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What about this precious bird as a new air superiority and attacker aircraft for the Força Aérea Brasileira? The planename at the tail will be changed, since I now saw a mistake in it.

Mirage 2000Bx - Bulgarian Air Force Big, big thanks to Svetlin for helping me out with these stunning decals for the bulgarian Mirage! Thanks mate!

Those ones are looking great, Alfie!

Looks really interesting!

@Svetlin Help with the serials would be highly appreciated. @SantroM Thanks for the remark! I'll change that ASAP.

Panavia/Mitsubishi F-3J Tornado - 302nd Hikotai - 1983

Sorry for having taken so long for updates but as some of you all might know, real life™ is sometimes a real b****. I don't think that I have to mention anything else. Mirage 2000Bx - New Zealand - 2nd Squadron 75th Squadron Mirage 2000Bx - Australia - 75th Squadron Mirage 2000BxF - El Salvador Mirage 2000BxF - Pakistan - 15th Squadron "Cobras" The bulgarian one only needs serial numbers and then it will be ready.

Hey Spillone Those Starfighters are looking completely aweseome! Of course. But during take offs and landings your bag has to be stored .

All characters appearing in this thread are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Please read the text first. It makes it more interesting! Farnborough, 15th July 2014 Planes from every era and every branch are standing on the fields and in opened hangars being watched by fans of aviation. One hangar stays closed with no name on it and no sign indicating its content. Michael Holte, journalist from FLUG REVUE has an appointment with the CEOs from Dassault Aviation (Francois Moyen) and Air France (Jean-Marie Petit), where both will probably announce a new joint venture in civilian transport. Since no information was leaked, Mr. Holte does not really know what he has to expect. Holte: Mr. Petit, can you please tell me what is it about that rumour, that both Dassault and Air France formed a joint venture for a new way of civilian transport. Petit: Well Mr. Holte, first of all I would like to ask you to keep all classified until we unveil what will be a new exclusive service of Air France. The official presentation is scheduled for tomorrow twelve o'clock. Holte: Of course. Petit: You maybe made the same experience once. You miss a plane for reasons you could not prevent and worse, you lose an important opportunity to get a great story. Well, the customers we want to serve in this new service are exactly those, who need to be elsewhere in short time. When you miss a plane and nothing else can bring you faster to your destination. When time and speed are essential! That's where our new service somes into action! Apart from flight schedules and standard flight routes, our new aircraft only needs open airspace to travel. We took several possibilities into consideration and we decided in favour of Dassault Aviation, supporting the french economy by the way (laughs). Holte: And what is this new plane? Mr. Moyen? Moyen: The plane is a heavily modified Mirage 2000B, now designated 2000AF. Holte: A Mirage 2000AF?! But how? Moyen: The plane has been stripped from all warfaring equipment, avionics have been reduced to serve navigational purposes only. The only things that have been left in the plane are the countermeasure dispensers. You never know when some hot jocks launch a missile at you (laughs). Holte: Have there been modifications to the engine? Moyen: The engineers at SNECMA managed to reduce the fuel usage by improving the combustion process by achieving a higher thrust, both dry and wet. Improvements were effectuated by using lighter and more resistant materials, which does also contribute to reduce the plane's weight achieving another reduction in fuel burn. We are speaking of net weight reduction of 9.7 percent by a thrust increase of 12.1 and a fuel usage reduction of 9.5 percent. Holte: Mr. Petit. How will this service be called, what will be the price for transportation and what services do you offer to the passenger? Petit: The service will be called V.I.P. Express Service. Prices for transport have not been fixed yet, but we think that they will be in the five-figure area, starting at around 20.000 euros. The onboard services are pretty small, since the plane does not offer a place for a stewardess (smiles). The passenger will be seated behind the pilot at the former WSO position. The passenger has the possibility to entertain himself with movies, music and internet. The plane sports a internetconnection via Satellite with 256bit-security, enabling the passenger to continue his work even in air. We are negotiating with several movie and music providers for streaming contracts to offer the passenger a widespread variety of media, including the newest movies and music. Holte: How about personal security of the passenger and who will pilot the planes? Petit: All passengers have to read and sign a disclaimer, that they know the risks of using this service and therefore neither Dassault nor Air France could be charged for any harms caused to the customer. In the case of being shot down or a massive malfunction of the plane, the ejection seats have been preserved but the ejection process can only be initiated by the pilot. This was added to prevent ejection of the passenger in panic leading to the loss of the plane. The pilots are all former Armee de l'Air pilots, which already flew the combat version during their career. This way we don't need to invest money and lose time training our civilian plane pilots. Holte: How much time will it take between the purchase of the ticket and taking off? Petit: We aim to get our customer in the air within one our after the signing of the disclaimer. Holte: What destinations will be offered? Petit: First we will serve inside France, but we plan to expand all over Europe if the service is accepted. We will now proceed to do some final checks and tests and think that we can start this service at the end of this year at latest. Holte: Thank you both very much for this interesting interview. Now I can't wait to see the plane! Both Moyen, Petit: Thank you. Petit: Remember. Tomorrow twelve o'clock. The next day at Farnborough, the great moment has arrived and the Hangar opens: Rolling to runway Entering runway Pilot and Passenger Closing canopies for liftoff Reached altitude and aproaching travel speed

