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Well it can be integrated with any of them provided that the necessary modifications are made for it :) . But I don't know which types this concerns currently - IIRC the reason why e.g. the Su-30SM were initially seen carrying only the R-27R in Syria, was that the RVV-SD(or "item 170-1") had not yet been integrated with the WCS.

I think this is complete nonsense. Its true that when operating in "Encounter"(high PRF) search mode, the radar needs sufficient closure rate to see contacts, but own aircraft is not stationary so this would concern contacts that are receeding at the same or higher speed than your own. This does not affect other modes that use medium PRF or a mix(interleaved) of medium/high PRF. "doppler notch" occurs when the target momentarily appears to be stationary and is filtered out as clutter - simply flying on a perpendicular course to the radar won't do by itself. Besides, it affects any PD aircraft radar - not just the Russian ones :) That is true - the radar might actually see aircraft in a formation as individual contacts and display them as such on the HUD, but will only allow the lead contact to be selected.

The "baseline" MiG-29 does have a datalink, but only for GCI uplink with indications on the HUD and no tactical display on the IPV. There is no evidence that this is any different on the MiG-29S as this was a very modest upgrade of the basic MiG-29(9.13).

The R-77 was formally introduced to operational service in 1994, but at the time the Russian economy was in a bad shape. So there was no money to purchase the weapon, nor did they have any aircraft compatible with it, since the new types meant to employ it(such as MiG-29M/K, Su-27M and MiG-31M) were cancelled. So they would not only need the cash to buy the actual missile, but also for upgrading their existing fleet of aircraft to use it. So the R-77(RVV-AE) was only produced for export orders in the same way(and as part of the armament) of e.g. the Su-30MK. The version seen on Su-35s in Syria is the new updated RVV-SD(or domestic version of it) which has the same aerodynamic configuration as the RVV-AE including the lattice fins, but is a little longer and heavier, has better range(due to a bigger motor) and updated electronics. IIRC this was only put into serial production in ~ 2015 and is currently in the process of being inducted with the Russian airforce.

No not at this point.

Thanks! :)

Yup!. Just the main instrument- and Nav panel for now, but I found some pretty good photo references for a Ka-27PL pit, so I am going to keep working on that one :) Hehe no - in fact all my pits(except the MiG-29) are naval oriented.

Thanks! - but aside from actually finishing the project, there would be a huge amount of work in optimising geometry, texture mapping/painting and animating before something like that could become realistic.

Awesome work Sniper! - I really like your modelling style :) Thanks for contributing.

Thanks! :) I would like that too :D. The only photo reference I have for the 312(in original layout from 1990) is the attached image - too small for details, but at least its clear that there are differences between the layout of the 311 and 312, with the latter having some similarities with the MiG-29M no. 155, so for details I had to use photos of this and the 311. Still quite crude at places - especially the seat and throttle. Oh I know Vatikus, but you are very welcome to point out what you see - its always good to have another set of eyes to look at it and point out errors I haven't noticed or even just to confirm what I realise is off myself. Mind you, some of it might be related to the camera angle...I am having some problems with zoom levels(which can distort things) due to the confined space inside the pit.

Hi Tito - long time no see! :) Thanks for the kind words mate, but no its just some hobby-modelling(hope others will share theirs too) and my pits are not really suited for sims or even close to completion - e.g. they are still completely untextured and all text, decals etc are done with geometry(!). So they don't render well(sorry about that) and if they look a little strange then thats why :P . I have some more even less completed stuff like a Su-27K pit(maybe I will show that later) and the attached, which I think you will recognise ;)

Thanks :) Updated with MiG-29 and MiG-29K renders.

I have no interest in the F-14, so thats probably not a good idea.

Thanks! Still very WIP - especially the throttle and seat :) .

MiG-29K MiG-29K (9.31) - no. 312

MiG-29 MiG-29 (9.12)

F/A-18C F/A-18C (Lot 12, Block 31)

Hi, A topic for everyone working on 3D cockpits. So show your work - it doesn't have to be specifically for DCS, but can be any project you are working on. To start I will show some of my W.I.P cockpit projects; F/A-18A(Lot 6, Block 12)

No the missile will switch to SARH as soon as it can pick up the aircraft radar's target returns - datalink guidance is there to steer the missile in the right direction until that occurs and thus allow it to be launched at longer distances.

He meant when it switches from midcourse guidance to SARH.

It depends on distance to target - the maximum reach of radio correction(datalink guidance) is out to some 25 km from launching aircraft, while the SARH seeker has a range of ~ 25 km against a target RCS of 3m2. So if the target is within seeker range at the point of launch, it should rely on own seeker shortly after(overriding radio correction).

Hopefully, but you are probably not going to get a response from anyone in a position to know(ED).

Yeah could be :)

Good post esb77 :)

Agree - AFAIK the new 6DOF cockpits in FC3 already have most of the various switches, dials, handles etc animated, so it should be quite doable to do a clickable overlay. Of course there would be little point in activating switches that don't do anything(associated devices not modelled), but there are functions that could be activated this way instead of key combos.