Zeus67

Found this video while searching for some MiG-19 info.

AFAIK, the US Navy never considered using the C-130 as a COD aircraft. The test was to check the possibility to use C-130 a la Dolittle's raid on Tokyo, when B-25s took off from Navy carriers, for emergency deployment of troops, etc.

The C-130 is carrier capable too. In theory any STOL aircraft is carrier capable.

B-36 and B-52s have endurance beyond any protective fighter cover can provide. That is why in the 1950s the USAF experimented with parasitic aircraft being carried by the bombers. In reality, the only defensive measure they had was to fly higher and faster than any fighter could. That is why it was top priority for the USSR to have high altitude interceptors. This is one of the reasons why the USAF aggressively probed the USSR air defenses, they were looking for holes in the radar network. Allegedly they found large holes over the Arctic circle that allowed SAC bomber to penetrate soviet airspace without being detected. The holes were not fully patched until the 1980s, but by that time the F-117 appeared and that changed the whole game.

The RP-5 Izumrud radar is an update of the RP-1, installed in the first serial aircraft. It has a detection range of up to 12 Km (6.5 nm) for bomber sized contact and 9 Km (4.8 nm) for a fighter sized one. Interestingly enough it had two antennas: one for searching and one for tracking, making it probably the first radar to have Track-While-Scan (TWS) capability. It can autolock at ranges from 2 to 4 Km (1 to 2.2 nm) and provide targeting information to the pilot with the help of the AR-18-8 gunsight. Like all 1st generation radars, it was prone to ground cluttering, which limited its use to altitude above 2000 m (6,600 ft) above the ground. Its best operational altitudes are above 3600m (11,800 ft) AGL. The search antenna can track up to 10 contacts, while the tracking one is permanently set in STT (Single Target Track). The visible cone belongs to the tracking antenna.

In case you did not know, Pakistan later rewired the F-6 so they could use the AIM-9B.

It is a big help. The F-86 Sabre racked a lot of kills thanks to its gunnery radar. Do not dismiss it because it has many failings compared to current ones. Gunnery radars, when they were introduced, were a big game changer in aerial combat and everybody rushed to put one aboard their aircrafts.

The MiG-19P's radar is a basic gunnery radar. It has a 12 Km (6.5 nm) detection range and a lock range from 2 to 4 Km (1 to 2.2 nm). Ground return makes it unusable below 2000 m (6500 feet) AGL. You start getting ground returns at 3500 m (11500 feet) AGL. Remember that this is a 1st generation radar.

First tests of the gunsights: ASP-5 Optical gunsight AR-18 Radar gunsights (at the center of the ASP-5 gunsight). This test is to check basic functionality. Comparison with the real gunsights:

R-3S salvo fire test. Missiles are launched one after the other with a 3 seconds interval. 1st. Missile fired 2nd one got the target.

Testing the rockets.

Nothing to see. Finished mapping the electrical system. Now all systems only work if there is electrical power for them. You will have to click on a lot of switches. :smartass:

The INS does not "sense" if the parking brake is not set. The AV-8B engine is so powerful that without the parking brake the aircraft tends to move forward. The INS detects this movement and puts itself on hold.

Yes, if you do a repair the INS will require a full alignment because the aircraft has been moved, disassembled, etc. But I will make sure that if you have PREALIGNED, this option also works for repairs.

I know, but it is hard to redo a video.

Yes, because the diagram was built with outdated info.

Yes. The inner circle contains all threats that are either actively targeting the aircraft (radar lock or missile launch) or whose signal strength is such that they cannot fail to detect you.

There is no server side option to enforce alignment.

Believe me, it is hell when you have documents contradicting each other. That means one superseded the other.

I do not understand your question. There are three INS alignment settings: 1. UNALIGNED. You have to input present position data, etc and align the INS. 2. SAVED HEADING ONLY. You still have to align the INS, but PP data is already in the system and you can bypass one of the steps. It has a faster alignment period. 3. PREALIGNED. The INS is aligned from the get go.

Britsh G.R. Harriers use a different, more advanced and still HIGHLY classified, RWR system, not the ALR-67.

On the initial ALR-67 version , lethality was Out. Non-Lethal was inner, Lethal was middle and Critical was outer. In the specific case of the F-14 this must be the version it used until its retirement. Current ALR-67 version, including the those in the AV-8B, have their lethality reversed: Non-Lethal is outer, Lethal is middle and Critical is inner. I checked and rechecked this and have documents confirming this. The reason for the change eludes me but probably it had to do with keeping everybody working in the same way.

Since some people are complaining about the volume for the RWR warning sounds, here's a temporary fix until volume control is enabled. All you have to do is edit the following sdef files: Location: Mods/aircraft/AV8BNA/Sounds/sdef Files: RWR_Threat.sdef RWR_Threat_AI.sdef RWR_Threat_Launch.sdef RWR_Threat_Lock.sdef RWR_Threat_Lock_SAM.sdef Modify the GAIN (volume) value to a level you feel comfortable with.

There are a couple of bugs with status change and new threat tones.