Lucas_From_Hell

For fun :)

Would anyone be willing to tackle this one? I tried it but the template doesn't have the US Southeast Asia camo and painting it manually didn't go too well...

The cables are there in Nevada, but it's one of those things on the 'to-do' list but close to the bottom.

One is a fleet defence fighter based on an interceptor, with limited air to ground capacity. The other is a purpose-built multi-role fighter. Roughly speaking the F/A-18 is much more versatile than the Su-33. As most jacks of all trades, the Hornet's performance as a dedicated fighter is negatively affected by this. Thanks to a good radar and modern missiles however, it can try to prevent the engagement from reaching a point where these weaknesses show.

I'll do just that, cheers Maverick!

Hi Maverick, I have had this problem on three separate missions at different times but I cannot recall the mission titles. To be honest I haven't been able to use the Su-33 at all on the RED side. In one of them the carrier was properly named, on the others it was listed as Unit #599. Is there a chance the carrier had been sunk by the time I tried to join? Perhaps it could be a workaround to leave the Su-33 on land?

Thanks for the cool footage, Sydy!

Thanks a million for the guide, Chuck :)

Sorry if it's a stupid question, but in the past week every time I choose to fly the Su-33 specifically for the Red side it doesn't allow me. The airbase listed is "Unit #599", and clicking fly only leads to a spectator camera over a random airfield.

22 :)

Full afterburner vertical take-offs are cool and all, but this little guy puts them all to shame :D

Would anyone be up for tackling this one? It flew in 2003, both sides of the aircraft sport the same images.

Not F-14/F-15 related, but an interesting read: (Original here, translation by ilya1502, writing by Vladimir Kondaurov: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=144200)

Interesting. :) The Super Tucano still seems like a more viable option by most means, but whatever the case this just shows how the slow and well-equipped attack aircraft concept remains a great battlefield solution. I'm curious to see how they perform.

Only saw this now, sad stuff :( All things considered however, those were outstanding 70 years of aircraft design. Testament to the Antonov Bureau's excellence is how lasting their designs are, the An-2 - a creation from their very first year in existence - is still flying in many countries today, and most of its designs including ones from the 1950s are still part of the Russian Air Force and Navy inventories, among others. Their later designs like the Cheburashka (An-72) were always very inventive, reliable and versatile and then on top of that you have their world-famous work on flying giants like the An-22, An-124 and the An-225. Here is the proud Antonov 'family tree', from the tiniest powered glider to the Mriya :) And of course, one of the first Antonov designs to see flight, rudimentary but ever creative as always :D

Great video, ZoRPA :) Some background to this particular aircraft, and others of Flying Heritage Collection: http://www.flyingheritage.com/TemplatePlane.aspx?contentId=19 They even have the world's only flying Il-2 there.

It could just be a dummy, to demonstrate what-if integration possibilities for hypothetical foreign customers who already stock the R-27 :)

Take some Viggens with you for the SEAD and other heavy duties then clean up the area with the F-5 :D

The Brazilian F-5Es, before modernisation, were wired to fire the Python-3 and MAA-1 Piranha. Some aircraft also test-fired the Python-4 before modernisation. After modernisation the Python-4 was included, together with the MAA-1B, the A-Darter and Derby missiles :)

Beautiful stuff, Eight Ball! Amazing cinematography :)

Some now-vintage Esquadrilha da Fumaça, still flying the T-27/EMB-312 :) [YOUTUBE]_AeYFqIdnY[/YOUTUBE] For comparison, here is their first presentation flying the A-29/EMB-314. It's interesting to see them flying the same routine in such a different aircraft. Despite being a development of the T-27, the A-29 is an attack aircraft with an engine that is more than twice as powerful and weighting nearly twice as much as well. There's just something pleasant about it.

I think all of the F-5Es didn't have probes installed fresh out of the factory (for aerodynamic and visibility reasons), these were added in the form of kits I believe. I could be wrong :) The Skoshi Tiger probes were added by the USAF rather than Northrop. It's all testament to how flexible and easy to maintain the F-5 is really. If it is proven in the technical data that a simple modification kit can add A-A refueling capability I'm sure Belsimtek will implement it, and I hope for that. If not, just like the MiG-21 it will still be useful despite the short legs. Actually, considering its capabilities I'm not sure how much of an edge you get with the probe but it's cool either way :D

Are you sure about this, could you source it? I ask because Brazil's original F-5Es had A-A refueling kits even before the modernisation (see photo below), and while there are differences Brazil was actually the priority customer for those Swiss F-5E/Fs but the Brazilian government took too long to authorise the Air Force's purchase and the Americans snagged them. That forced the Brazilian Air Force to procure the 11 aircraft from Jordan instead - this time successfully. I know these were then upgraded to F-5M standards but I am under the impression the capability was always there, no?

Nice one :D I have an FC2 track of me landing a Su-25A (I think at least) after ripping off a wing and losing all hydraulics during a practice bombing run. Landed without the wing, no gear, touchdown at 400km/h - it's a miracle I didn't fireball. If you want I can share it.

Thanks for sharing T0x1s :) Looking back I can now understand that a good lot of roads in north-east Västmanland I used to bike on that had odd-looking dead-end exits are actually emergency runways. What amazes me is how little room there is to maneuver, also how many trees there are and also how many of these runways are right by hills and such. Lots of skill to pull it off!