MigBuster

Yes also see http://combatace.com/topic/87013-a-4s-support-rnlaf-f-35s/

Got bored of that quickly they are now in Poland

Must be some variable in there Country/Training??

Hi there Basically you stick the aircaft in the aircraft folder and any other bits that come with it in their respective folders - see #1 for file structure and mod folders + should cover some other issues you may need to cover. http://combatace.com/topic/44026-converting-older-planes-to-work-in-sf2-%E2%80%93-a-basic-guide-by-migbuster/ Good luck for all upcoming operations btw

If anyone is unsure the article is purely for comedy purposes and parodies the reports from recent AOA tests. Being the Internet though this could certainly end up on places like Russia today!!

Georgia is developing a version of the Su-25 ground attack aircraft that replaces all the Russian-origin parts with European or Israeli substitutes. The effort is being undertaken by the state defense company Tbilaviastroy, which under Soviet times was the center of Su-25 production and now carries out repair and renovations of the aircraft. Hostile relations between Tbilisi and Moscow obviously hamstrung Georgia's work on the Su-25, which relied heavily on Russian-produced parts and subsystems. And the situation got especially bad after the 2008 war between the two countries: "the plant had simply no other way out after approximately 2008, when Moscow imposed a total ban on exports of any products to Georgia of a military or dual use," said Irakli Aladashvili, a reporter for Georgian newspaper Kviris Palitra. Georgia had tried various routes out of this situation, such as proposing joint production with Azerbaijan and cooperating with Israel. But now, Aladashvili reports, citing company director Nodar Beridze, Tbilaviastroy is going all the way and creating a version of the Su-25 without any Russian parts whatsoever. The new aircraft would be called the Ge-31, or "Bora." The Bora's fuselage and wings would be manufactured in Georgia, while engines, electronic systems, and so on will be procured in France, Italy, and the UK, according to Beridze. The Su-25 is still a popular aircraft around the world, so it could potentially have a large export market. It's worth noting, though, that the report comes shortly after Georgia's defense minister publicly called out Georgia's state defense industry, accusing it of making "non-functional" products and operating with murky business practices. Announcing an exciting new product is certainly a way to emphasize your relevance and deflect political criticism. http://www.eurasianet.org/node/74761

See here for higher res photos http://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123457185 http://theaviationist.com/2015/08/28/in-pictures-f-22a-stealth-fighters-arrive-in-germany-for-raptors-inaugural-deployment-to-europe/

Okay a better res T-50 video

http://fightersweep.com/2911/from-the-cockpit-exercise-sentry-eagle/

by Rebecca Amber Staff writer 8/27/2015 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A-4 Skyhawks have taken to the skies over Edwards in support of operational test of the F-35A for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. They are part of a tactics development and evaluation exercise initiated by the 323nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and supported by the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team from Aug. 17-28. "Each service and each country has their own specific test events that they want to test for themselves, for their own service and their own country requirements," said Rich Radvanyi, JOTT Planning Cell chief. The JOTT has five operational test squadrons composed of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, the Marines' VMX-22 squadron, the United Kingdom squadron 17®, the Dutch 323nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and Navy squadron VX-9. In support of the exercise, the Royal Netherlands Air Force also brought in six F-16s from the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard to serve as either allied or adversary aircraft, along with a KDC-10 Air Refueling tanker from the Royal Netherlands Air Force 334th Transport Squadron at Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands. The JOTT contracted Draken International to provide the small fleet of A-4s that were employed as adversary aircraft with a variety of types of mission sets. For instance, if the test plan required the F-35 pilot to fly against Russian tactics, the Draken pilots would present the same tactics that a Russian fighter pilot would present. "A lot of the Draken pilots are former military or some are even current guard or reserve pilots. A lot of them had been adversary air pilots before, so they replicate the tactics of different adversary countries," said Radvanyi. Draken International pilot Jeff Scott, who retired as a lieutenant colonel after 27 years in the Marine Corps, has been flying for 17 years and received his wings in an A-4. "I flew F-35s before I retired and now I'm on the other side flying against them," said Scott. The test event will enable an initial assessment of 4th and 5th generation fighter integration, including Link-16 interoperability aspects. The lessons learned will lay the ground work for future cooperation between 4th and 5th generation fighters and will help shape F-35A tactics for the RNLAF. "There's really nothing better than actually going out there and flying and putting the actual aircraft against an actual threat and seeing how it works," Radvanyi said. "This has been very, very beneficial." During the two-week test event, the JOTT organized one large force engagement each day with as many as 12 aircraft flying at a time. While only four Skyhawks flew at a time, there were up to six on the ramp at times. "It's been a unique opportunity to see a type of adversary aircraft that you wouldn't normally see," said Radvanyi. "The A-4 Skyhawk is not in service with the U.S. military anymore so it's something that would not normally be seen by the crews that are flying here now." According to Scott, Draken International purchased their A-4s from the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Their fleet differs from the A-4s that were once use by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps because they have been upgraded with F-16A avionics like APG-66 radars, radar warning receivers, heads-up displays and a digital data bus. They also have electronic attack pods that can be used to simulate special presentation requirements for test events. "It's a very reliable airplane," said Scott, adding that the team at Edwards has been "excellent, everyone has been very supportive." Skyhawks were mainly flown by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron flew the A-4 Skyhawk II from 1974 to 1986. Skyhawks were also used by the armed forces of Argentina, Australia, Israel, Kuwait, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand, and they remained active with several air services into the 2000s. http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123456902

