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v1.2.3 After AI helicopter getting hit, and shut down engines, it seem indestructable. Also I noticed the flares don't work when it's tracked by Hawk system. Self repairing chopper.trk

I see AI helicopters too, doing that, with self repairs too, making smoke stop.

Since single play is fine, it also could be your internet setup, nowadays many share connection with ipad,iphone on wifi. So make sure you try without anything else connected when you look for the cause of the problem.

The doors on the Huey moves offset above certain zoom distance.

I got FC3 yesterday, and was very interested in how the FC3 jets behaves above service ceilings, and made a test close to how F-15A altitude records was made.:smartass: How to; I have to say I love how things are turning out now, very promising:thumbup: Edit; Fixed external sounds. Very nice! :pilotfly::thumbup: F-15C Altitude test.trk

Almost everybody outside russia knows that most armored vehicles in west have stabilized gyros that makes aiming while driving very accurate. If it's some biased shit, it only make ED loose customers.

I don't understand, a no combat era in DCS? Dynamic Combat Simulator.

If the delay with FC3 has something to do with this post, I'm upgrading from possible buyer to 100% sure! :)

Do any of the DCS multi-engine planes have DIRCM ?

I see, looks like 70+ is only in start of the difficult climbing. DCS starts getting difficult above 35k. Or maybe it's in the maneuver, but anyway, it will stop at 60k here. Would be fun to try this.

Interesting, never new that one before, only heard rumors at 70+.

I'm talking about DCS, without cheating or modding, to be able to do this online. And 100,000 in a F-15 is not realistic at all.

Or did you mean to say, that when the F-104C from 3'rd party developers arrives, that broke 100,000 feet altitude, and set new record (in the west). It will be limited to a 50,000 service ceiling barrier in DCS?

Thanks for pointing out to me that FC3 will have same performance like DCS World Made a test mission, 0 degree Celsius, Winter map. This track shows the F-15C climb with 500fpm at 59,000 feet, afterburners on, and suddenly stopped climbing at 60,000feet , but waypoint continues to 65,000 feet, if it was a F-16CJ (according to your sheet) it would be able to at least 9,000 feet more, on afterburners, and then, slowly loose climb speed, but not stop there. Not sure what data is on a F-15C with 2 x F-100 engines. If 60,000feet happens to be the Combat ceiling at 0 degree celsius, I asume the 500fpm shouldn't drop to 0 fpm like that. Hope this clears out what I tried to say. F-15C ceiling.trk

I understand the 'internet' is not really reliable, but mostly when it comes to details. So my point is really only that I hope the Jets in FC3 are comparable with the 3.rd party jets, so it could be possible to use most of them online together, instead of risking to have to separate them. Mainly because the group making FC2 in the past at least, have been very reluctant to do patches at all. But it would be a really nice surprise if they already have done this. More like a 'heads up' than a bug report, because we don't know what FC3 brings. If jets in FC3 need to have full afterburners on to get up to service ceiling, like in FC2, I would get really disappointed if I bought it, because I really doubt thats reality. Edit;If I remember it wrong I'm sorry, because it's several years since i had FC2 installed now, but from what i recall I needed Full afterburner to reach ceiling.

I guess we have to wait until FC3, to see something concrete. I don't have TF34-400A sheets. http://www.plane-crazy.net/links/tf34.htm

Yes, I read the range totally wrong, sorry.

I didn't see your irony at all, you just put a lot of comments to make you look smart, without coming with a single fact or comment about the subject at all. And yes, I'm looking forward to see if FC3 is improved, and my point is if nobody say anything, chances are it will be more like FC2.

I also noticed this chart for the TF-34-GE A-10A engine, only use temperature ranging between 25-50 degree Celisius. Asuming this is ground or sea level temperatures. Even a drag index at 8, if the curves are almost linear or continue that direction. It clearly indicate it's possible to fly at Cruise Ceiling (300fpm) above 45,000 feet, already at 15 degree celsius, and even higher at lower temperatures.

I'm not trying to put out a leg or anything, it's just that this seem to be too stange to be true, compared to everything else i read. You never tried to reach service ceiling in FC1.12 with the F-15, or you would understand why I'm worried. And no, I'm not a 'young' padawan, so shut your little mouth!

I'm no expert, for all I know the wiki part are written for civilian planes. From the data sheets, it looks like 500fpm is Combat ceiling, and 300fpm are Cruise Ceiling, and with afterburner it looks like the F-16CJ (F-100 engine) is capable of about 15,000 extra feet, and still able to climb 500fpm. And it looks like service ceiling has 100fpm. But, there are a number of older fighterjets that can reach far above it's service ceiling. Altitude records; F-4 Phantom II, December 6,1959 98,557 ft F-4E Phantom II,Service ceiling 60,000 feet F-104C December 1959 103,389 ft in 15 min 4.92 seconds. Service ceiling 50,000 feet (probably because of the small wings) In 1984, during a major NATO exercise, Flt Lt Mike Hale intercepted a U-2 at a height which they had previously considered safe from interception. Records show that Hale climbed to 88,000 ft (26,800 m) in his Lightning F.3 (From wiki too) Lightning F-3 Service ceiling 54,000 feet. I'm not claiming that theese planes can stay at those altitudes, it's more like trading speed for altitude, but the planes in DCS seems underpowered. The A-10C ingame has a service ceiling 10,000m, or 33,000 feet, but I only find 45,000 feet anywhere else. http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=70

From Wiki; From this reading, and with the new planes from different 3'rd part developers, where some of the planes are capable of more than double the altitude of Service ceiling, something need to get cleared out. One example. The A-10C has a celing at a clean configuration for 45,000 feet, this means it still would be able to climb at about 500 feet pr minute at that altitude. Currently the DCS A-10C have a Absolute Ceiling at about 36,000 feet and a DCS official service ceiling at 33,000 feet, 10,000m. Different sources all say 13,700, or 45,000 feet (one claimed 45,000 13636m) And also for Jets the maximum continous power is without afterburners, so there's probably a lot for ED to do here, or will the 3'rd party Developers planes get nerfed down to ED's current standard?

Sombody who buy FC3 (or tested already), please tell if this have been fixed. I also am very interested in if there is done many bug fixes, or a few maybe, or just some?:huh::music_whistling:

Havent had this problem before, but today I crash every time I try login. Got administrator activated, but even manual start as administrator didn't work.

Nice find. and yes, the second video was just for fun.:smilewink: