Fer_Fer

i don't think so...

Simply put, the trouble is that while the model itself is not protected under copyright. If you make a model of it, it can be seen as more of a tribute, hence, somebody will not confuse a model with the real deal. so while basic performance parameters and looks are not protected. the problem is that the specifics are, the moment you start accurately modelling systems and its characteristics, you start to make what is essentially a copy, which does infringe on people's IP. This is what happened with the EA versus Bell, where EA had made an exact copy of several Bell helo's that were found to be too resembling that they were forced to pay for a licence. So, in the case of the Mirage 2000-5 in game, there will be no lawsuit over it, after all, while it looks like a mirage, its somebody's personal model, and lacks the distinctive features that are protected under IP law. The second bigger issue is that even if they managed to sort out the legal problems, the problem is that the AdA will simply say no. the french are incredibly paranoid about their military hardware, and tend to not share a lot of info with the public. Compare the French Mirage III manual to the Australian one, IIRC the French one was 80 pages while the Australian one was 250+, including flight performance parameters.

Aviodev is working on a F1EE, which fits the bill as well though,

Is it an F1EE?

as long as you don't give them R-77's en Masse you should be fine

its an interesting piece of kit, so that alone makes it worth adding. that being said, i'd like to see a J-8 and JH-7 at some point in the future

have you bugreported it?

There were, apparently, quite a few details that needed to be mentioned. I have read that Article, and its not exactly a fair matchup, according to some, the Mirage squadron was one that was used in the nuclear bombing role (which is the primary role of IAF Mirage squadrons) where the pilots had little A2A training, severely impacting its ability to fight a dedicated A2A squadron on even grounds. hence, that article can hardly be taken as a definitive proof. and IMHO, any complaining should not be done based on its performance compared to another aircraft, but to the performace of the aircraft IRL.

could i have a link? If anything, an accurate FM is mutually exclusive with it being a joy to fly right?

I know the Indians did run a few matches between their Fulcrums and Mirages, although the article isn't exactly heavy on the details. also, you happen to have a link to the mirage pilots view of the FM? (french is perfectly fine)

wasn't the problem with the F-16 that Lockheed isn't exactly keen on selling a licence to make it in the first place?

it has IFF, but it needs to be turned on

its a very long shot from the 151 million a pop that the Dutch have to pay for the F-35, so some skepticism about the price is more then warranted

I feel that before ED adds any more aircraft, its important to flash out the ground unit selection, especially when the release of Straits of Hormuz is considered. So i think the following is more important, - USSR Legacy Sams (S-200 and the like) still rather common - USSR/US/UK/German AAA Units (100mm AA guns and assorted Radars and fire control units) - T-62's and variants (used by both Iran and Iraq) - Truck Mounted Anti Ship Missiles (Silkworm, Styx and KH 31 etc)

isn't the FC 3 F-15 a block from 98? of course its going to outperform an aircraft who entered service in the mid 80's.

well its not politics, but there are quite a few people (especially where i live) that prefer anything over Lockheed just because Lockheed is Lockheed. other then that, I'm guessing the Canadian appreciate the engine redundancies and the fact it can handle rough landing strips, which may have played part in the considerations. other factors may include the familiarity with the Hornet family and possibly the fact that F-18 spares can be used for the Superhornet and vice versa

Not buying Lockheed...

Sounds like a solid reasoning guessing that its a Prelude to do a full scale replacement of the Hornet with the superhornet.

ED's Spitfire and Jug are on track, the Bearcat, Wildcat, P40F and their Spitfire, are, for all intents and purposes, in Limbo until further notice, and i should remind you that the P-40F was supposed to go into Pre order status September of last year, so Hiro has a valid point.

Wasn't the P-40F postponed twice already?

Dassault competed against the F-35 both in Japan and Netherlands bids. For the Dutch, its pretty much accepted that bidding was nothing more then legalizing a deal that had been struck beforehand. (Wikileaks basically had several Cables that indicate that the decision was made prior to the bid being launched), not to mention exact requirements for that bid changed 3 times. (Must be able to penetrate airspace with SEAD assets and NATO allied support, to, must be capable of penetrating heavily defended airspace with no support and remain undetected).

Desert storm is not a good example. The french supplied the US with detailed information on RAKI, the integrated system they build for Iraq. Which in itself wasn't bad except for the fact everything was routed through a single mainframe located in a bunker beneath the ministry of defence. When day 1 strikes took it out, the IADS stopped functioning and turned into several isolated systems

Goodluck Blackcat, i am looking forward to it

testing of the North Korean derivative of the S-300

seems they are drafting the requirements for a A-10 successor rather then an upgrade though