So say we all!

Hey guys. No need to panic! You want air forces... you get air forces. @SayWhatt No pic of an australian bird doesn't mean that there can't be one. @allenjb42 2000BI would be the correct one for Israel I guess, because if you take a closer look on modern american fighters in israeli service like the F-15I Ra'am or the F-16I Sufa, the planes always have the "I" at the end of its designation. Same for the japanese planes. The F-4E is the F-4EJ in JASDF service and the F-15C and D are the F-15CJ and DJ respectively. @SantroM Believe it or not, but I was thinking of a pakistani one.

El Salvador is on my list.

Thx. Dunno how many weeks it took to get all those planes done. Bulgaria... why not? I'm open for suggestions.

Dassault Aviation, creator of flying legends like the Mirage III and V, suffers from the lacking interest in the Rafale. In a meeting, the CEO and top managers from Dassault decided to enable a program to make Dassault more profitable. Spare part sales run well, but rely only on the current operators of the actual planes. The attempt to offer the Rafale at a far lower price would bring Dassault deep into the red numbers from where a recovery was practically not makeable and would lead to the ruin of Dassault. Instead of that, it was thought of offering the Mirage 2000C and F to a lower price. But the idea was given up because of the numbers of different types of planes potential new clients can switch to, which are much newer, e.g. the Typhoon. Next thought was of the 2000B, allowing countries with lower military budget to have their own fighters with decent bombing and interception capabilities. The 2000B could also be used to replace older planes or planes with reduced combat capabilities. A huge marketing campaign was launched and Dassault was able to add more than a dozen new countries to their Mirage 2000 client list. The plane's most noticeable change was the addition of one or two guns (depending on operators wish) which got positioned at the same position as in the single-seated Mirage 2000, reducing this way the effective range of the plane. No details got published by Dassault, but experts speak of more than 400 units sold all over the world, with options for more planes. Some of the countries the Mirage 2000Bx was offered to haven't decided yet, but it's more than probable that they will buy it. The first tranche of planes will be delivered to their new owners by the end of 2013. If not written next to the name, the standard armament consists of two 30mm GIAT554. Israel - Mirage 2000BI Sa'dan (Anvil) - 20mm M61A1 x1 Israel decided to purchase a considerable number of planes to replace their ageing Skyhawks and F-15Bs. The plane shown here is from the 106th Squadron. Japan - Mirage 2000BJ - 20mm M61A1 x1 The JASDF ordered several planes as primarily trainers with a secondary defender and attacker role. China - Shenyang JH-11B - 23mm GSh23 x1 China wanted a superior number of planes than Dassault was able to handle. After negotiations with the french government, China was allowed to purchase the production license for the 2000Bx. The petition to also obtain the license for the 2000F was denied. The JH-11B was meant to slowly replace the Chengdu F-7 and Nanchang Q-5, combining both interception and bombing roles in a single plane. The only existing picture in service of the PLAAF Albania As a former operator of chinese aircraft like the F-7 and the FT-5, the albanian air force had a noticeable interest in this plane. With the doubtfully stable political situation in south-east Europe, Albania wanted to upgrade their military forces, esp. the air force, and acquired a dozen of the chinese 2000Bx. North Korea Because of the perilous situation the korean peninsula is in, Peking denied Pyongyang the purchase of two entire squadrons of JH-11B. The chinese comunist party feared, that the country could use the planes to initiate a