Joe1978

I don't want to give away any spoilers, but "The Pentagon Paradox..." is about how the end of the Tomcat comes and how the Navy and the Pentagon offices and lobbies rescue the McDonnell Douglas YF17. There are many good books about the F-14 (maybe not as many as on the F4). I personally like to the history, and specifically the First Gulf War (Iran/Iraq), since all my favorite aircraft were involved (F-14, F-4, F-5, Mirage F1, Mig-25, Mig-23, etc.), so I would recommend "Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat," but there are other books like "Tomcat! The Grumman F-14 Story" or "Grumman F-14 Tomcat." This is part of my library: Tomcat Alley Brown, David F. Tomcat! The Grumman F14 story Gillcrist, Paul T. Grumman F14 TomcatHolmes, Tony Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat: No. 49 (Combat Aircraft)Tom Cooper, Farzad Bishop In the Claws of the Tomcat: Us Navy F-14 Tomcat in Combat, 1987-2000Tom Cooper F-14 Tomcat Units in Operation: Iraqi Freedom No. 52 (Combat Aircraft)Charlotte & Peter Fiell F-14 Tomcat Units of Operation Enduring Freedom: No. 70 (Combat Aircraft)Tony Holmes F-14 Tomcat: Grumman's “Top Gun” from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf: 11David F. Brown F-14 Tomcat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual Vol. 1 United States Navy F-14 Tomcat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual Vol. 2 United States Navy Grumman F-14 Tomcat James Perry Stevenson

Excuse me, just a quick note on my comments: English is not my native language. My question is rhetorical... everyone should make the decision that best suits them, of course.

Without wanting to get into an argument, anything not available in the store or installed on a PC is just smoke and mirrors to me (F4u,Bo-135, Iranian Tomcat...). In this case, I've only mentioned RB since we're talking about them: obviously, we could talk about other modules, as you rightly point out, but that's not the case here. I agree with you. I buy a product and I'm not interested in the drama (I have only participated in these threads on two or three occasions)I'm interested only in the finished product and its maintenance, things that RB doesn't usually pay attention: Suddenly there is a problem between two companies and the flight model of the M2000 breaks, the radar of the F15 stops working... you mentioned the campaigns, for example: the ones that come with RB modules have been broken for years and have been reported countless times. As previously stated, my sole concern is the completion of I already or paid for. I am not interested their good intentions or future projects. joe

I hope I don't offend anyone but in case RB were to return, as a user, I would feel more comfortable if they finished EVERYTHING they have pending (starting with their oldest modules and of course, everything related to the F15) before selling us more "smoke": Mirage 2000D, Mig23, Prowler..... are just promises. After what happened, would you buy a RB module again? They have a lot of work to do and a lot of things to prove before selling us anything IMHO. I would have felt more confident if the real developers had moved away from RB and created their own 3rd party. Joe

Well, like you said... it depends. A Hornet can't carry those Harpoons, harms, etc... very far due to its limited range. I don't want to start a sterile discussion with this. James Perry Stevenson's book gives a good perspective on things.

I have been able to install it now without problems in saved game as Rudel. Thanks!!!!

Sabot, thank you very much for this mod. A question: I tried to install the mod in the recommended path (Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\FW-190D9\Liveries\Cockpit_FW190D9) but my DCS doesn't read it. Any recommendations? Inside the Cockpit_FW190D9 folder I have another one called Default. Should I delete it?

Yes, both are very good books.

I recommend this book: "The Pentagon Paradox: Development of the F-18 Hornet" James Perry Stevenson

I seem to remember that the low speed filter did work until a few years ago but I can't tell you when it stopped working. I never saw the mess caused by the clouds working. Sorry, Mig 21 is a module that I fly for periods of time and then I stop due to the lack of maintenance it has, so I am not up to date on when the failures occur.

Yes, I think I understand you in this case, but my note (and I hope no one is offended by it) is for all those who repeat the mantra that the F14 was expensive to maintain, and obviously it was, but I think these people don't know "why" it was expensive to maintain... they are simply repeating something they have heard without understanding anything. Did you know that in the factory, the bimetallic hoses of the hydraulic fluid were frozen by the liquid helium contracting the material and then coupled? In this way, when they expanded again they remained fixed. Problem: when you have to redo those lines and you don't have the materials or the means to do it correctly. I repeat, I don't want to be pedantic or offend anyone. Joe

All variable geometry aircraft are quite complex to sustain and the F14, despite its robustness, is no exception... Even the Mig 23 (much simpler) was a nightmare.

I've finished the campaign. . Mission #11: was completely broken. I had to restore it as if it were a puzzle. Now it is fully functional. I have respect everything except detail: although it is not indicated, part of the mission is based the assumption that our wingman (aka Patrick Star) survives. If he is shot down, the mission will not work and I can assure you that out of 5 times I tried it, he was shot down on 4 occasions. Now it's no longer necessary for Patrick... sorry, I meant, our Wingman to survive. . Mission #12 is intact and 100% playable. I have been tempted to modify several details of this campaign but finally I have left it as faithful as possible to the original. Thanks again to @dggoofy for creating this entertaining campaign and I hope he doesn't mind the changes/restoration. Joe M11-Anti-Artillery.miz

Nice photos/videos of the Spanish F104s. By the way, around minute 2 you can see an F104 after going off the track.