thodouras95

Made my friggin' day!

Good luck mate. I can't really say that I'm anything close to an aviator, but I know you won't be disappointed!

Well, none really. But IRIS may (in a couple of years time though, so don't get too excited yet) release a fully functional F-14A for DCS: World (with TWO functional cockpits!). Unless of course you're looking to bomb stuff in the -D Tomcat, then I'd say you're out of luck for now D:

the future's so dang scary

Wow. So they weren't just talking when they said Sukhois were coming! Hope they'll be helpful.

I've definitely missed a few episodes, but what is he talking about when he speaks of delusion? They made the decision to buy those planes, and I really don't know what he could get at that price point that a Sukhoi can do but a Viper can't. But for now, I look forward to seeing those "second-hand jets" that will arrive "within days" and suddenly do what they have failed to do for the past weeks. I hope I'll be proven wrong here.

I wonder how many air combat resulted in a victory. Not a complete shootdown, but a victory. As far as I'm concerned, the answer to this question could end gazillions of youtube debates :D Anyway, interesting read, thanks for posting.

Those arab sounds definitely make an impression. When played on electric guitars, they sound satanic :D I think I do have a couple songs in my head, but imo they're not what you're looking for.

Not seeing A-7s in parades ever again is sad, I'll miss them. But well, I guess we have no other realistic option. After all, it's been a few years since they stopped being of any decent operational value.

Pilot selfies are the best. The background is about as good as it can get, they don't force others to see their face, plus what's not cool about a fighter?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=edf_1402632143 I hope this is true, and it better show some results.

Don't even want to think about it lol

you are one tough person! THAT's some good news. Always good to hear someone beat cancer!

holy shit BEAUTIFUL

holy shit

Interesting question you raised there. To be honest with you, I see what you're saying and I do believe that none can guarantee us that they won't turn around someday again. However, there are some things we need to consider: For one, today the world is much more globalized, with the media and the internet. While this could mean a revolution could take place far more intensely and rapidly, it could also mean that the internet could help spread new ideas that would probably prevent violent, anti-American revolution. Of course, take these with a grain of salt, as I cannot exactly claim expertise on the matter, so I could very well be talking out of my ass. But that's just something that popped up in my head. And for another, as it was said in a previous post, the F-16 is no game changer. The States know what they sell, its strengths, weaknesses, and most importantly, how to exploit them. The danger of one flying off to Russia or China probably remains, but these things have happened in the past, even if they go public and no diplomatic solution is found, military tech is already ahead of the F-16. I surely do understand that the Blk50/52 aircraft are still the backbone of the USAF, and are good planes themselves, but well, it doesn't look like a problem that cannot be solved (either by new aircraft or upgrades to the existing fleet, etc etc). For these two reasons, I hold the belief that chances of revolutions similar to those from the past are unlikely to happen anytime soon. But that was a very nice question. Also, a small side note for the Iranian F-14s: Things are kind of weird here, actually. Some say the USA did not know that they were flying, but tbh, I'm sure they would have noticed something even early into the 8 year-long war. On the other hand, however, I can't think of a good enough reason why Grumman officials would lie, however I can tell you one thing for sure: The greatest upgrade IRIAF F-14s have undergone is cockpit cleaning. Oh yeah, and a new paint scheme :D At least that's all I can derive from existing pictures. As far as internal systems are concerned, I have serious doubts that they did anything (significant) new.

I guess it was. But I also think it was a necessary step for the Soviets to be able to gain experience with BVR-capable fighters.

Tornado ADV

lol I'm still waiting for the IRIS F-14A I guess a lot of people are looking forward to them. Well, what can I say, patience is all we can do. Hopefully we will be rewarded :)

Good luck mate!

Well, SF2NA is more naval aerial combat (bomber intercepts, attacks against warships, stuff like that), while in SF2V, carriers are more of a place to take off from and land, not really actual carrier ops.Now, I think there are USN F-4s here that you can add to your game, but I'm not sure. In the end, it comes down to whether you want more US-Soviet war Naval ops or you just like to land on carriers :D Anyways, hope you enjoy whichever one you pick!

WHY?

Para 1: I don't think Russia is the best example of a world police at the moment.In fact, I'd say they are the ones causing the need for an intervention :) EDIT #1: Speaking of stuff being served by the media, Putin's propaganda machine runs like clockwork. But yea you're right, we kinda went off topic.But I have no comment on the original topic :\

I don't think it was ever considered for the F-111 since IIRC, that engine was intended for the F-111 since day 1.It was an engine exactly for that type of plane, so I take it an upgrade wasn't necessary.

interesting to see this doesn't happen exclusively in movies :P good job.