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Ha well the point is the F-35 wont be doing CAS anything like the A-10 (as testified to congress) and its possible the outcome could depend on other things even with the incomplete systems it has...........e.g. note angry A-7D pilot from the last A-10 flyoff. ""After the A-10 was selected by the Air Force, Congress directed the service to fly it against the A-7. The Warthog dominated the A-7 during the 1974 fly-off."" Reason Congress wanted the flyoff was that the Hog was also gonna replace the F-100 and A-7 for BAI and some interdiction work. The Double Ugly was gonna be phased out as the Eagle came online. Funny, but we were gonna have a big gap in the mudbeater world until the Viper arrived, and that plane was not a factor in the A-10 design or ops requirements. All we had was the A-7, and USAF had to kill it in order to get the Hog. See my AvWeek editor letter in fall of 1974 if you can find it. Only thing the Hog dominated was strafe effectiveness and its ability to get the nose around quickly for another run or a nape pass. Its bomb accuracy was a joke, and the thing did not even have a real HUD or decent nav system, much less a computer-assisted bombing system that the A-7 had since 1968!!!!!!. It was a WW2 plane with jet motors and a big cannon - a jet-powered A-1 that would have worked wonders in 'nam and be slaughtered over the Fulda Gap or the Sinai in 1973. My immediate boss was TDY for the flyoff and he came back and told us all that the thing was rigged and we were flying planes that would soon go to the Guard. Sure enough, our A-7's went to one Guard outfit after another and the 356th TFS became the first operational Hog squadron after handing their SLUF's off to a Guard unit. 'nuff of my rant, but some more later http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=24483&p=299954#p299954

Which service pack version exactly? Do you remember what version the game was at by default before you tried the install?

Welcome Dan, great to have you here!

STUTTGART, Germany (NNS) -- A United States Navy destroyer operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea experienced several close interactions by Russian aircraft April 11 and 12. USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship. On April 11, Donald Cook was conducting deck landing drills with an allied military helicopter when two Russian SU-24 jets made numerous close-range and low altitude passes at approximately 3 p.m. local. One of the passes, which occurred while the allied helicopter was refueling on the deck of Donald Cook, was deemed unsafe by the ship's commanding officer. As a safety precaution, flight operations were suspended until the SU-24s departed the area. ...................................... http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=94170

Japans Mitsubishi X-2 (formerly ATD-X), 5th generation fighter prototype (XF-5). First flight was from Komaki JASDF (Mitsubishi works) to Gifu JASDF (same fonction than Edwards AFB).

Edge, although it's not that great on a desktop PC, actually makes a lot more sense on a tablet PC where it is brilliant. You either have a porked install of Windows or your hardware is rubbish....because Win 10 is better than Win 7 in my experience. Is all this negativity from people being forced to upgrade for free or something? You would have something to moan about if you were around to use things like Red Hat 5 and Windows 95 jeez.

Hope your father recovers soon Ironroad.

This might have been possible late in SF1 but can you go into the roster in briefing and click on the names to remove all the wingmen you don't want?

Real life I hope.

In the event of war, RAF Tornados based in West Germany would have had to penetrate the formidable air defence system of the Warsaw Pact. Their pilots were among the best in the world, one of them was Michael Napier. https://hushkit.net/2016/04/23/interview-with-a-tornado-pilot/

Crikey Wrench.....praying she will be okay for you. Great news on babysitting job though Ravenclaw.

Amateur Nothing to do with clicking around...talking about clicking something by accident........but if you are happy aborting It certainly did save framerates because it didn't work with certain Nvidia cards drivers at some point........hope that's fixed now. The ones on here are not the originals and should be fine.

Yes it still has a learning curve.....I used to think the 500+ manual in that was nothing more than a quick start guide. Things like the radar modes in BMS are still there.............and you will want to learn where some things are because accidentally switching your engine off during flight was not fixed with a single key. Also switching between the 2D and 3D pits was a bit of a pain. You need to get the latest patch from 2009 and there are a few mods around..there are some on here still. There were some payware ones like Toms hitiles and Aeyes widescreen 2D pits that I still have...........don't know if they are still available though.

