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Looks like some type of short range IR guided missile. Strella/Igla?

I think it is pritty clear what it was... But in all seriousness.. But that dose not explain how both pilots in separate aircraft observed the same/slimier object, let alone the fact they where tracking "a whole fleet of them" on the radar display. It would seem that there is something physically there reflecting radar waves. Random guess ball lightning maybe?

And what is worse is they are going to be the F/A-18A/B. As I understand it the Incremental modernization, program started in 2001, brought the current fleet fleet up to C/D standards. We are literally paddling backwards now. The longer it is put of the more money is wasted on band aide solutions...but hey at least weed will be decriminalized :doh: . I know that some of the current CF-188s have been cannibalised already to keep the others flyable, I would guess that is what the Ausi purchase was for?

It is the luck off the draw, I understand your frustration I have had that happen a couple of times with computer parts and such but it is not ED's fault that you chose to purchase when you did irrespective of how close to a sale it was. ED has a lot of sales so if you missed one there always another one coming up. I assume the reason for the live chat thing is that is not an avenue for customer service/bug fixing. Ask for some help in https://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=38

Bombardier is just another example of "To big to fail" so it is a double edged sword. Really good politics there Trudeau, punish the Canadian air force because you wan't to act like a spoiled kid, I bet Boeing could not give a sh%$. As for procuring "new" aircraft I agree with a previous post that it seems like the current government is just stalling until it becomes someone else problem. Well when the current CF-188's and the planed hand me downs from Australia start dropping out of the sky (some already have) it will be there problem.

That is just...EPIC. What an amazing bit of history and craftsmanship you have built there. Great work!.

Welcome to one of the best community's out there :thumbup:

Very cool, thanks for sharing :thumbup:

I still see the Ka-52 in allot of Russian news photos, also I think Egypt jut bought 46. I agree it is one bad a$$ looking helo but unfortunately that dose not win battles...or maybe it dose :thumbup:

Well said. Thank You!

Got yah!, thanks for the explanation :thumbup:

I am pretty sure everyone has figured this out already but I think the CH-53 is a model for the marine ships and AI? :cry:

A few new photos Razbam has posted on Facebook. (Unsure how to embed Directly from face book so I had to use an image hosting site :doh:) https://www.facebook.com/pg/RazbamSims/photos/?ref=page_internal BTW I really dig the new logo Radzamb ;) very simple, clean and professional looking.

I have seen this stated a few times by other developers, what is the reasoning behind this if such info can be shared with the humble peasants? :music_whistling:. Is it part of the contract or dose ED do it because it is part of the game engine itself?

Very interesting thank you!

I believe it is on hold until the Harrier crunch is over?

What about that Thunderbird crash a while back that gave us that amazing photo. I imagine his sink rate was pretty high but was able to clear the aircraft. I have seen other ejection similar but I guess the vertical velocity was within the limit.

No, what we really need is more cow bell!

Very nice thank you for sharing. :thumbup:

I am admittedly bad at the Su-33 still so it may just be an AI issue with the new flight model then? I had the carrier going 29 knots with a 10 knot head wind and the AI Su-33 loaded with different ordnance mixes and fuel % and they where splashing water beyond "roughly" 54,000lbs. I don't think "Skill Level" plays a apart in this but I had it at excellent. This is a problem I have and try my best to eliminate with writing bug reports...is it the game or me? :pilotfly:

The chalks issue was also reported by two other users and might explain the lower take off weight. As for the "teleporting", that seems kind of dumb? What if I want me and my wing man to launch from the longer side? I don't see any way of doing that.

To add to the list 1. The chalks on the Kuznetsov do not work 2. Pressing "U" at any launch station results in Su-33 teleporting to the first forward starboard launch station. 3. Su-33 max take of weight appears to be significantly lower then the reported weight. Take off above 54,000 lbs is not possible.

After some testing that ton must be in US because at 27 Imperial Tons the aircraft weighs 60,480 Lbs and the AI eject and end up in the drink. At 27 Us tons that is 54,000 lbs and the AI can clear the water. With zero head wind and zero carrier speed on the short ramp the max take off weight seems to be around 54,000 lbs = 24ish imperial tons. So yeah I think this is a bug with the new flight model? One post mentioned the Su-33 campaign is unplayable now with carrier takeoffs. Because even with 29knts cruise speed from the Kuznetsov and a 15 knot head wind 54,000 lbs is the MAX take off weight without skimming the water.

Hey I noticed that to!. The only way I was able to take off was to hit U then hold the action "Wheel Break Start" ie not the normal "break", run the engines up to full burner until the plane lurched forward, release said break then engage Emergency War Power. Even with all that it was iffy. Some sort of checklist would be invaluable here, things have changed enough from the old Su-33. Edit: I just now found the (old) Su-33 manual mentioned in another post. Doh! I did not think it had one as it was not in the usual /Eagle Dynamics/Mod/Aircraft/Doc folder.

I will add it to my note's, cheers! :thumbup: