Brain32

Well if you ask me I think the by far the biggest issue of the F-35 is exactly that it is not yet finished, it's taking too long complications still arise budget went through the roof...this alone creates most of the F-35 controversy...

First of all please bare with me a bit and just consider this. Physics does not have a sense of humor F-15E is heavier but it has a larger wing area nearly 10m2 comparing to F-35A now while finding correct data is very hard mind you, empty weights of both planes are not actually that far away, wikipedia cites 13,199 kg for F-35A and not too colossal 14,300 kg for the F-15E now if we calculate it by dividing weight with wing area we get 14300kg/56,5m2=253,1kg/m2 wing loading for the F-15E and 13199kg/42,7m2=309,11kg/m2 So basically not taking the lifting bodies into this VERY SIMPLE calculation F-15E actually has lower wing loading than F-35A. Now let's talk power loading, I will again compare empty weights because fuel and loadouts will always vary, so F-35A again 13199kg and 19504kg of trust so empty T/W would be 1,478 for F-15E we have 14300kg and 26308kg thrust so it's 1,839 T/W - that's also higher power loading! Mind you this is as you see VERY simplified, there's also some drag involved but considering the max speeds of both planes I don't see why would F-15E have a bigger drag. So we determined that depending on the fuel amount and loadout configuration it can VERY WELL happen that you find yourself in a F-15E that has better wingloading, better powerloading and let's make a WAG and say at a similar drag. Now ok the data is from Wikipedia, there may be better for the F-35A, if you have it show it(actually don't, I tend to forget it's not a toy), but I wouldn't say dogfighting comparison of the two is really - laughable.

It's a great site with lot's of info but comparisons are often...well...they can be misguiding. They either compare older German plane types with newer Allied or use testing of crash landed German planes and then compare them with pristine condition sealed and polished allied planes at experimental engine boosts etc. This comparison on the second link is exactly one such example. It shows in speed graphs only E-1 and 1938 E test, while dominant variants in BoB were E-3 and E-4 Here is an example for a test of the BF-109E3: http://kurfurst.org/Performance_tests/109E_Baubeschreibung/109E3_Baubeschreibung.html As you will be able to see in this test the E-3 hits 565kmh at altitude, that's 352MPH not 342MPH. Also engine limitations in the link are false which is nothing new as previously that site even had comparisons of german planes at combat power vs. allied on emergency power which ofcourse is not the same, as for this example max engine speeds for DB601A and DB601N were 2600RPM and 2800RPM respectively not 2400RPM as on the site which cites prewar BF-109E data and then compares them with wartime Spits...WTF? All in all, a very cool and detailed library but comparisons suck and tests of allied planes are mint condition that was never or rarely met on the battlefield...(like I said, polished, lightened, fully sealed(guns too!) etc)...

Well to tell you the truth I'm not even all that impressed with the DCS the game engine is upgraded version of initial Lomac heck it still runs DX9c correct me if I'm wrong. It's also completely beyond my understanding on how did they manage NOT to make atleast one other terrain. The only thing that saves it is the multiplayer as singleplayer users can hardly expirience anything new in that game. I think SF2 has more potential to be a better game, maybe not a better sim but a better game for sure. With updated terrain(Iceland but more developed) and better AI and mission making options it would be totally epic...actually considering it was a one man show I consider it one of the worlds miracles but if one could do that what could 5 do...

Don't get me wrong many jobs are paid absurdly lower than in the west for sure, here in Croatia too but some are outside of that and if you are really good you will get paid...ofcourse you can always hire some kid to do the work from the basement but standards will be lower and other than that can't you do that anywhere in the world? You get what you pay for, pay crap-get crap ;)

Top programmers and 3D artists have a cost EVERYWHERE! It's not like the Russians will work for peanuts either

Yeah at the start of the new terrain I actually had an idea of transffering the existing terrain meshes into the max and use the advantage of new TE texturing and other MAX possibilities to greatly upgrade it at low to no performance cost in game but although I already had the desert terrain in max I was clueless what to do and simply gave up...

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I clicked on this topic not believing it was about our Jug. RIP and my sincere condolences to the family.

I made it work, just drove a Jeep around Moscow, these guys really did something special with the game, I think there's still stuff to figure out about the mod, it's freakin huge...

I have il2 v4.12.2 + maps+waw and it takes 29GB...not that it's of ANY relevance as it does not work...YET!

Actually AFAIK they only confirmed some members of the flight had died. Let's hope not all...

I'm starting fresh with the v2 and just to get it clear: - I already had vanilla 4.12.2 official - installed ModAct 5.3 now what? Do I install the Modular Map Expansion next and then the Era modules or there's something I have to do first?

I'd like to know too. What did they change, how did they hack it and what group is it...

I have just read Leonard Nimoy died today

Well if TW was a restaurant I'd say "give me all with everything on a single plate"

I think it was quite ok, the moral of the story simply is what it really is - war is hell

Spectacular work man

Awww man that has to be great

1,34$ US per liter here...NOT happy

I don't like it, I LOVE it...

Wait a minute...ISIS is officially on twitter? Fo' real?

Saitek is very solid, I had CyborgEVO for years and that was during my il-2 online period too and it was not the pots that were worn but plastic and other parts, then I got the cheap ST290...I think about 6 or 5 years ago...still works as in the first year...

Worn pots, had that issue with my ancient Genius stick, you can fix it, at least temporary, with increasing the dead zone in controller options...

FastCargo, why?