Spinners

A real nice bird this! Thanks for the updates suhsjake and, of course, thanks to Russo for the original.

Good stuff and I especially like the Korea terrains. Question - how do I make the Vietnam terrain work as an alternative alongside the stock Third Wire terrain in SF2?

Good luck Ed, hope the migration goes OK. I'm almost there with W7 just a few tweaks to be done and it's all gone pretty smoothly with only a Lexmark wireless printer that won't play ball. Keep up the good work!

Love that Dhimari Mustang Spitwulf! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phantom FGR.5's of No.112 (foreground) and No.41 squadrons.

Thanks Wrench. It's been nice to do some 'first generation' stuff for a change (my newer PC is temporarily out of action awaiting an upgrade) but I'm limiting myself to using decals already in stock hence the re-use of the serial numbers previously used in my FGR.4 for SF2. A version for SF2 will follow when my upgrade is finished.

View File RAF Phantom FGR.5 for Strike Fighters 1 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.5 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 1 This is a simple mod of the stock Phantom F-4E to give a 'what if' Phantom FGR.5 tactical fighter with markings for No.6 and No.41 squadrons of RAF Strike Command as they might have appeared in the mid-1970's. In theory, this should work in any 'first generation' game that has the standard F-4E LOD's. BACKSTORY The cancellation of the Hawker P.1154 in 1964 quickly led to the adoption of the LTV F-8E(RN) Crusader for the Royal Navy to replace the Scimitar and Sea Vixen and the adoption of the McDonnell Douglas Phantom for the RAF to replace the Hunter. However, anxious to improve the UK's trade balance with the US, the UK Government insisted that the RAF's Phantoms would adopt either the Rolls Royce Spey turbofan or the Anglo-French Rolls Royce/SNECMA Sequanna turbofan then under development for the proposed Mirage IVB and advanced Mirage III aircraft. The Sequanna was quickly chosen being lighter and slimmer than the Spey and fitted the F-4 like a glove whilst producing about 1,000lbs more thrust per engine than the stock J79-GE-15 turbojet but with a lower specific fuel consumption. First flown in 1965 and entering service with the RAF in 1966 the Phantom F.1 supplemented the Lightning interceptors of RAF Fighter Command whilst the Phantom FG.2 re-equipped many Hunter and Canberra squadrons at home and abroad. The FR.3 was a planned version of the RF-4C that failed to materialise as the RAF adopted podded recconnaisance pods but the FGR.4 was the RAF's first true multi-role version of the Phantom taking advantage of the new F-4E airframe and a more powerful Sequanna RB.390 engine developing 19,000lbs with reheat. Only 50 FGR.4's were built before production switched to the FGR.5 with Sequanna RB.392 engines, slatted wings and more advanced avionics. The FGR.5's served at home and abroad, most notably with RAF Strike Command and RAF South East Asia Command before finally being retired in 2003. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the PhantomFGR5 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the PhantomFGR5 into your Decals folder. CREDITS Thanks to TK for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to Mike Druzolowski (mppd) for the superb shark-mouth decal that fits the F-4E really well. And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - 05/03/18 Version 1 - 06/12/09 Submitter Spinners Submitted 12/06/2009 Category F-4 Phantom II

View File [Fictional] Dhimari F-4D Phantom McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom for STRIKE FIGHTERS 1 This is a simple mod of the stock F-4D to give a Dhimari Phantom with markings for; No.1 Squadron - 'The Panthers' No.11 Squadron - 'The Antelopes' INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-4Dh folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-4Dh folder into your Decals folder. CREDITS Thanks to TK for a great little game/sim. And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - 04/04/18 Version 1 - 06/12/09 Submitter Spinners Submitted 12/06/2009 Category F-4 Phantom II

Dhimari F-4C of No.10 Squadron ('The Golden Jackals') roars above the visiting USAF C-130's during Exercise Sandstorm.

Dhimari F-104G's

View File [Fictional] Dhimari F-104G Starfighter for SF1 Lockheed F-104G Starfighter for STRIKE FIGHTERS 1 This is a simple mod of the stock F-104G to give a Dhimari Starfighter with markings for; No.1 Squadron - 'The Panthers' No.9 Squadron - 'The Fennec Foxes' This mod is specifically meant for those versions of SF:P1 or SFG that have the F-104G LOD's so please do not attempt to use this in SF2 as it will reference the newer 3D model with built-in drop tanks. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Drop the F-104G_Dh folder into your Aircraft folder. That's it! CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - January 8th, 2024. Submitter Spinners Submitted 12/05/2009 Category F-104 Starfighter

Zipper Zoom

I've heard that it's a poorly paid job.... but that they get to keep the tips.

Nice link Crusader.

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.5 of No.41 squadron, RAF Strike Command.

I had the same! What video card do you have? NVidea GeForce 8800GT perhaps?

Actually Wrench, Loading Screens can be (at least mine are) 1680 x 1050. Hanger Screens don't work when they are larger than 1024 x 768.

Generally, the new patch has improved framerates for me.

Scorchio! (at 2.40)

View File [Fictional] McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.3 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.3 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire Phantom F-4E (early - short cannon muzzle fairing) to create a fictional Phantom FGR.3 in service with the Royal Air Force in the 1969-1972 timeline with markings for No.6 and No.112 squadrons of RAF Middle East Command as they might have appeared during this period when deployed to Dhimar. Both squadrons have an association with the Middle East and Desert areas with No.6 Squadron being 'The Flying Tin Openers' whilst No.112 Squadron were famous for being the RAF's 'sharkmouth' squadron. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the PhantomFGR3 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the PhantomFGR3 folder into your Decals folder. That's it! CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to sundowner for the F-4E templates. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - February 29th, 2024. Submitter Spinners Submitted 11/29/2009 Category What If Hangar

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.4 showing off the EMI-Marconi reconnaisance pod developed for the Phantom and Jaguar force.

Phantom FGR.4 of No.8 squadron, RAF Middle East Command of the Dhimar coastline, June 1974.