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ah ok. i'm only flyin the TMF A/B right now. still looks nice though

sweet VF-31 'Cat Dave. any chance of a Pukin Dogs F-14 in the works?

might have been. i believe they were used for heavy loads that might've tied up runways at tegel and tempehof. some converted bombers were used to haul fuel in also. gotta find a book i had a few years back, alternate history short stories on the Cold War. first one was about "the great berlin furball"!

@ FC exactly, goes from operation vittles to operation hot chow! though thinking more a 48 campaign than a whole new install @ silverbolt main thing i could think of for terrain is take ground objects for a WW2 terrain, and throw in alot of rubble piles and busted buildings(think the pics of the kids on the hill watchin the C-54's come in)

well of course in our lil world one of the Soviet Yaks would've shot down rather than collided with an airlift bird. would be a good mix of WW2 (F-47D, B-29, Tempest II) and early jet age(F-80, Meteor, Vampire) for combat. Red air is still a little sketchy though as to what they had in play. pretty sure Yak-9 variants though Yak-23 and Mig-15 prototypes might've been rushed to theater in event of a shooting match. besides if you're gonna base offa was there actual shooting, SF2E becomes very boooring:grin:

wondering what WIP's out there might help one complete a Berlin Airlift mod. this is being considered for Gen2 despite the current problem with props. there is C-47 stock in game now and some other birds lying around (F-80C, converted or waiting on the Gen2) and Veltro's Short Sunderland would help too. what else is out there in WIP land that would work circa 1948. (someone pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease say C-54:grin: )

little fuel tank efficient engine like other saab/volvo products:rofl:

also i remember reading that they made the gripens fuel gauge to read in percent left not lbs, so as to lessen pilot workload

also while not well versed in aerodynamics or FM's i do believe both of those aircraft have fixed inlets and therefore limited top speeds. with exception to the next generation bomber that is still in the designers brain pans, the worlds airforces seem to have traded max top speed for range, stealth, manueverability and precision capability(a2a and a2g). while it is fun in game to take the F-23 upto Mach 2.35 at 800 ft AGL it is not terribly realistic.(for those askin what im doin that for, ya then zoom to 101,000 ft , flip, dive and JDAM yer target like in Stealth. good times!)

any word back from the big man Dave?

ace888 Gimp is a good program for what you seem to want to do. I have used it to transfer the old USAF Green skin from Gen 1 to Gen 2. but as has been said earlier you will need to do a buncha comparision and cut and paste in it. also it will let you work with tga files that are used for decals. it will take time (i;ve been workin it for a year and just figured out how to work layers!) but is worth it esp for the price. oh and get the tutorial for Gimp dont be stubbborn with the trail and error like me:grin:

interesting note marcfighters Mi-8, the SA-341 Gazelle from SF2 and Mi-24 i kitbashed from d/l here at CA all work good, only the Mi-8 seems to have slowed in the rotor a bit and looks really dark when looking at the ground thru the disc.

i hate texting period, in proper english or modern abbreviated gibberish. only reason i willingly get text on a cell phone plan is because several people from work (junior and senior) can't say two words vocally, but can wear out a keypad texting. i say willingly beacause my wife thought it would be great to get me a phone with windows and internet neither of which i have used in 5 months of havin em. as to the kids, they will always find a way to speak around adults. my middle daughter was in spanish immersion for the 1st 3 years of school and she was teaching her sisters spanish to have conversations around my wife and i! if they cannot communicate anyother way than that text language then there are serious issues but if they can then they are talking round your head. and finally.... anyone wants to comment on my use of english in here tell me who ee cummings was first!

next he'll say he read a Playboy for the articles!

sorry no screenies realized afterwards i havent readjusted my screenshot button after installing EXP2. however of the props i currently have installed IL-10 and Pe-2 go square, Tempest II and V, Typhoon VB and A-26C all seem to act ok and Yak-9U just slowed down to where you can see the 3 props in the spinning disc. odd thing is the square prop doesn't come out except in high FPS situations tho once out it stays thru the flight. only got the Pe-2 to do it with extreme acrobatics right over the hardstand. weird

IL-10 starts fine but goes square when action gets heavy, ie in flak or over enemy tanks. gonna try the P-51 fix on it and Tempests/Typhoon after dinner

for IRM if you dont want to hit anything without being at 0.0 range go AIM-9B! also alot has to do with what your looking for in game play. i am quite sure that Erich Hartmann, Gunther Rall or Galland would call dogfighting fun. much like the Red Baron himself they would advise to come up behind while the enemy is unaware blast him where your weapons cant fail to kill him and get out of there macht schnell! personally i like air to mud with the option of self defense, it's why Phantoms are so phabulous! but if ya gotta turn and burn then go for props or Sabres and Mig-15. everything between there and the Teen Series fighters wasn't designed for dogfighting and if they could use BVR weapons the pilots of the era most certainly would have

they can move fast tho when they wanna, like the time i say one take off right at the start of a mortar attack. heard later the tower told him to hold and the pilot said F@<* youuuuuu......................... and away they went.

i don't know why but the first pic reminds me of something from Gumby!

virtual L-39 costs SF2 19.99-24.99 USD depending on version at TW online store L-39 free at CA hours spent flying on your computer variable depending on mood of your signifigant other!

never mind it was the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor! i have played three sims before WOE and SF2 series, Yeager Air Combat, IAF and at my buddy's room in the barracks i would sometimes play his copy of Commanche. the difference between what used to be and now is pretty amazing, esp thinking back to Yeager!

far as i've been able to find all weather intercection in USAFE was handled by Dog Sabres. as for the CF-100 i thought i heard bout someone working on it like 8-9 months ago then story went cold. and for the NF Meteors, as well as Soviet prop Yaks those are outta reach for these purposes, tho again Pasko's Yak-9 is closer than a Spit if he is reachable and agreeable. for a 56 campaign upgrade tho the is quite a bit that can be used off the shelf (TW and CA/TMF) most would just need skins after the Korea release. even Berlin airlift is possible, just keep it early in the lift to minize the lack of C-54

funny tactical take off for the week i was in Bagram was a Strike Eagle racin upto the top of the mountain. Kandahar was mostly European AF's(Dutch Viper, Mirage, GR7) in and out plus cargo so not so much hot doggin there. tho it did get intersting when the RAF Harrier force was swapped by the Marines!

the Phantom holds the name Double Ugly due to its upturned wing and down turned tail. It is also known as the St Louis Slugger(home of McDonnel) the Rhino(self explainitory) and the worlds largest distributor of Mig parts. The F-4 wasn't designed to look good it was designed to do a job. However in something the function is the beauty.