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  1. Yeah that's correct. I used T2 because I thought they were referring to the NATOPS? For instance, EGT of the Hornet measures the temperature between turbines, which is T5. Here's a diagram for twin shaft engines. Showing all the temperature and pressure positions.
  2. No, what I'm saying (I should've made it more clear) that the probe is adjusted for ram rise, the difference between total air temperature and static air temperature. The T2 isn't, therefore the T2 probe will "see" an increase in temperature due to inlet compression etc. SAT is the outside air temperature, TAT is the temperature adjusted for compressibility and friction. And the difference between these two is called ram rise.
  3. Just checked, I have an INLET ICE warning regardless if my T2 is in the icing conditions or not. For instance, the T2 below is 78°C, which should melt any ice on the Ice detector. The probe seems to be tied to the OAT. Note: I was supersonic I believe.
  4. This flickering does not exist in real life I believe. Afterburner fuel flow is constant, the flame is constant, there is no abrupt variation like a LED lamp as said above, where it blinks 60 times per second, or even a piston engine. The flame burns continuously. This is probably a camera thing. Doesn't really have anything to do with the actual afterburner. There is space for improvements indeed, dynamic AB, better shock diamonds, better animation etc. But the textures are quite nice on the Hornet. Also, I don't know how you come to a conclusion that the AB on the Hornet looks like from LOMAC. It's much better than any AB effect I've seen in DCS so far.
  5. Rainmaker, I don't think Howie is talking about that. The topic of this thread is about the Inlet icing linked to outside air temperature rather than the inlet temperature. If you fly really fast, you can BOIL water in the inlet, therefore no icing conditions should exist, that graph used to explain the icing zones is tied to the inlet temperature. In DCS it seems to be tied to the Outside air temperature (OAT). And that's wrong. What Howie is saying is, if you find yourself in icing conditions, where the Ice detector light comes on, you can simply increase your T2 by increasing your Mach number. But regardless if you do that or not, the icing conditions are liked to the OAT, and not the conditions in the inlet duct, which is COMPLETELY different from the atmosphere.
  6. Yes... because the inlet air temperature (T2) is a function of Mach number. The Hornet is a supersonic aircraft, the inlet system must decrease the airspeed in order for the engine to work properly. When the inlet system decreases the speed of the air, the static pressure increases, and this is followed by an increase in temperature. So yes faster you go, higher the pressure and temperature will be. Because the inlet is compressing the air as well.
  7. DCS does not exist for 30 years, the company yes ALMOST 30 years (27 is the actual number). DCS became a thing in 2008, but it's an evolution from famous series called LOMAC/FC and Su-27 Flanker.
  8. I don't think this update is bringing new items to the game tbh...
  9. Yo-Yo himself already said he is not going to change anything until you prove it's wrong, not based on common knowledge, youtube videos or friends (may or may not be the case here), but based on actual documentation, especially about the aircraft in the discussion. From my understanding, you are trying to teach Eagle Dynamics on how to receive feedback from their customers and possibly fix what (supposedly) is wrong. But see, you are talking to a company that is developing flight simulators for almost 30 years, you are NOT talking to amateur people here on this forum. The developers do know what they are doing, especially the FM engineers. They have a TON of experience. It wouldn't be fair for them to change their code or whatever they programmed because of a random person (not in the offensive way - just a random person on a forum) considers a specific item to be wrong. So please stop using common knowledge and try to use real documentation and if possible make comparisons between X and X and not X and XZY. They don't want to know if slats give you X% of lift or drag so therefore this Y aircraft is supposed to turn better than X. That's not going to help anything since they are interested in seeing a solid proof of what's wrong with the FM (if there is something wrong - which is not the case here since what you were trying to say before was not correct). Conclusion, ED devs do know what they are doing, and most of the time they are open to discussion about their work as long as you can provide enough documentation and/or images to prove your point. Seriously ED has been doing this for longer than you may imagine. Also, let's try to not say things like "They rather ban you and me and anyone else who contradicts them (ED devs)" because that's far from being true. And THAT can get you banned. Just my 2 cents.
  10. Well what I'm going to say isn't necessarily about the upcoming update that nobody knows when it's coming out but these are the things I would like to see in the update (assuming this update will be released in order to improve some of the technologies and not bring new items to the game); Better textures (especially the cockpit), new weapons textures, new flight model for some bombs (JDAM) and possibly the AGM-65, better sounds, new lighting (NAV lights for example) are some of the things I would like to see. But what I'm expecting is new textures, that's it. Hopefully, it's more than that... :)
  11. Jesus man! I bet the ones you have there are 5 times bigger in Australia! LOL
  12. Excuse me for my ignorance about the subject but here in Brazil, perhaps South America too, I've never seen Hornets like that, personally, I've never heard of any here where I live, I'm assuming these insects are more common in North America. But I do have a question that always pops up when I see them, are they really dangerous? I do understand when people say they want to run away as fast as possible if they saw one, I think I have entomophobia because I freak out when I see an insect that is bigger than 2cm. :D Bees are cute though. But the ones here in Brazil came from Africa, which is kind of aggressive as far as I know.
  13. Nice changelog! New Spit finally! They said they were going to update Normandy map a while ago, this update was supposed to be released this month. And here it is. Take a look at the Normandy thread, there is definitely something there. Or download the update and see it yourself. :thumbup:
  14. I found the fuel consumption hilarious! :D
  15. Yes it's extremely small. Higher humidity actually decreases the air density. But this effect is considered negligible.
  16. All gas turbine engines will suffer from an increase in temperature. One of the most important aspects of a gas turbine is the temperature between turbines. And this temperature, which is extremely hot, cannot exceed a specific limit. And this temperature is directly connected to the T1, this is the temperature at which the air enters the engine. In order to not overheat the engine, the fuel control unit must trim the fuel flow (decrease). With this decrease in fuel flow, the engine is going to produce less thrust or horsepower. It's very important to keep a constant air-fuel ratio. Gas turbine engines run because of the air, whenever there is an increase or decrease of it, there must be an increase/decrease of fuel flow as well. In the past airliner engines used to have a water injection system for thrust augmentation. When the air is colder, the density increases, so you'll have a higher amount of oxygen for the same volume. Air would be dumped into the compressor inlet, thus decreasing the air temperature, making air denser. And in some cases, it would let the engine use a higher fuel flow for a specific amount of time. The Pegasus engine for example (used as an example above) used water injection to increase its thrust. This was obtained by decreasing the combustion chamber temperature, therefore allowing a higher RPM.
  17. As people pointed out, Mach number varies with temperature and pressure. Generally speaking, the Mach number tends to decrease with colder temps, and increase with hotter temps. So make sure you are using Ground speed as a reference, which is the speed in relation to the ground (as the name says).
  18. That's awesome, I thought you had issues with an auto updater?
  19. Yeah it sounds like a jet. It shouldn't because it isn't a jet-powered aircraft. It's a turboprop, most of the thrust comes from the propeller and not the exhaust. Although the exhaust contributes to the thrust of the aircraft.
  20. Gorgeous!
  21. Thanks ED for a great sim! That video is absolutely gold! Thank you so much for sharing. Difference between what LOMAC and DCS 1.1 used to be and what DCS is nowadays is clear how the company evolved and worked so hard to be where it is now. Really proud of DCS and Eagle Dynamics. Thank you for making the best combat sim out there (Once again).
  22. Nice. Thank you guys for one more pub!
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