MigBuster

The VSF A-4Bs had the port cannon removed and replaced with ECM gear

Thought there was only one http://combatace.com/topic/80118-interview-with-jsf-aggie/ Some people dont like to brag I guess

mmm - have avoided the Steam experience myself also - reminds me of Compuserve in the 90s - suppose its convenient for some. Surprised the games on steam are not available separately (DCS is) - I would check the developers website if there is anything there. Racing crikey - last had Grand Prix 97......back in 1997 on Playstation - so cant help you

What - all the info is on Wikipedia what are you on about? Actually had no idea this stubby Space Shuttle thing existed till now

Good luck with the Op - make sure they draw on the right one

Suppose this type of PR is normal if you live in 1950s communist state http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25359939 Cant imagine the NK tourist board are too happy

F-16 has no fuel dump - and the EF is just a twin engine copy of that The old adage that you only have too much fuel when you're on fire I suspect

The USAFE - could start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe

Yeah best to do any intel before heading out when changing your waypoints The A-7 and Harrier GR1/3 do have moving maps at least in their cockpits.

Happens on all campaigns & missions - or just ones you have modified? Is this custom single mission or game created single mission?

Interesting - how did you come about that?

The first Eurofighter Typhoon of the so-called Tranche 3 standard, has started its flight tests at BAE Warton, UK. Tranche 3 is the latest version of the Typhoon which embedded hundreds of modifications to make the combat plane more attractive to current and potential export customers. Even if little has changed from an aesthetic point of view, the aircraft has a number of small panels on the fuselage that are there to accomodate the fitting of CFT (Conformal Fuel Tanks). A new internal structure in the nose secion was designed to accomodate wirings, power, cooling and electronics for the new E-Scan radar. Next-gen Typhoon features Hi-speed Data Networking capabilities, Fibre optics weapons bus and more computing power. The first Tranche 3 has been produced for the RAF by the Eurofighter consortium and assembled by BAE Systems. Under the Tranche 3A contract signed back in 2009, a total of 112 aircraft have been ordered by Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, with 40 examples for Royal Air Force. The 400th Eurofighter Typhoon was delivered to the German Air Force during a special ceremony held at Cassidian’s Military Air Systems Center in Manching, Southern Germany, on Dec. 4, 2013. http://theaviationist.com/2013/12/09/tranche-3-eurofighter/#comments

These deficiencies were settled when a more advanced MiG-25 development, the MiG-31, entered in service in the 1980s: the Foxhound was armed with a missile very similar to the US AIM-54 Phoenix, the R-33 (AA-9 Amos as reported by NATO designation). This weapon was ideal not only for shooting down the American bombers, but also to intercept and destroy fast reconnaissance aircraft, such as the SR-71. This statement was dramatically confirmed in Paul Crickmore’s book Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond The Secret Missions. In this book one of the first Foxhound pilots, Captain Mikhail Myagkiy, who had been scrambled with its MiG-31 several times to intercept the US super-fast spy plane, explains how he was able to lock on a Blackbird on Jan. 31, 1986: “The scheme for intercepting the SR-71 was computed down to the last second, and the MiGs had to launch exactly 16 minutes after the initial alert. (…) They alerted us for an intercept at 11.00. They sounded the alarm with a shrill bell and then confirmed it with a loudspeaker. The appearance of an SR-71 was always accompanied by nervousness. Everyone began to talk in frenzied voices, to scurry about, and react to the situation with excessive emotion.” Myagkiy and its Weapons System Officer (WSO) were able to achieve a SR-71 lock on at 52,000 feet and at a distance of 120 Km from the target. The Foxhound climbed at 65,676 feet where the crew had the Blackbird in sight and according to Myagkiy: “Had the spy plane violated Soviet airspace, a live missile launch would have been carried out. There was no practically chance the aircraft could avoid an R-33 missile.” After this interception Blackbirds reportedly began to fly their reconnaissance missions from outside the borders of the Soviet Union. But the MiG-31s intercepted the SR-71 at least another time. On Sept. 3, 2012 an article written by Rakesh Krishman Simha for Indrus.in explains how the Foxhound was able to stop Blackbirds spy missions over Soviet Union on Jun. 3, 1986. That day, no less than six MiG-31s “intercepted” an SR-71 over the Barents Sea by performing a coordinated interception that subjected the Blackbird to a possible all angle air-to-air missiles attack. Apparently, after this interception, no SR-71 flew a reconnaissance missions over the Soviet Union and few years later the Blackbird was retired to be replaced with the satellites. Even if claiming that the MiG-31 was one of the causes of the SR-71 retirement is a bit far fetched, it is safe to say that towards the end of the career of the legendary spyplane, Russians proved to have developed tactics that could put theBlackbird at risk. The Mig-31 is still in service, but the SR-71 successor, dubbed SR-72 and capable to reach Mach 6, should be quite safe at hypersonic speed. http://theaviationist.com/2013/12/11/sr-71-vs-mig-31/

nooo - the shame of getting had by a biplane!

For NVidia or ATI/AMD its best to look at the series and work out which ones are actually the low/mid/high end Low end card traditionally always **** for flight sims IME - always avoid Mid end usually good enough Higher end is normally the only range that lets you max out settings for new games I have the GTX670 in that list - which is a mid end 600 series - and rightly beaten by the higher GTX 680 and 690 Notice how the older 590 high end from the 500 series beats it too (this consistent with all series ive seen over the years) I think Nvidia are on the 700 series now (without looking)

Really? - havnt used the amraam - but even the AIM-9B has a PK of 98% on ios Seen nothing official - TK would know I guess

Operationally many reasons to ditch them - Aviationintel.com had a video of an F-117A flying over Nellis in 2010 - so although not conclusive they could have kept a few around for testing. Like any technology Stealth coating, material and shaping is developing and evolving as time goes on - its certainly not sitting there waiting for radars to catch up. They were right at the time perhaps - the F-117A certainly wouldn't fly to well without Fly By Wire ( it's unstable in all 3 axis) - same goes for the B-2/ F-35/ F-22

An FA-18 has appeared now: https://twitter.com/thirdwire/status/410189525223104512/photo/1

Id never heard of Black Friday till this thread - anyone remember 'Love Day' in The Simpsons - gotta laugh really

Do you think the pilot gets payed per tree moved!

Check out the scenery and the very makeshift landing strips this guy deals with in his Pilatus http://vimeo.com/55589011#

Increased tail area usually improves stability in certain areas of the envelope.

Go to the bottom of the F-18_data.ini and try adjusting [NoseGear] SystemType=LANDING_GEAR ........... RollingRadius=0.275 <---------------------------------increase/decrease this number until you are satisfied that it looks ok. If that doesn't work try increasing or decreasing this line ShockStroke=0.21