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What I am going to say here are generalizations and some of it has been covered in this thread before. The Mirage F1 is a 3rd Gen fighter and like have been said was an incremental progression from the Mirage III. Fighters like the F14, F15, F16, F18, Mirage 2000, MiG29, etc are 4th Gen fighters and were also referred to as super fighters. 4th Gen fighters were a technological leap forward compared to the previous generation and it covered all aspects of fighters. Like engines, avionics, radars, aerodynamics, etc. For instance the fighters like the F14, F15, MiG29, etc make use of lifting body technology where the fuselage also provide lift like a wing. The Mirage F1 does not have this. F16, F/A18 and Mirage 2000 have the centre of gravity moved back (Relaxed stability) past the centre of the aircraft making them unflyable without an flight control computer. But this has advantages like it improve the sustained turn rate (My information is based on reading a coffee table book decades ago). Apparently this makes a huge difference between Mirage 2000 and Mirage 3. Leading wing root extensions (F16, F/A18, MiG29, Su27, etc) help with increasing the the angle of attack that these aircraft can reach before stalling. Bare in mind that the Mirage also have things like the slats, combat flaps, sharp dogtooth extensions on the front of the wings, all of which help with airflow over the wing at higher angle of attack. The point is the F1 came in right at the end of 3rd Gen fighters and started to compete almost immediately with 4th Gen fighters. On a completely even more off topic note, it seems that nearly all operators of the Mirage F1 used it in combat!

That did the trick! Thanks FMBluecher! It is much appreciated. Enjoy the weekend.

Good day. I bought this DLC a couple of days ago and got an install link immediately. When I clicked on it nothing happened. I am currently not getting a link to install the DLC. My Steam App is up to date. Please can somebody tell me the steps how to install the DLC

Thanks. Will get.

Good day all. Just want to ask; what is the most popular multiplayer map? New to DCS world and just want to know if I should get Nevada, Persian Gulf or Syria (Not going to fly WWII for now)? Hope everybody are going to have a DCS weekend.

Thanks.

Good day all. I have searched for my query on google but can not find an answer. I am interested in getting the DCS F-14 module but I also want to get the DCS FC3 module. I would rather buy directly from Heatblur Simulations and Eagle Dynamics than Steam (And thus use DCS World from Eagle Dynamics and not Steam). Will there be any compatibility issues? If so is it then better to get everything from Steam? Regards. FanBoy

The problem with this thread is that every plane that is being suggested is something I would want in DCS.

Thanks. Will whatch video now. A little dissapointed that it is in our technological grasp though.

Sorry. I have not read through the complete post, so does not know if it has been discussed. I have a question. If the ufo is moving at 10000mph, why is there no disturbed air or a sonic boom?

@USMC_Trev and MiG21bisFishbedL Sorry. My remark was more of a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that the media (Of different countries), negatively report on certain matters and use erroneous data to support their statements. Watched video. And after they bashed the F/A 18 closer to the end they highlight the good parts of it as well. With F-35 it is just a total basing of the F-35. And using half-truths and completely wrong information to do so. It shows me to what level the media has devolved. All I need to know about F-35 is what Russian fighter experts say about it. One stated that he foresee that it will be success just as the F-16 it is replacing.

No. Their job is to report the truth so that people can make informed decisions.

I think a lot of people are going to die by the AIM 54 before they can get close enough to find out that they personally also can't win the dogfight.

42 Years old. Can't remember exactly started either in 1989 or 1990 on a 286 CPU, 30MB, DOS, etc. Flew missions over the North Cape and Central Europe listening to Def Leppard's Hysteria on a cassette deck Hi-Fi (Had a turn table to). One mission each night before bed. Those were great times. My first proper simulator was Chuck Yeager's Air Combat. Learned there to dogfight.

What about the F-4S or F-4G? I personally love the Phantom and would love one of the last models in DCS.