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Not sure why. I asked myself same question years ago. Then.... just stopped asking, hehe. Maybe just to let us know what planes are being worked on so players have general idea what long term plans are. Five years ago I got hyped about Mig 23. Learned the lesson. It`s just better to focus on what is available here and now without trying to see beyond the horizon too much and get frustrated in process.

Anything between 1-4 years. Best to forget about it for now and just wait until date of release will be announced in the future. It is way too early to get hyped about it. F-4 appeared in 4 Above and beyond videos and Chinook in 2 already...and probably will appear in further 1- 2 before we can fly it. I am not criticizing. That`s just the way it is.

P47 and Mustang behave ok after implementation. Landing gear physics is well done. They are no less controllable than before. Just having a different feel. Mustang`s breaks are now quite strong so just to go easy on them to avoid tipping over. Mossie is the only one delicate when it comes to directional stability after touchdown.

First 2 profiles [ green & yellow ] look amazing no matter whether they are real of fictional. Other 3 very nice, too. Pleasant to look at. Not much a fan of animal jaws on planes` noses in general, but that particular skin could have 2 variations with and without jaws.

Steam requires precise date announced by creators for any product to be for sale. Wait until ED will confirm the date and Steam should list it. Watch latest Casmo`s interview with Matt Wagner from a few days ago. They talk about it.

Just another routine flight over Syria.

New engine sound update is impressive. In combination with a fictional livery downloaded from User Files on this website flying Dora feels exciting again.

Hi, Nineline. This week I performed 2 more long distance flights after a long time. Following yours and others` advice, plus studying Chuck`s Flight manual for DCS [ summer 2023 update ]. 1. Loaded 100% internal fuel plus 2x 100 galls external tanks. 2. In flight I depleted outer tanks almost dry [ less than 5 galls per tank following Chuck`s Flight manual ]. 3. Switched external tanks fuel transfer cock to ON position. Did not switch tank pressurization cock ON as I flew at 6 km altitude. Fuel boiling was not an issue. 4. Outer tanks got sloooowly filled...... peaking at 30 galls per tank.....then staying there for about 5 minutes and then beginning to get depleted all the way to empty. I was able to run on externals duration comparable to only 50 galls per engine which was about 45 mins. 100 gallons per engine would definitely need to last way longer than this at 2400 rpm, 7psi. 5. After dropping externals I switched external tanks fuel transfer cock to close position and continued for the rest of the flight on inner tanks. This confirms my past concern that there definitely is something going on with 100 gals external fuel tanks. They don`t last 2x as long in flight as 50 galls tanks.

Hi! Found out today that when repairing on Forrestal, Su-33 gets lifted of the deck, but does not move with the ship. If there is another plane in the way, Sukhoi will just crash into. Same happened to one more player flying the plane today on Aerobatics Caucasus multiplayer server.

Hmmmm, that`s unfortunate. Maybe one day. Still hoping, haha.

Vertical Speed Indicator, Airspeed Indicator and Altimeter continue to freeze at high altitudes during long flights even when Pilot Tube heater and onboard generator are turned ON. Without these vital gauges P-51 can`t be flown in its intended role, which is long distance high altitude escort or just high altitude cruising. Once gauges start to freeze, a pilot is unable to keep the plane is stable level flight. Horizont and clouds [ if there are any ] don`t serve as precise visual point of reference. The plane is then flown on vertical oscillating trajectory wasting kinetic energy which should be invested purely on sustaining achieved speed. Only remedy to frozen gauges is to descent below 2 km altitude...remaining there for 3-5 minutes and then climb back to 6-8 km altitude until gauges start to freeze after 30-60 minutes again. This did not use to be the case in past, thereafter reporting the issue. Thanks.