preemptive strike which could lead to a massive war forcing China to intervene. U.S. Marine Corps - F-26 Guardian - 20mm M61A1 x1 The USMC showed interest in this type remembering the experiences with the F-21 Lion. Via a lend-lease contract, 24 units of the Mirage found their way into american hands. Dassault, although not entirely happy with this contract, hoped that this agreement would lead to a purchase. Dassault also offered the plane with carrier modifications to the US Navy, but with no success. United Kingdom - Mirage FG.3 The RAF was searching for an alternative for the Tornadoes and Jaguars. Replacement with Typhoon would have been far too expensive. The offer for the Mirage 2000Bx came in at the best possible moment. Before ordering enough planes to replace at least three to six sqaudrons, the ministry of defense wanted the pilots to evaluate the plane. The squadron tasked to do that was the 31st "Goldstars". Italy - Mirage 2000Bx Italy wanted a substitute for the AMX. The Mirage 2000Bx was chosen for its supersonic capabilities and comparetively low acquisition cost. South Africa - Mirage 2000Bx The south african government sought the chance to improve their air force without having to acquire more Gripens. The solution was the replacement of the Hawks from the 85th Squadron by implementing this type. Switzerland - Mirage 2000Bx Switzerland was one of the new owners of the Mirage, which wanted to replace their F-5Es and Fs with it. The Fliegerstaffel 19 was the first squadron to get the new planes and the minister of defense left clear, that more squadrons will be upgraded in the near future. Chile - Mirage 2000Bx - Peace Lynx With "Peace Lynx", the chilean air force took the Tiger III out of service. The pilots able to fly the Mirage were pleased by its flight characteristics compared to the Tiger. Germany - Mirage 2000Bx The german Luftwaffe was the most difficult air force to convince. After the Starfighter Desaster, which led to the "double-engine-doctrine", both the minister of defense and the air force command staff were sceptic. But the minister of defense was of the opinion that many things have changed since then and was willing to give the plane a chance. Two pilots from the german air force were ordered to fly the plane and push it to its limits. Even a simulated engine failure was tested to see the ability of the plane to land without it. Due to its delta wings, the last test was no problem and it also behaved like expected during the extensive tests. During 2014 the JBG33 will exchange their Tornadoes. Mexico - Mirage 2000Bx Along with Chile and Switzerland, Mexico also put the F-5E out of service in favour of the french aircraft which is meant to form the backbone of the country's defense. Estonia - Mirage 2000Bx Estonia, having no own air defense at all, used this chance and bought twelve of these aircraft. Poland - Mirage 2000Bx Since spare parts were more and more difficult to get for the polish SU-22 Fitters, the polish air force wanted to get away from this type and put the Mirage 2000B in service. Argentina - Mirage 2000BxF A unique deal made between Dassault and the argentinian navy allowed to return the Super Etendards and receive the the 2000BxF by paying a reduced price. The "F" in the name stands for armament "F"rançais, indicating this way the keeping of the french armament. Belgium - Mirage 2000BxF Belgium ordered a small amount of the type for advanced interception and bombing training, not risking this way the more expensive Falcons. Skin with courtesy of ludo.m54 (thanks for it mate!) Iraq - Mirage 2000BxF As a sign of goodwill, France also offered this special version to the iraqi air force, which ordered two complete wings of this model. Morocco - Mirage 2000BxF Although not having ordered the Rafale, the moroccan air force was interested in the 2000BxF purchasing ten planes for training and secondary interception role.

