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    F-15 engine upgrades

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

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    I know that the Norwegian F-16's was retrofitted with the -200E's, which offer an electronic fuel control and engine management-package. Not completely sure of the powercurve on them (been too long since I poked around inside the Viper), but I think it was in the vicinity of 20 to 25 000lbs. It is also less prone to compressorstalls in certain parts of the envelope, which was a problem on the -100's.

    MIDNIGHT SUN AIRSHOW 2006

    in Screenshots and Videos

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    heh!! i was amazed that how loud F-16A(MLU) engine was...it was loud and high pitched ... so F-16A(MLU) is one giant "flying whistle" :lol: ;)

     

    Then try being in the shelter together with it, DarkSoul :D Did my year in the 331/334 sqn RNoAF as a CCA, and...well, 126DBa in the shelter while the engine is at idle = insanely noisy =) Thank the gods for earplugs!

     

    Nice pictures! Wish I could have been there, but I had to work. Besides, the trip from Larvik to Bardufoss would have cost too much!

    Gripen N/DK

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

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    It will also depend on cost vs capability. True, the F35 is a nice aircraft, but it's also more expensive than the Gripen.

     

    As far as I know, one of the main points for NOT buying the Gripen was that it had less range than most other competitors for the contract here in Norway (entrants: F35 JSF, F/A 18, Eurofighter, Saab Gripen and the Rafale). But with added fuel-carrying capabilities, and with the right price/Industrial-package, I wouldn't discount the Gripen. It's built to be easily serviced, which is nice since the groundcrew that service the F-16's today consist of one officer (CrewChief) and one conscripted soldier (the assistant). Ease of maintnance and the cost of this will also have a large say in what aircraft gets chosen.

    Sound off Air Force members(any country)!

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

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    Did my mandatory year in the military here in Norway in the RNoAF (Royal Norwegian Air Force), working as a CrewChief Assistant, F-16's, doing pre/through/postflight, light maintnance, RS-15's and other odd jobs including but not limited to birdbath (exterior washdown), assisting in dock-work (taking off and putting on hatches, engine-changes etc). All in all a very fun and rewarding year.

    Lockonfiles Off-line

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

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    You were running an old version of PHPBB, and there has been a rather nasty security-hole in that version. So unless you have upgraded between the time your site got defaced and now, that might be how they got into the system. A DDOS-drone is one of the things I can think of what's happened.

    The Penguin

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

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    Has anyone had any success with the Penguin? Most times I use it (in v1.02) it seems to miss, landing in the water a few metres beyond the target ship. If I have several Helo's all launching, all the Penguins miss and seem to hit the water at the same spot..

     

    I'd say that was fairly accurately modeled behaviour :P

    3D visor, any thoughts?

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

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    Hmm..sounds damn interesting, that's for sure =)

     

    The only gripe I have about it except for the rather hefty price ($999 + shipping here in europe), is that it's dependant on two things: A vidcard that supports 3d stereoscopic vision (so far only nVidias do this, not ATI. To the extent of my knowledge, that is), and that the head-tracking requires Windows XP. While the last issue isn't really an issue since I do run XP, the pricetag and the stereoscopic issue is a problem.

     

    But the day I win the big pot in the lottery, I'm getting this and an nVidia SLI-setup :D

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