Since the plane was released, Vertical Speed Indicator, Airspeed Indicator and Altimeter continue to freeze at high altitudes during long flights even when Pilot Tube heater and onboard generator are turned ON. Without these vital gauges P-47 can`t be flown in its intended role, which is long distance high altitude escort or just high altitude cruising. Once gauges start to freeze, a pilot is unable to keep the plane is stable level flight. Horizont and clouds [ if there are any ] don`t server as precise visual point of reference. The plane is then flown on vertical oscillating trajectory wasting kinetic energy which should be invested purely on sustaining achieved speed. Only remedy to frozen gauges is to descent below 2 km altitude...remaining there for 3-5 minutes and then climb back to 6-8 km altitude until gauges start to freeze after 30-60 minutes again. P-51 has now the same issue. That did not use to be the case in past. I raised this issue 3 or 4 years ago either here or on STEAM in section Bugs and Problems.

Thank you. Will test it one day following your advise.

No. Did not know that there could be any excessively spilling fuel. It actually does not make logic as fuel leaks is serious thing which does not sound like a standard allowable operational practice. Not going to argue about it, though, since I am not aircraft engineer.

Nice pictures, Hawke!

The reason behind engine overheating might be actual speed you are flying with this settings. At different speeds radiator cools engine with different efficiency. At high speeds cooling is adequate and one does not need to think about max. continuous engine settings and radiators in auto position. If you are constantly maneuvering and keeping the plane at low speeds then auto cooling may not be sufficient. Open radiator more manually. That`s why it is easy to seize Dora`s engine shortly after take off at take off engine settings and radiators left in auto position. Engine simply overheats before you manage to gain decent speed for radiator to become effective. Same applies to climbing. You can leave MW50 circuit breaker ON in same fashion as when you turn nav. light ON circuit breaker and forget about it for the rest of flight.

Personalize differential brakes keybinds. To keep it simple I have them binded as Z and X. After 3 point landing tap them as needed to avoid plane uncontrolably turning left or right until reaching low speed. Simple as that. Good luck! Enjoy happy landings.

Had same issue. Since last big update my Steam DCS kept validating and validating over and over and then when trying to play the game, installation process jamms and when trying to start again....... same end result. There was one corrupted file related to Su-25T. After I have just deleted that file, the installation process was after that without further issues. All good again.

Tried to switch on electric fuel pump and it does work! Problem solved. Thank you very much for help Ala13 and Razo.

Hello! For some reason Spitfire as only warbird in DCS has tendency to cut off engine as 5000 metres altitude is approached. The plane is set to Auto rich mixture, Ram air enabled, RPM and PSI in norm, supercharger in AUTO. According to manual the plane is equipped with automatic fuel pressurization at around 20 000 feet, so boiling fuel should not be the reason, too. Has anyone idea what is the issue? Thank you.

Hi, Nineline. Sorry. haven`t noticed your reply from April 2022. I used in past Mossie for multi-hours cruising around the maps at constant engine settings - 2600rpm, 6-8 psi ] and constant altitude [ around 5000m ]. Was curios how long Mossie can stay in the air comparing to P-47 and P-51. That was how I found that there was no difference in elapsed time between 50 and 100 gal externals before fuel transfer cock had to be switched. 50 extra gals per engine at cruising settings should add +45 mins of flight endurance at higher altitude or so, but the time in air remained the same and so I wrote a post here. Thank you for starting an investigation. Much appreciated.

I agree. Good point!

Do historic research, read the flight manual and learn to fly Dora to its strenghts and avoid flying it where its weaknesses would put you into disadvantage. It is a standard tactic to disengage from an unfavourable fight or only to intercept enemy under favourable conditions for you.. As Obi Wan Kenobi wisely said in Star Wars: ,,Direct fight is not the only way to win".

Try Aerobatic Online Caucasus server. It has people on it any hour of a day and there is good chance that you will find some Mossie pilot willing to let you jump into cockpit as navigator if you want to fiddle with Transmitter and receiver. I did that myself a few times. Just ask in chat and someone may respond. For example I am happy to be a pilot and let a navigation geek do calculations and way points for me during long flights so I don`t have to check F10 view, etc in the cabin. At the moment no autopilot assistance exist for Mosquito.