Spinners

It's actually $5.99 but I know what you mean.

En route at low level

Rampant Lion

Grumman F-14J Tomcat - 203rd Kikotai, JASDF, 1987

Phoenix working fine here.

Like the gun!

(Can) Opening Time

Fandabidozi... Grabbing it NOW!

Fix for Stabs [LeftStabilizer] SystemType=CONTROL_SURFACE InputName=PITCH_CONTROL SecondaryInputName=ROLL_CONTROL SecondaryInputFactor=0.30 MovingSurface=TRUE MaxDeflection=16.0 MinDeflection=-20.0 ControlRate=1.0 ModelNodeName=Stab_L ReverseModelOrientation=TRUE [RightStabilizer] SystemType=CONTROL_SURFACE InputName=PITCH_CONTROL SecondaryInputName=ROLL_CONTROL SecondaryInputFactor=-0.30 MovingSurface=TRUE MaxDeflection=16.0 MinDeflection=-20.0 ControlRate=1.0 ModelNodeName=Stab_R ReverseModelOrientation=TRUE

Hawker Siddeley A-11A Buccaneer - VMA-231, United States Marine Corps, 1971

On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen and her loyal subjects I humbly thank you.

BAC Boreas Mk.51 - 302nd Hikotai, Japan Air Self Defense Force, 1972 Wing seal added

Wow!

Hawker Siddeley A-11A Buccaneer - VMA-231, USMC, 1971

Nice one Cocas. I'd like to add an abridged overview of the BAC P.45 variable-geometry (VG) project. It reads like a backstory but it is the truth... The P.45 has a link with Barnes Wallis of 'Dambusters' fame who, whilst at Vickers Armstrong at Weybridge, tinkered around with VG from about 1944. Fast forward to the late 1950's and GOR.339 (the operational requirement that led to the magnificent TSR.2) the UK Government bullied the remaining British aircraft companies into partnerships to reduce the number of companies on the premise that future projects would be so rare and complex that only partnerships could cope. In 1960 Bristol, English Electric, Hunting Aviation and Vickers Armstrong were banged together to form BAC (the British Aircraft Corporation) and looked at VG as a means of meeting GOR.339 before moving on to the TSR.2's equally advanced very small but highly-blown wing. After the TSR.2 had moved out of the project stage the project staff at BAC revisited the VG concept and sketched the P.45 as a private-venture study into a military VG aircraft powered by two RB.172 afterburning turbofans (or one RB.168 afterburning 'Spey' turbofan) and designed as a supersonic light attack aircraft and trainer with follow-on air superiority and strike versions with more advanced avionics. BAC submitted the P.45 to the Ministry of Aviation in May 1964 but this was not the best time to be proposing a modern supersonic aircraft in the UK as the soon to be elected Labour government took out the three main British aircraft projects (the AW.681 VTOL transport, the P.1154 V/STOL fighter and the TSR.2 strike aircraft) and jumped into bed with the French which saw the Sepecat Jaguar project look after the light attack and trainer requirements and the larger AFVG project look after the air superiority and strike requirements. Echoes of the P.45 survived into the cancelled AFVG and the MRCA (Tornado).

Define better.

It seems to depend on who you are and not what you post. Have fun with it.

Nosey

File Name: [Fictional] British Aerospace Sea Kestrel FRS.1 File Submitter: Spinners File Submitted: 27 April 2013 File Category: What If Hangar BAe Sea Kestrel FRS.1 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a fictional operational version of the British Aerospace P.1214 project in service with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. The 3D model is by Cocas and I've been honoured to have been allowed to play with it and package it up for release as best as I can with limited time but I hope you enjoy it as much as I have because it's huge fun! Three Royal Navy skins are included in two different shades of grey and I've also included a USMC 'Shamrocks' skin as a bonus. BACKSTORY The cancellation of the proposed CVA-01 aircraft carrier in 1966 left the Royal Navy with no replacements in sight for both HMS Eagle and HMS Ark Royal and thus began a slow and painful run down in the Fleet Air Arm's fixed-wing capability. But in April 1973 the Admiralty were given a glimmer of hope by being allowed to procure three 'anti-submarine warfare' carriers of the Invincible class. Whilst primarily designed to accommodate large numbers of medium sized ASW helicopters the Admiralty sensibly allowed for the deployment of the V/STOL Harrier and quickly followed up the order for the carriers with an initial order for 24 Sea Harriers (later increased to 34). Entering service in 1978 (but not declared operational until 1981) the small Sea Harrier force performed remarkably well in the 1982 Falklands Conflict and with confidence high the Admiralty immediately planned for the attrition replacement of the six Harriers lost, the speedy introduction of an improved version and also the design and development of a supersonic V/STOL successor. The first two elements of this plan were immediately approved but, in January 1983, the Admiralty were informed that the Sea Harrier replacement would have to be part of the RAF's Air Staff Target 403 (AST 403) essentially for a planned successor for the Jaguar and Harrier in RAF service. During this time the British Aerospace (BAe) design team at Kingston (formerly the Hawker design team) had been sketching advanced V/STOL designs to meet AST 403 and could see that the involvement of the Royal Navy would lead to a larger UK programme and also open up a larger export market for an aircraft designed both for land-based and carrier-based use. By March 1983 the Kingston design team had dusted off their P.1214 project and offered several versions to the UK Ministry of Defence. The build-up to the 1983 British General Election saw the Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, make capital of the UK's victory in the previous year's Falklands War and on the promise of 'strong defence' announced the decision to procure a successor to the Sea Harrier on June 2nd, 1983 with an order for 50 P.1214's for the Fleet Air Arm and a further 200 P.1214's for the RAF with initial deliveries going to the Royal Navy. Development moved smoothly and, as a nod towards the P.1214's lineage, the BAe design team renamed the aircraft Kestrel II. Entering service in May 1988 with the newly reformed 899 Naval Air Squadron the Sea Kestrel FRS.1 served with four frontline Fleet Air Arm squadrons seeing service in both Gulf Wars and also the Second Falklands War of 2002. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the SeaKestrelFRS1 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the SeaKestrelFRS1 folder into your main Decals folder. 3. From the PILOTS folder drag and drop the PILOT_RN folder into you main Pilots folder. 4. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop all of the enclosed folders into your main Weapons folder. CREDITS Thanks to Third Wire for the continuous improvement of a great little game/sim. Massive thanks to Cocas for creating the 3D model. Both Cocas and I are grateful to Dels for creating the superb F-23/F-29 cockpit used here. And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 1 - 27/04/13 Click here to download this file

Rocket Man

@ MigBuster - loving the Fleet Air Arm stuff! Lake Placid