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http://www.airforcemag.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Reports/2012/January%202012/Day12/AIB_ACC_010912.pdf Damn.

Wait, just so everyone knows, the A-10 IRL has relatively little stall buffet and no stick shaker, hence the need for the maneuvering/stall tones.

The engine doesn't produce enough manifold pressure to overheat at very high altitudes. If you held full power at 180 mph just after the supercharger switched gears you'd kill it in the blink of an eye. This is because you're in air much thinner than sea level but the engine is producing just as much heat.

Viggen announcement + pre purchase = big things, in comparison to what we usually see in the news. I wouldn't expect anything more to be honest.

Yes, its the automatic fart control (aka autothrottle)

There's no way to use the 65E any more. (MAV page simply reads No Maverick) Yeah, it was due to contractual reasons. They agreed to model a specific suite in a contract but added a weapon that wasn't included in the suite, therefore violating the contract. (That last part was got really close to breaking the rules, so I won't talk about it further)

Yes. The laser maverick (and the laser guided rockets) are not used by the avionics suite we have. We won't be getting a later version of the A-10 unless ED makes a new contract with the USAF (not gonna happen any time soon). The maverick was removed because it was discovered to not be compatible with our suite. Later avionics suites include mark points on the TGP, helmet mounted sights, and lots of other goodies that we probably don't know about.

Is that a nixie tube, or incandescent display on the computer interface?

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Alright, I am absolutely blown away by this module. I was going to get it for Christmas, thinking I could wait a few weeks. A friend let me try it, and let's just say I lasted about ten minutes. Steam gauges are a mere suggestion of what the airplane is doing when you're maneuvering. I haven't seen any other module depict this in such an amazing way before. The altimeter bounces and spins in a dogfight but smooths out when you're level. Same goes for the airspeed indicator in slips/stalls. Also, the theme music isn't too bad either. (Settings/misc/theme) Very fitting :P

http://www.avialogs.com/en/aircraft/ussr/mikoyangurevitch/mig-21/mig-21bis-pilot-s-flight-operating-instructions.html Towards the beginning of this document it describes a "pancaking" stall. Sadly it doesn't go into much detail. Later it mentions that accelerated/aggravated stalls can result in violent roll reversals, up to 50° per second. This seems to match the Sim although I feel our roll reversals are, like, an order of magnitude too violent.

Also, I'm pretty sure that she can hover without water if the gross weight is low enough. Or you can go to full wet thrust without actually having any water by overriding the temperature limiter (done in emergencies)

He meant releasing videos, in case you thought he meant the module ;)

To be fair, the Strike Eagle would provide much longer range, better top speed, and multicrew. On all other counts I agree 10000%

The dampers aren't really meant to be played with in flight. For instance, they can't be re-engaged above a certain airspeed for fear of large control transients. That, and there's no real advantages to turning them off. They don't limit your control authority, just augment it a little. The only time I can think you'd want to turn off the damper is if it malfunctions. The F-5 is very hard to maneuver precisely without it, as the airframe is not very stable at low angles of attack (nose wanders up and down). Why they decided to put it on the stick, I have absolutely no idea. Good question!

It looks like dutch roll. Adverse yaw from the ailerons causes an opposing rolling moment and makes precise directional control difficult. Easiest way to fix is coordinate aileron with rudder or just make smaller adjustments and allow the aircraft to drift a bit.

IRL you would trim as close as possible over the course of a few minutes, then compensate for any residual with a pinch of side pressure. You would be flying the whole time anyway so it's not a massive issue. In the Sim it's a bit harder to deal with due to the inherent lack of precision in desktop joysticks.

Just to be sure, your rotors are spooled up above 85% rpm? They should be around 95. Less than 85 and the generators fail + autopilot dies.

Well, I'm automatically disqualified because I'm far from hesitant about buying the Viggen day one :P

Spitfire goes to early access on friday. I don't think they'd release two modules on the same day... Also it looks like the Viggen definitely still has work to be done on it.

Yep. When you apply rudder only, the outside wing will move faster and produce more lift (I'm pretty sure there's more to it than that but you get the idea) especially on aircraft with longer wings (A-10 for example) Rudder is usually used in conjunction with aileron to keep you coordinated, but modern military aircraft (F-15, A-10C, etc) have stabilization systems that do it for you. A real A-10C pilot is quoted as saying he never used rudder to line up strafing runs, just small roll corrections.

Let ED get the spit in the open (which is what this weekends update will bring if all goes to plan) then, after they polish it a bit more you can probably expect a few updates as to progress on bigger projects.

My one and only complaint with the F-5E in its current state is the damage model of the Air Data Computer. My understanding is it would be damaged upon an explosion near the nose (pitot/static sensors damaged) or if the computer itself was hit by shrapnel. Obviously we can't simulate this to 100% accuracy but it's current implementation seems a BIT excessive. A few questionable circumstances in which I've seen a total ADC failure and subsequent loss of auto flap: Tailstrike Tire explosion (heard on the forums) Small arms fire received nearly anywhere on the airframe Wing strike (even a small scrape on the wingtip) It really seems as if the F-5 cannot take ANY damage without losing the ADC.

I've heard that the Viggen becomes unstable in the transonic region, (to the point of there being a dedicated warning light) can anyone elaborate on this? Seeing as we're probably going to spend a lot of time at low altitude + full mil, this kinda concerns me :(

I've been thinking about this and still can't decide what to make of it Doesn't that last part seem to imply they'll still be up to their knees in work when the 25th comes around?