I think I found the problem. In the weapon editor, the JSOWs are listed as not exported, but the plane in question is for the USMC. The year is 2014. I got the same prob with the Kormoran 2. Seems like they are binded to the country in their data.ini and can not be equipped by somebody else. That means that I have to switch weapons.

I've got a problem with the cluster munitions in the pack. I want to equip my plane with AGM-154B JSOW, but it does not show up in the loadout screen. Same applies to the Storm Shadow, APACHE and other types of cluster missiles. The only one working is the Taurus KEPD-350. Has it to do with the latest patch or where might be the problem? This is my data.ini's correspondent entry: [LeftInnerPylone2] SystemType=WEAPON_STATION StationID=9 StationGroupID=3 StationType=EXTERNAL AttachmentPosition=-2.313,-2.016,-0.925 AttachmentAngles=0.0,0.0,0.0 LoadLimit=1800.0 AllowedWeaponClass=SAHM,RP,BOMB,LGR,AHM,ASM,CGR,EOGB,TLR,EOGR AttachmentType=USAF,USN ModelNodeName=LIPylon PylonMass=72.58 PylondragArea=0.02 [RightInnerPylone2] SystemType=WEAPON_STATION StationID=10 StationGroupID=3 StationType=EXTERNAL AttachmentPosition=2.313,-2.016,-0.925 AttachmentAngles=0.0,0.0,0.0 LoadLimit=1800.0 AllowedWeaponClass=SAHM,RP,BOMB,LGR,AHM,ASM,CGR,EOGB,TLR,EOGR AttachmentType=USAF,USN ModelNodeName=RIPylon PylonMass=72.58 PylondragArea=0.02 And this is my loadout screen: P.S.: I'm working on some new planes... , so don't wonder about the blackscreen.

Look here: http://combatace.com/files/file/12724-semi-fictional-lockheed-martiniai-f-35i/

View File [Fictional] Chengdu JH-6 "Flashfire" Fictional mod of the stock Mirage 5F modifying it to a fictional fighter plane for the chinese air force. YOU WILL NEED SF2:E and SF2:I AT LEAST TO GET THIS PLANE RUNNING! INSTRUCTIONS 1. Drop the folders into your Objects folder. If asked to overwrite, click yes. CREDITS Big Thanks to Thirdwire for the games and the superb models they have. To Spinners for the chinese serial numbers I borrowed from his Harbin H-5. And, last but not least, to Stratos for the idea to this bird. Kindest regards ValAstur Submitter ValAstur Submitted 05/25/2013 Category What If Hangar

Reduced color intensity to make it look less like an aggressor scheme

That is quite an interesting idea. I've made up my mind and got that one here: Chengdu JH-6 "Flashfire" - PLAAF, 1976 I hope that this is similar to what you had in mind...

Looking great. Keep up the good work

I agree fully!!! :good:

View File [Fictional] Dassault Convair F-116A Scimitar Fictional mod of the stock Mirage 5F modifying it to a fictional fighter plane for the United States marine Corps. YOU WILL NEED SF2:E and SF2:I AT LEAST TO GET THIS PLANE RUNNING! BACKGROUND After the enormous success of the F-114A among the pilots in the USAF, which described the plane as easy to fly, the USMC wanted a similar plane but with a major variety of arming possibilities. Regarding that, the hull was modified to allow the addition of two more weapon stations. The USMC was satisified with the result and ordered 72 planes. The squadrons represented in this pack are the VMA-231 "Aces", the VMF-232 "Red Devils" and the VMFA-333 "Shamrocks". INSTRUCTIONS 1. Drop the folders into your Objects folder. If asked to overwrite, click yes. CREDITS Big Thanks to Thirdwire for the games and the superb models they have. Also to Wrench for assessing me in US decal "matters". :-) And, last but not least, to Stratos for the idea to this bird. Kindest regards ValAstur Submitter ValAstur Submitted 05/01/2013 Category What If Hangar