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sp0nge

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  1. Wow. I WANT 1!!! gimme gimme gimme!! I'd have a bit of trouble fitting into my rc plane though.
  2. Hmm I'll take a look now :D THANKS in advance
  3. If any of this was real IMHO the US would have their hands on it, and keep it top secret locked in some maximum security room where no one else can get to it. Quote: LASER RIFLE" DESIGN A HOAX It's the kind of proposal that makes sci-fi dorks (including this one) quiver with anticipation: a 1999 design, found by DefenseReview, for a real-life laser rifle. So when I read about the far-out sounding "Gasdynamic Laser Weapon" on Slashdot, I fell for it. Without reading too carefully, I bought the gobbledygook about the Stavatti Corporation using streams of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and helium gases to help generate pulses of laser light. And I swallowed when I called the company, and was told the president was out of town, looking for government funding. But defence tech readers are smarter than its editor, and they immediately called bulls**t. "Looks like an April Fool's gag," is how several readers described the rifle design. "A very elaborate gag," added another. "Obviously written by an insider." A third noted newsgroup posts from 2002 calling Stavatti's designs for an "F-26" airplane into question. But the kicker came from Stavatti's own website: The company is the first in history to double as a drum maker and a defense contractor, you see. Stavatti Percussion conducts the retail sale of percussion products Stavattifounder and current CEO, Christopher R. Beskar, plays the bagpipes. Early in his piping career, Mr. Beskar joined a bagpipe band. This band was in need of drummers to play the snare in accompaniment of the pipes. Mr. Beskarbrother Shawn joined the band and became an accomplished pipe band snare drummer capable of Grade 2 competition while yet in High School. Later on, Shawn became CFO of Stavatti. While serving as CFO, Shawn began marketing Premier Pipe Band Products under a business entity designated DSDC. DSDC focused exclusively on the sale of high performance pipe band drums and accessory products. Reselling Snares, Bass and Tenor drums to pipe bands throughout the Midwest, in 1996 DSDC became a division of Stavatti Corporation known as Stavatti Percussion. Concentrating upon the value added resale of pipe band percussion products, Stavatti can address all your pipe band drumming needs! And Stavatti doesn't just design any weapons. "Stavatti builds space fighters," the company website says. "We know what threats are out there. A 9mm just woncut it when you are facing 30 ft tall insectoids, or the reptile alien overlords from Rigel." To battle these baddies, of course, you need a laser rifle. THERE'S MORE: Stavatti CEO Chris Baskar insists his company is legit. But he can't produce a single customer for his high-tech arms buisiness. In a phone interview from a Virgina hotel room, Baskar claims that he has "60 people in the company." But when pressed, he admits that all but three "are essentially assisting on a pro bono basis." He also says he sees nothing wrong with a company trying market laser rifles and drums at the same time. Yamaha, he notes, makes drums, pianos -- and motorocycles, too. What about the statements on his site about using his Stavatti guns to stop "alien overlords"? "It indicates a little bit of classified work," he replies. "Other than that, it's humor." Haha. Only thing futuristic that exists are those NANOTECH Suits the US Army is getting.
  4. As Cali said, perfectly normal. You probably won't see a solid line at all. Unless you're tracking a new player :)
  5. Ok. No problemo! Good 2 hear ;)
  6. you could get LOPE (Lock on pylon editor). Or you could fly the MiG-29 :P... dam, hyena beat me haha. If you get LOPE don't go flying around online with R-77s on all different aircraft. It's considered cheating by most players and looked down upon harshly ;) yeah so. just fly offline in campaign or whatever u want to do apart from multiplayer.
  7. yet again my thread gets bumped off the second page due to inactivity :( so once again i bring it back to life. Does anyone know if there is an image file for the cloud of fuel that is released when you press Ctrl-r or whatever the key is?
  8. lol try not to drift too far from my subject... :(
  9. Does anyone know if the fuel plume that appears when you dump fuel is directly editable as an image? If ne1 knows a quick response would be awsom :thumbup:
  10. Lol... Short question Do you remember .. A-10 Cuba? hahahahaha
  11. He made it himself...
  12. Firstly, you need to have a lock on the target for them to engage "your target" If you want them to engage primary, you have to designate primary when you do targetting in mission editor. With the MIG-29 and your wingman, i have experience a slow response as to engage bandits - most aircraft i have had it happen - but in the end they engaged...the wingman should stick with you in formation until in range then he'll say "2 engaging bandit" By saying engage bandits he should go on Fire at Will as you put it.
  13. If you go into MeINIT and changed the F-16's settings to have "Human Cockpit = yes" you will have the F-16 as flyable with a Su-27 pit. Same applies to all ac but the f-16 and the F-5 can reach speeds up to 3500km/h. Or 3500 watever is down in the bar wen ur in F2 lol. Anyone know what the speed reading is measured in when you're in F-2 or F4, etc.
  14. I see. Thanks! Ill probably turn it up now, lol.
  15. Thanks Brit Well, we still could get rid of some unneccesary AC. :music_whistling: C-130 is a good option IMHO
  16. Also still there. Oh well. It was Britgliderpilots mod incase ur interested... No need to elaborate on the topic :) Btw, save u visiting my other post, do u by any chance happen to know of exactly what having the effects tab up does.. and what does it increase...?
  17. Both MiGs are still there..AFAIK...lol
  18. I suppose. Converting would be a good choice though. If we can't add anything new...What did ED replace with SU-25T...? And with the Navy Supermod, what was replaced with the F-111, MiG-29K, etc. No sarchasm, i wana no wat im missing out on :(
  19. I usually have my effects on the minimum, but the other day I turned it on when I was tweaking. There was like no difference in anything... Could someone tell me exactly what these effects are and what role they play in enhancing gameplay. At the moment I see them completely useless :huh: Examples are appreciated. thanks in advance.
  20. I reckon it would open up stacks more opportunities for ... everything ... Great idea :D
  21. Hey i just saw this thread and thought it might be pretty cool to have it. It was posted in Lockonfiles forums under the addons section. Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:08 am Post subject: Civilian aircraft? Hey, Is it possible to convert FS2004 planes into lock on, or just any Lock on civilian craft out there? I thought flying along side a 747 would add some news aspects to my missions. Thanks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- :D
  22. I opened the template from EricJ's site and went from there. I admit it is similar :D I did try and imitate the camo for a darker look, thats why it's Dark Camo in the mods section. Oh well :) only my first skin anyway. Gotta learn someway.
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