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Capun, what are your plans with regard to the wingtips? I linked you up some pics that might help refine the canopy shape...but the post was deleted...any plans in that regard?

This is getting repetitive... Are we allowed to discuss releases or not?

Anti-tipari policies are not only a violation of our free speech but also a serious civil rights issue. Yes I have heard the owners of C5s site say things like, "All tipari look the same to me," and "tipari are born knowing how to jack a car." I find this highly offensive. The fact is that only a small percentage of tipari know how to jack cars--most of us are oriented more towards hovercraft and their derivatives, but I would not expect to know that. Just so you know, I have retained counsel (Thurber & Thurber, Esquires Et. Al., LLC) to represent me because the tipari like to sniff my air biscuits. Be warned that the Nigerian courts take anti-tipari hate-thought very seriously.

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HE BETRAYED THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!11!!! HE PLAYED ON OUR FEARS!!!!!!1!11!1

A bold-faced, hateful lie spread by our mortal enemies, the Andromedans, in an attempt to discredit our Emperor.

And the beloved Emperor of the Tipari Star Empire is formerly the President of Nigeria, who, despite reports to the contrary, is the actual inventor of the Internet.

I can see you are part of the problem USAFBLTDAN. This stereotyping would earn you a death sentence in beloved Nigeria.

It strikes me as odd that we would go to such trouble to be accurate in our models, skins, cockpits etc. but would be willing to play fast and loose with things such as loadouts and tactics. The game is probably too forgiving in this regard--the AI can't capitalize on the player who makes the mistake of engaging in A2A in an A-6 for example. I think the best way to anticipate how an aircraft would have been employed operationally is to look at its combat record and training doctrine. Anything else is pure conjecture. In the case of the A-6, countless missions flown over North Vietnam without Sidewinders should be indicative.

Weeeelllll....maybe not afterburners but the original A-6 design featured vectored thrust nozzles to shorten takeoff roll.

I haven't worked on any AC in so long that I have missed some features. I believe that some keys were added that allow us to play animations, such as refueling probes, canopy, etc? Can someone give me a brief tutorial on this feature? Thanks!

Animation ID assignment is different from aircraft to aircraft.

Ron strikes again. Another great looking jet!

Yeah, and a good one. I have personally been intrigued by the idea of Sidewinders on the A-6 since I got the Warbird Tech volume which is the first time I saw it listed on a loadout sheet. Since then I've been looking for evidence.

Nice work.

Awesome! Thanks!

With regard to canoipies, I agree with you, which is why none of my FMs have canopies that open automatically. With reagard to refueling probes, the aircraft I am currently working on will have an animated one.

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WAT YOU THINK I NO LIVE?????///?// SI TEH NO ONE CAN KILL ME BECASE I AM VER SEXUL MAN WITH VER BIG EQUIPMNT IF U KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!11

1) Although the outer pylons were wired for AIM-9s, I can find no evidence that they ever carried them in any circumstance. The only in-flight pic I have ever seen of a Sidewinder-armed A-6 was of the A-6F prototype. 2) To my knowledge, the Marines had/have no stocks of nuclear weapons. 3) I have never seen this, either.

WAT YUO SAY MR BIG PANTS MODEMRATOR???????///??

There is a classic drawing of the A-7 that is basically a front silhouette with perspective. Those who have seen it will know which one I mean. I have Googled intensely for this image but can't find a copy. If anyone has it, or knows a link, could you post it here please? Thanks!

The "improvement" to the flaps was a Boundry Layer Control system that used air bled from the engine compressor to smooth out the airflow over the flaps at low speeds, thus increasing lift. The same system was installed on the F-8J for the USN. The downside was that by bleeding off air from the compressor, thrust was reduced somewhat.

Thanks guys, those are all great shots! The one I am looking for is actually a black and white silhouette. Interesting trivia...the aircraft in the art posted by Bibbolicious is the A-7F prototype, which was trialed in the mid 80s but did not go into production.

As several people have pointed out, NF was not designed to work with the weapons pack. It is a standalone enhancement that is designed for people who want to add a lot of depth to their WOE game with just a few mouse clicks. Some people will want more, in which case you will have to dig into the game files and learn how everything works before adding additional mods.