SgtPappy

I've been unable to find it in this thread, but I've never got an answer for this. When refueling the F-15 in flight, the fuel tanks never fill up completely. I've managed to fly in formation for up to 10 minutes and the fuel gauge is stuck. If I start the mission with 20% fuel, the plane will only refuel up to 9200 lbs. If I start with 50%, it will fill to about 11600 lbs and then it gets stuck. proper refueling 2.trk

Has anyone figured out yet why some of us can only refuel up to about 11,600 lbs? I've finally managed to fly in formation well past 5 minutes and when I look at my fuel quantity gauge, it just does not surpass around 80%. The needle gets stuck. And as for the actual flying, fighter1976, remember to adjust the curvature of your Y-Axis using axis tune to something like 30 while in the controls menu. This will make the stick easier to handle at low deflections where tiny adjustments are needed.

Awesome, thanks!

Ohhhhh man oh man. Fantastic work. I can't wait!

The reversal of control is indicative of many swept wing planes. It was even moreso pronounced on the later F-4 Phantom. The span wise flow becomes more and more marked along the span as AoA increases, thereby detaching the flow at the outer portion of the wings. This leads to the downward aileron producing lots of drag; enough to yaw the plane in the other direction. The adverse yaw motion then increases lift on the other wing and the plane rolls and yaws in the direction opposite of the input as a result.

Ah don't worry about the wording. I had to be in school for 5 years to get it correct! :) If you need to understand something, like the logic, well that's where the theory comes in. No need for the math, but your statements just sorta made no sense :P But that's ok, we all learn everyday. That being said, where do you think simulator modeling comes from? The theory we learn.

I don't think there is a difference between these. A shock is a shock. They may differ in strength and location/angle but there is no "transonic shock" that differs in properties from a supersonic shock. By this, I mean formulas to calculate properties of shocks remain the same for shocks in general. There are, however, expansion waves which are not shocks but are Mach waves that increase the speed which is what happens when supersonic air moves around something that is expanding. Also, vortex generators are completely unrelated, as are the wing fences. The fences on the Sabre simply "reset" the span wise flow which gets worse at high AoA and worse as you move outboard from the fuselage.

Interesting diagrams, Buz. Although I'm not too certain about how the shocks might affect aileron control, I also know that it isn't as simple as drawing lines from nose at an arbitrary angle. The angle of the shock front relative to a location is based on the Mach number of the aircraft. A plane just barely reaching Mach 1 is unlikely to have a shock front angle so acute. Additionally, the shape of the sabre's nose is likelier to produce a parabolic bow shock rather than an oblique one (which is shown in your diagram), which is a different mess entirely. This is a T-38 model creating oblique shocks. This one is an XB-70. I can't say the Mach numbers exactly, but thre are charts in some of my textbooks which detail how to calculate the exact angle, Mach numbers, stagnation pressures and other properties before and after the shock based on Mach number and the angle of the object relative to freestream airflow.

I'm not sure if anyone's posted this, but this footage is just as old as some of the pictures already posted. There's tonnes of smoke. Watch from 24 minutes about 25:30.

Another reason why the MiG-21's release could really change things. It's easy enough to dodge AIM-9P's and AIM-7M's and good MiG pilots are certainly going to be a handful.

How is it a disaster? The Sabre was the first US fighter jet to be able to dive past Mach 1, and there are multiple accounts of it happening uneventfully. It's also fine in the game, although it takes more attention to keep it straight and true.

Ohhh, PLEASE make some servers with them! Maybe make versions with flyable MiG-21's once that comes out! That would be very very exciting. And Exorcet, horrible missiles make for fun combat... although certainly not in real life.

The Su-27 is a wonderful bird! But it's just not the same when you know everyone's got AMRAAMs and ET/ERs

Would anyone be in favour of FC3 80's week making a comeback or does anyone still host these kinds of matches? I miss the SAHR dogfights!

If the F-86 is in flight upon startup of a mission, I noticed that the wheel sticks through the fuselage. If you unpause the game, then the wheel disappears.

Although you're correct, it does matter that we can beat MiGs because it means we've all learned something, primarily about energy fighting. When many of us started, we'd blow E, stall or just run out of gas. Now we've learned to pull low G's and actually go up with the MiG. A more realistic MiG will require different strategies, but there's certainly no harm in learning E-fighting like the current MiG has taught us.

So. Much. Yes. Totally interested.

Excellent work!

Is there a solution for this problem if I only have 1 slider (which is mapped to throttle)? I don't have another axis I can use for brakes so I have to use buttons :(

Yes, I agree with these comments. Well there's a decent amount of graphics things that are likely being fixed now. For now, the ejection seat and blow-off canopy are from an A-10, so I think the windshield and these A-10 stand-ins will be changed. But hey, I've spent all my DCS time on the F-86F so far, so it's the best Beta I've ever played!

HOLY crap. My dream came true. Thanks, Eddie!!

Happened to me a lot too, but you can win! I believe in ya! Nice video though. It perfectly sums up my first 100,000 fights.

The radar is certainly not a phased array type. That would be an array of antennas which can transmit slightly out of phase in order to create an overall wavefront of a different shape. This allows an electronically-steered beam. Modern AESA radars have modules that can both steer the beam and receive reflections. I think it works as follows but not 100% sure: The APG-30 radar of the F-86 (shown below) is really the simplest you can get. There's a horn which shoots out a radar "beam" but it doesn't move or scan in azimuth or elevation, but only in range. The reflections bounce back and are received and the phase difference, time delay from echo and attenuation are compared to the transmitted beam to find range.

This is correct. F-86's were known to smoke in the 1950's just like in the game, and it is a consequence of the engine moreso than of the fuel used.

Oh, I feel obnoxious now. My bad, I thought he was talking about the brightness of your skins. Which by the way, I am excited to download!