Release of P-51D: High Stakes Campaign The "P-51D: High Stakes" campaign is a single-player, story-driven campaign for DCS: P-51D Mustang. The premise of the campaign is that a powerful businessman and gambler named "Maslov" has employed the pilot-for-hire pilot Vasily Sinitsa by promising him mountains of money. In return, Vasily needs to fly and master the venerable Mustang over a string of 15 missions that will test his skills. Maslov will put the Vasily at more risk as the campaign progresses and Vasily will need to use all his skills to not only to fulfill his assigned tasks but to also save his life and, in the long run, his honor. In order to fully complete each mission and proceed to the next, Vasily will need to land his Mustang at the assigned point at the conclusion of each mission. Additionally, due to the plot of the story, Vasily will need to take care of his Mustang and minimize damage to proceed through the story. All of Vasily's missions include detailed briefings and mission map graphics. Each mission also includes kneeboard briefing and map pages. Are you ready to join Vasily on this epic journey? Visit Digital Combat Simulator E-Shop for P-51D High Stakes Campaign DCS: P-51D Mustang Sale From 22 April 2016 at 1500 GMT to 25 April 2016 at 0900 GMT, DCS: P-51D Mustang will be on sale for just $19.99 USD. The DCS: P-51D Mustang offers both highly-detailed simulation and easy-to-play "game" mode options for both hardcore and casual gamers. When in simulation mode, this is the most authentic simulation of the P-51D Mustang that has ever been done for the PC. Enjoy both the thrill of flying this warbird and operating its various weapons against a variety of ground and airborne targets. An interactive training system puts you in the cockpit with an instructor as he walks you step-by-step of learning to fly the Mustang. A powerful yet easy-to-use mission editor allows you to create your own missions and campaigns. A one-click Mission Generator also allows you to instantly create battles as small or large as you wish. Visit Digital Combat Simulator E-Shop for DCS: P-51D Mustang Mustang Bundle Sale For this Mustang weekend, we are also offering a bundle deal of DCS: P-51D Mustang paired with the new P-51D: High Stakes campaign for $24.99 USD. This bundle deal will start on 22 April 2016 at 1500 GMT and last until 25 April 2016 at 0900 GMT. Visit Digital Combat Simulator E-Shop Special offers Have a wonderful weekend, Eagle Dynamics

Prince dies at 57 The hugely popular, acclaimed and influential musician Prince has died at his home in Minnesota at the age of 57. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news I thought it was April fools again...............considering the string of celebs/legends we have lost this year!!! Bit of a shock when a very famous English comedian Victoria Wood passed a few days back! RIP

U.S. Army Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters performed their final US training flight. On Apr. 15, a formation made by 30 OH-58 Kiowa Warriors from 1-17 CAV, part of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, took to the skies of Fort Bragg and Fayetteville, North Carolina, for a farewell flight over the base and the local community for the years of support. http://theaviationist.com/2016/04/19/record-formation-of-30-u-s-armys-kiowa-helicopters-perform-farewell-flight-over-fort-bragg/

Happy Birthday to her........no complaints really.

For every military aircraft that makes it into service, a thousand projects only live on as tattered blueprints in filing cabinets, gung-ho artworks or sit silently as lonely prototypes in museums. (You’ll be delighted to hear we haven’t included the Arrow, TSR2 or F-20) https://hushkit.net/2016/04/17/ten-incredible-cancelled-military-aircraft/

Well according to these guys: 1946 was the zenith of piston-engined fighters. The bloody lessons learnt from the hundreds of thousands of dogfights fought in the War had been carefully noted by designers. This knowledge had been distilled into the creation of a generation of aeroplanes wildly superior to their peers from the recent past, but these perfected killing machines faced fierce competition from immature upstarts with an unfair advantage: the first generation of fighter jets. To make this list, aircraft had to have been in operational service during the year in 1946 – hence no Sea Fury, La-9, Twin Mustang or MiG-9 (likewise, also no Me 262 or Ki-84 for example). https://hushkit.net/2016/04/09/the-top-ten-fighters-1946/

The MiG-25s most certainly did have flares and were used to great effect in one encounter with F-15Cs.....there is a chance several Iraqi types did have countermeasures but this is quite detailed information I have yet to see much about. There are some examples of ECM and chaff use here: http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&Itemid=47 http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249&Itemid=47 Several Iraqis did engage defensive.......most likely never got the opportunity though. This had nothing to do with the individual pilots and everything to do with having little to no situational awareness, they were totally outnumbered, and the equipment they had was mostly no match for the technology and tactics they were up against.