DWCAce
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Tragic Link
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Very succinctly put.
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Gato class sub.
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2 new flight crew positions opening up
DWCAce replied to Typhoid's topic in Military and General Aviation
As a fueler (and a pilot), I've come up with a hell of a solution. Simply give them the planned fuel, none of this 'alternate' or 'reserve' nonsense! Once the engines flame out, they've GOTTA land! And for the disclaimer... just kidding. -
how to stop swing wing? mig-23ub
DWCAce replied to Teras's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
sorry, I mean't the deployment method was manual -
how to stop swing wing? mig-23ub
DWCAce replied to Teras's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Set the control type to manual, and the input to 'vectored thrust' I did that on the F-14 a few years back. -
I think its the Crusty... CORECTION It's the 'Careless'
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8rZWw9HE7o
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Hmm, metal under tension, begging for the touch 'n go... gets my blood pumping at anytime!
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Craziest stunt -- and grounded for 30 days!
DWCAce replied to a topic in Military and General Aviation
This has been discussed many times before. It was NOT a stunt, and the pilot was NOT grounded. -
Very Very Sad News
DWCAce replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Very, very sad news. Please pass on my thoughts and prayers to his family. -
This ought to stir up a little talk
DWCAce replied to Jarhead1's topic in Military and General Aviation
It might of been an uncontrolled field, thus no control tower to talk to, which in turn means you better be on your game to keep things safe! -
I know what I'm doing when I get home from work!
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That Facebook-ish one is priceless!
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Good point... I thought I had seen pics of said loadout, but couldn't find them... I'm thinking you're right about the wing fold bit.. that's alot of weight, especially @ G.
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Harriers and hovering?
DWCAce replied to xclusiv8's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Maybe this will also help to visualize the issue (just trying to help). Wiki states the thrust of the Pegasus 10 engine as around 19,000#'s. Whereas the Harrier GR 1 weighs: The Pegasus 105 (which versions power the GR7 series) develops 21,500#'s of thrust. And for the AV-8B's, this is straight from the NATOPS -
Harriers and hovering?
DWCAce replied to xclusiv8's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Not to beat you down on this, but landing vertically with two drop tanks (typically EMPTY) can be very different from a vertical take-off with drop tanks (typically FULL). Like FC said, ya gotta crunch the numbers -
From the album: Third Wire Shots
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From the album: Third Wire Shots
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From the album: Third Wire Shots
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From the album: Third Wire Shots
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From the album: Third Wire Shots
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From the album: Third Wire Shots
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Downloaded it, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. Don't know about the ordnance statistics from Allied Force... but something tells me that a microwave oven isn't going to defeat a missile... especially if the power grid happens to be destroyed.
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Harriers and hovering?
DWCAce replied to xclusiv8's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
The real planes have better engines, highly trained pilots, and water injection, but they are still limited as to what loads they can carry for a vertical take-off. Most of the time they use a short, rolling take-off.