RPY Variable

This bomb should fly almost horizontal when dropped at speed. In DCS it is just a normal GBU with a slightly attenuated parabolic trajectory. If you want to have a more or less decent distance you need to drop, let's say, mach 1.2 35.000, and it almost goes on a 45° dive to the target, which goes against the essence of this bomb. In DCS it has a glide ratio of 2.5 or less, which is ridiculously low if you compare it with this video and common sense. Note that the bomb drops like a normal bomb, then the autopilot kicks gliding with a much more shallow angle. Int not going to make a CFD study of the bomb, but 2/2.5glide ratio (, when dropped at 500kn, seems way too low.

1) The effect seems to be too sudden. Today I black out on almost all merges. https://streamable.com/2vgohk 2) From changelog: "This is most useful AFTER performing a G warmup (4 to 5 G for 90-degrees, and then the same maneuver back in the other direction)." Why 90° in one direction, and then 90° in the other direction??? I find it kind of arcade. Like if matter which side you are pulling, there is no difference for the body. For example, G-Force centrifuges only rotate in one direction. In my opinion it should be, X amount of G's X amount of time and that's it.

I am talking about the reason for the hasty announcement of the F-4 and you are talking about the effects that the launch of the F-4 will have on the sales of the F-1. They are two different things. Beyond that I don't agree either since it is like saying that the Toyota Corolla does not compete for sales against the Honda Civic.

That is precisely why they announced the F-4 just when Aerges was about to release the F-1. With the promise that the F-4 would be available before the end of the year. In this way, they induce several people not buy the F-1 and wait for the F-4... in the end, the wait turned out to be more than two years, but they achieved their goal. These are the rules of the market, but a very unhappy move if you ask me.

Be aware that if you let go your joystick and inf RCTRL+ENTER the axis is not center almost perfectly, the autopilot won't engage. You'll need to recalibrate your joystick.

ED degrades RED coalition GPS accuracy. So take that into account. If you drop a gbu-38 from a BLUE F-16 you may have a CEP(circular error probable) up to 6m, if you drop from a RED F-16 you will have a CEP up to 50. You will have a better accuracy with a dumb bomb CCRP release. I didn't test if it affects J-17, but I suppose it does.

Hit it 10 times, it does the same thing. I think is broken.

Thanks for taking the time. I understand the argument, I don't say I agree (don't think anyone cares), 30 meters of precision seems a lot to me no matter how bad the GPS is. Even more so with such unverifiable aspects as GPS guided accuracy of eastern world countries. Maybe if BLUE is 5m, then make RED it 10m or 12m, I don't know, but 30m, 40m even 50m seems like much. It is worse than dumb bomb level flight release from 20.000ft. Be sure to stick this report on the refrigerator door because it will surely be a constant complaint XD. Thanks again for the time.

TMS DOWN is CZ. And it gives the same result.

I start with a waypoint over a tank (altitude of the waypoint is as the tank). The TGP point over the waypoint, when I slew the TGP and press CZ, the TGP doesn't go to the tank, but if I do a combination of SP->CZ sometimes it goes to the tank. But if I slew from there and CZ again, it again goes over the tank. Sames happens if I do it over a mark-point. Shouldn't the TGP start pointing over the tank, and CZ always go to the tank. https://streamable.com/ckm9xv F16 CZ.trk

I release there because I was prepared for someone telling me, "you release from very far away and the bomb had poor energy"... nevertheless. They had plenty of flytime. Based on what has been shown, I don't see any debate. Next image is Mk-82 dumb bomb release on level CCRP, same altitude, same all. Almost same accuracy as gbu38. This is nothing new, it has been like this for quite some time now.

Why so fast with the "correct as it is"? This has no sense. 1) If there were drift between the target and the waypoint, for example 30 meter to the left, the bomb should fall away from the target (+-30m to the left), but with the same CPG. All bomb should fall near each other, because there is an offset, but the bomb accuracy (CPG) shouldn't change. Image attached showing what I mean. 2) The waypoint was in place in the editor, the mission was just started, so there should be no error, and what shows that there is no error is the TGP pointing to the tank, which was CZ, it was not slewed at any time. In this case, it should work as a B2 with preplan waypoints. Is a INS/GPS bomb. 3) They are also very apart in azimuth, so it not a distance (laser) thing. 4) I tried with lase, almost same result. Image attached. null F16 GBU38 CEP with Laser.trk

This can't be right. The accuracy or Circular Error Probable (CEP) of the GBU38 is as bad as a dumb bomb. The waypoint is from the editor, exactly in the middle of the tank X Y Z. https://streamable.com/pi8l3e F16 GBU38 CEP.trk

1) Why sometimes I'm able to get my selected waypoint showing on the RDR screen and sometimes not? 2) Why sometimes I'm able to get the lines between waypoints shown on the HSD and sometimes not? If any JF17 veteran is able to clarify my doubt, I would be very grateful.

My understanding is that it is an air to surface missile. Nevertheless, it should be able to contras lock a helicopter. The AGM-65 can do it, so this one should do it too. Then it may or may not hit, but at least it should be able to lock. JF-17 C701 wont lock ah-64.trk