ultimate Game", with Barry Bostwick and William Devane: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082978/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5
  14. "My mother says, to get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnc7b1utU3Y
  15. If you're asking why they don't link to the player's radar and provide an expanded radar "picture", the answer is twofold: A) It is mostly due to the avionics of the era that this series covers B) That is something that you must ask TK at Thirdwire's site. If you're asking why they do not show up on threat displays as emitters, then refer to answer "B" above. That's something that we'd all like to see implemented.
  16. Not true. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6380100/anchors_6394056/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#6394056 Early F-5E (Swiss Air Force) http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/274507/j-3044-switzerland-air-force-northrop-f-5e-tiger-ii/ Late F-5E "shark nose" (Also Swiss) http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/272092/j-3087-switzerland-air-force-patrouille-de-suisse-northrop-f-5e-tiger-ii/ The ones Stratos posted are all "Sharknoses"
  17. Fubar512

    Cute...

    The hawklets are growing bigger (and bolder) by the day... The following clip was from a week ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TtE6ZhWd0qI
  18. Orcas behaving like bottle-nosed dolphins, caught on video. http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c4#...side-boat.wfla I've also had them playing around my boat 90 nautical miles off of NJ.
  19. Fubar512

    Cute...

    Cornell University has a number of live "nest cams" set up through out North America. These two are my favorites: http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/16/Red-tailed_Hawks/ http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/39/Dunrovin_Ospreys/
  20. This happened at Bagram air base yesterday...looks as if something went terribly wrong with the FBW system just after the aircraft rotated. 7 passengers and crew perished in the accident. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=icfVsql38oc
  21. It's an issue with the 3D model itself, and short of turning off the shadow for that model (in its .ini file), there's no workaround.
  22. As far as I know, Stalin was Georgian.....
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