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That's why we are on the "what if" section, maybe you can RR uprated the engine and that was enough for the bird to fly more or less properly.

Soon after the introduction of the Jaguar, the RAF seen interdiction at very low level and behind enemy lines as a daunting task for a single pilot, so it asked for a two seater plane for low level interdiction and strike missions from bases in Germany. Plane should be conventional layout and easy to build but and it must use a single engine to keep costs at bay cause it should have a realtively short range. SEPECAT don't liked the idea of a two seater combat capable Jaguar as it would require a new nose, so it rescued from his archives, the proposal for such plan in the form of the SEPECATt Panther, and finally was the only serious contender (Hawker tried to present a supersonic variant of the Harrier, but costs were too high for such modification and the MoD rejected their proposal). The SEPECAT proposal was accepted for tests and the name Panther soon arise and was well liked. The Panther was a two seater, single engine plane with conventional layout capable of a medium loadout but equipped with low level autopilot and terrain avoidance radars that made the plane a excellent interdictor. Pilots loved the flight characteristics altought being a single engine the plane was a bit underpowered for its weight. The engine selected was the Turbo Union RB-199 used on the Panavia Tornado, tests on the prototypes went fairly smooth and the project was mature enough in late 1976 a mere two years after Jaguar introduction, and first production planes were accepted in 1977 equipping three squadrons based on RAF bases in Germany. Plane remained there until USSR demise when they were progresively retired back to the UK. The swan song of the bird and last operational missions were in ODS when painted in desert pink attaked bridges and military installations with conventional and smart bombs, but this is another story... Plane was started by Cocas, rescued and finished by AngelP, tested by me, and It was based on a Dizzyfugu idea, called the Harpy. Thanks to Ravenclaw for his help with the dragchute!! So here it is, the ground attack SEPECAT Panther. Here some pics with 5th RAF squadron on the Range trying conventional bombs.

Were those pods ever released?

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Agree 100%

I see, really sad to hear that, tought that maybe was possible to make it like the Yakarov choppers, that can take off and land in vertical, but of course they do not change their attitude to land. :( Another idea is to have a thrust vectoring powerful engine for take off and landing, you put the plane in vertical and add power hahaha A Pogo could be very fun to operate from merchant navy or Royal Navy destroyer decks...

Is on SF1 series download by ZurTech, but is perfectly useable on SF2 apart from the original flaws on the FM, the "plane" cannot take off or land currently, but it flys without problem. Wondering, would be possible now in SF2 to have a properly working Pogo? Capable of vertical taking off, transicion flight and again vertical landing? BTW the MAX file is included in the download.

Years ago, sims were games, in the meaning they were fun and had a mission for the player to complete, they made the player live the feeling of being there, now they're military sims completly soulless with amazing graphics and 0 immersion factor. 1992 Aces over the Pacific had a animated LSO!!! A feature never repeated on any other sim. 1995 Hind had animated mujahideens and soviet troops doing their things, the bastards will fall from the chopper If you fly with the doors open... In two words, soul and immersion. DCS is sterile as it can be.

Is not impatience, just curiosity. Real life always come first!!

Had enough time?? :)

Amazing!! Will be able to use seaplanes on this map?

Great article!

Interesting bird, or should I say whale? Anyway thanks MiGBuster for all the aviation news you bring here, I really apreciatte them.

Nice Hemmet!

Great addiion for ODS fans!

Will need info of what you did so ai ac replicate for the soviet bombs. Same for the effects.

Yes please.