Over 100 F-35ABCs have been delivered and 2 squadrons of F-35B are actually past IOC with the USMC - they are early block software but they would still be expected to go to war at IOC.

Assume you mean shimmering? Terrain textures, buildings or all?

http://aviationweek.com/HWB#slide-7-field_images-1348431

It references a list of image files (tga in this case) Have you seen: http://combatace.com/topic/44441-making-a-custom-tga-for-tews-radar-warning-recievers/

https://vimeo.com/137379180

Those were the days - when you tried to install an app and it failed during install, you were sometimes looking at having to reinstall Windows!! (with a boot disk mind!)

Vintage jets will not be allowed to perform "high-energy aerobatics" over land at air shows after the Shoreham crash, regulators have said. The Civil Aviation Authority said such planes would be "limited to flypasts", and all Hawker Hunter jets have been temporarily grounded. At least 11 people died after a Hawker Hunter crashed into traffic on the A27 in West Sussex on Saturday. A crane has removed plane wreckage and police say more victims could be found. Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry of Sussex Police said: "As a result of lifting the jet, we have not discovered any evidence of further victims and our estimate of 11 highly likely victims remains in place. "However, until we have fully completed the search of what is an extensive scene, I must caution that there is still the possibility that we may discover evidence of further victims, but I am not prepared to speculate on that figure." Meanwhile, a spokesman for CAA said the flying restrictions would remain in place until further notice, and it would be conducting "additional risk assessments on all forthcoming civil air displays". The regulator stressed that individual display pilots were only granted approval to fly "following a thorough test of their abilities". 'Deeply saddened' Andrew Hill, the pilot of the crashed jet, has been put in medically-induced coma after being pulled from the wreckage. The 51-year-old from Sandon, near Buntingford in Hertfordshire, suffered multiple injuries and is in a critical condition. In a statement, his family said they were "devastated and deeply saddened" by the loss of life and sent "prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families of all those affected". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34044383

Flying aircraft carriers sound like fantasy, something you’d only see in a crappy Marvel movie. But they’re real. Or rather, were real. In the 1930s, the United States made two plane-carrying airships. This video has the remains of one, the USS Macon, lying at the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The Macon and her sister ship, the USS Akron, were huge vessels, less than 20 feet shorter than the ill-fated, hydrogen-filled Hindenburg. But the Macon and the Akron were inherently safer, borne aloft by less-flammable helium, and propelled by eight 12-cylinder Maybach engines. The engines themselves could rotate downwards and backwards, enabling a modicum of thrust-vectoring control. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/gaze-upon-the-ghostly-remains-of-the-last-airborne-airc-1725717826

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=823&v=3VW4XfOqGY4

Something TK added to the FMs after 2008 IIRC.............thought it was to make it easier for less experienced to get off the ground even on hard FM. You need to change the FM basically to get rid of.

Tragic - 7 reported dead and headline news - you might not be far off.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34027260 A Hawker Hunter plane has crashed into several vehicles after coming down at Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex. Sussex Police said there are several casualties, but could not give details on their condition. The plane crashed into vehicles on the nearby A27. The road is likely to remain closed for several hours. Eyewitness Stephen Jones said the plane was performing a loop but did not complete the manoeuvre and crashed. Police said it ended up in a bush. He said: "The aeroplane involved is a Hawker Hunter T mark 7. And he'd just begun his flying display. "He'd gone up into a loop and as he was coming out of the loop I just thought, you're too low, you're too low, pull up. "And he flew straight into the ground either on or very close to the A27, which runs past the airport." edit Looks bad RIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=52&v=pvHplYmh2f8

CH Manager 4.55 is the latest and one to use - quite old now. Run the SF2 games as admin and change compatibility modes (in shortcut properties) - they might not be getting access to write the control changes properly.