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Thanks for the info. Doing some research online, I have found this may be close to correct as well. There are too many resources to quote and no way am I posting anything here...but what I found makes me actually believe the DCS Tomcat subsonic acceleration may be accurate or close to it and the Hornet in DCS is too slow. I know this is all very complex and one must be careful about what they read online, so I will leave it to the experts and trust that in the end we will get accurate representations of each aircraft's real life performance.

The reason I ask is that in the following post dated Feb. 17, Wags mentioned the FM being updated in the next Open Beta... https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/165047-hornet-mini-updates/?do=findComment&comment=4575378 Maybe it just didn't make it in this patch.

I haven't had a chance to fly the Hornet since 2.7. Has anyone noticed FM changes to the Hornet...turn rate, acceleration, drag, etc? I did not see anything mentioned in the change log.

Here is some great data and analysis about transonic acceleration... https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/267242-f-14a-acceleration-data-comparison/ My original post was more about subsonic acceleration but the above points to acceleration issues in all flight regimes in DCS. If the A is that far off, the B may be as well. Also of note, the DCS Hornet is actually slower than the real life data on the A Hornet...this makes no sense because the A and C are the same airframe but the C has upgraded engines, which should make it quicker in acceleration...this is not seen in DCS. What we can gather from all of this is that the DCS Hornet is currently underpowered and/or over draggy, meaning it should be even faster in acceleration than the DCS Tomcat than it already is.

I have heard that about the Hornet's turn rate but not power/acceleration. Not saying you are wrong, but if you are right...the Hornet is a real pig then. Compared to it's teen fighter peers in DCS, the Tomcat has the slowest subsonic acceleration. This may be true to life and I am just misinterpreting the supposed Tomcat's speed superiority or the FM of all the others are way off.

Another thing to mention is that real life Hornet pilots have mentioned that the current Hornet FM is a bit draggy and slow in acceleration...this would make it even quicker than the Tomcat currently. It will be interesting to see the updated FM with 2.7 on Wednesday. I know the Tomcat is not getting an FM update this patch though.

Does anyone think that the current acceleration of the F-14B is a little slow? I know there are FM tweaks in the works but Heatblur has mentioned that there really isn't much more to change and the current FM is pretty much spot on accurate. I ask because I have seen several acceleration tests done online and the results have the Hornet out accelerating the Tomcat at everything below Mach 1. Everything I have heard over the years would make this seem unlikely. In my very unscientific testing, I have both the Hornet and Tomcat clean and full fuel takeoff at full AB and mark the speed by the end of the runway...Hornet beats it every time. Is the F-14B engine and drag modeling correct and the acceleration seen in DCS true to life? Thank you for the replies and discussion.

Hopefully this is just all fixed if/when we get the new/correct US Navy pilot models.

Yes! More appreciation posts are needed! Heatblur and their SME's have earned what I think is arguably the honor of creating the most incredible and breathtaking experience that flight simulation has ever seen. The DCS F-14 Tomcat is in a league of it's own in regards to quality and fidelity. The legend that is the Tomcat and my favorite aircraft deserves no less...congratulations Heatblur and thank you so much.

+1 I have been wishing for and requesting this since the Hornet was released. We still don't have a naval aviator flying our Hornets, but hopefully the model gets corrected/upgraded for the transition out of Early Access coming soon.

Does anyone have any information on when we will see a restock of the Thrustmaster Hornet Grip and the Magnetic Base on Amazon.com? I have been monitoring everyday for about a month now but they remain out of stock...I am ready to purchase!

Reduced price 2/6/2020

Item remains for sale.

I am selling my Warthog stick+base, please see the following listing... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Thrustmaster-Hotas-Warthog-Flight-Stick-Joystick-for-PC-Black/324071154141?hash=item4b742561dd:g:fpIAAOSw6GJeNzjb

There is a real concern here... From what I am seeing right now, the biggest drop in FPS is from being near other aircraft, especially the Hornet...a 20-30 FPS drop when just a few are present and within your view. This is what really needs to be fixed. A more detailed carrier and deck will only make this worse.

Speaking of the carrier... Will there be deck crew as well...even if they are just static?

Flaps Toggle Please consider adding an assignment for "Flaps Toggle" https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4189226&posted=1#post4189226

Thank you for the response! I will add it there now.

Thank you for the info. While we don't know the exact area covered by the Channel map yet, we can kind of guess based on the listed airfields. It's clear that the area of Kent, England will be included in the Channel map and that there were USAAF airfields located in this area. BIGNEWY/ED, Is there a reason why none of the USAAF airfields are included on the Channel map?

Thank you for the response. You do know though that USAAF fighter and bomber squadrons operated from none of the airfields listed? Where are virtual aviators of the P-51 and P-47 supposed to fly out of...realistically? Any airfield can of course be used, but if we are trying to recreate history or simulate it as close as possible, none of the airfields listed will work for USAAF operations.

Why isn't there a control binding for Flaps Toggle? There is one for gear, but flaps only has up or down. Having the toggle would make life a lot easier for some of us with limited buttons/switches.

No response from ED on this? Does anybody else find this to be a concern? The P-47 and Channel map have me thinking about finally getting into DCS WWII, but I won't make the investment of time or money if US operations aren't supported.

Has anyone noticed that of the airfields listed for the Channel map, none are USAAF airfields...where is our P-47 supposed to realistically fly out of?

No USAAF airfields on Channel map? The airfields listed in the Newsletter for the Channel map don't include any USAAF airfields... https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4188176#post4188176

I was looking over the list of airfields to be included on the Channel Map and noticed that there are no USAAF airfields. Is the list of airfields mentioned in the newsletter the complete list? I find it strange that the P-47 will be released along with the Channel Map, but there are no USAAF airfields...