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The tone issue is still present, when coming out of C+M/SW mode with the seekers locked onto something (high pitch growl) - the high pitch won't stop. You can make it stop by going into C+M/SW again and fly the seeker outside the lock-on parameters. If you then come out of C+M/SW again, the tone will go out altogether.

Disagree. Light attack is cool, awesome and fun.

It has a relatively high wing-loading and it has roundabout 80%'ish more internal fuel than a MiG-21. It also has about one ton more thrust at military power and roundabout the same thrust in burner as the MiG-21 (emergency regime not considered). At 8000RPM (that's roughly 95%) and clean'ish you'll hit roundabout 600KIAS on the deck, which is insanely fast. You'll scratch the Mach at >7500RPM at high altitude, clean. Keep your speed above 450 KIAS/ Mach .9 and try to sustain energy. It's not a one-circle fighter like the MiG, but you can usually scissor pretty well in it. As long as you baby the engine. The turn-rate is relatively constatnt throughout the envelope, thanks to the combat flaps. You can also pull the other guy into the sight pretty well for a snap-shot. It's an easy jet to operate, but it's probably the hardest jet to fly well. Yet.

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The T's probably the turn indicator. Not sure what the issue is with sideslip in the 339, but the rudder is entirely too weak at slow speeds and the module might have too much yaw stability in the first place.

When can we expect to see and hear more about the upcoming BE? Will it be availabe soon (TM), or are we still a few months away?

0:58 Outboard wing panel is not impressed by that non-flared landing

I observed the same behaviour. Maybe @fausete could have a look at it

The Arthur-simulation (check specials options) will not only have a constant stick-placement at given joystick-position, but you'll also have some kind of force-simulation. Does the stick remain in the same position, or does it change position while accelerating with your joystick held at a constant angle? Try to fly a constant AoA rather than a constant pull. 7° AoA should give you L/Dmax (subsonic) and hence good accel through the turn. It also has the slats/ droops retract.

@IvanK did you get the chance to ask the devs about the TROP?

Other aircraft had a similar installation, though. Like the libyan EDs or some export C models (Marocco, Jordan? and Equador come to mind). Might have been a different doppler system, compared to the other users, though. The capability-difference between Cs and Es gets pretty mushy with the late model Cs. Isn't the iraqi BAZ-AR similar to the MARTEL and ARMAT?, though? After all, there are different MARTEL versions, aren't there? I think the BAZ-AR uses the same basic misslie-airframe. Sensors and motor might be different. BTW: Saw you on LimaKilo last night. Glad your machine is up and running again!

I think it's just the tone. They fixed a Sidewinder tone-bug during the last patch and it might be related. Unless you can *shoot* a SW after de-selecting them...

Define what "gaining some speed" is. You're probably running into an out of trim situation, hence the nose coming up upon acceleration. When going slow to fast, you'll first need to trim down a lot and then hitting transonic, trim up again. The F1 is a high wing loading, low aspect ratio aircraft. Whenever you're pulling the stick, your initial response will be an increased AoA, some mush and eventually a turn. Smoothen your inputs or learn to live with this characteristic.

I'd prefer the AZ, though

Curves might actually make it worse, as the NWS is lagging significantly behinnd the input, so you're bound to use more than necessary on your second correction, leading to a gator-roll in the dirt if you don't manage to get up or get her stopped in time. I haven't found a conclusive fix other than using the killswitch for the NWS or trying very hard at anticipating the aircraft-reaction during my inputs.

They could implement all kinds of Sidewinder versions. Preferably with the correct dimensions.

Still ongoing. The skin looks normal on the AI F1CZ, but has issues with an overly dark tail/ ventral fins in the shadow: F1CZ - all's well. F1CE.

In the 80s, REDFOR didn't have Fox 3s that they'd just throw at you to make you do things. Times have changed. For the threat back in the day and it's mission, two Fox 1s was perfectly fine on the M2k.

If you run the numbers in your mind, it's not that phantastic as it might seem at first glance. Let's assume an empty weight of 14t and a L/Dmax of 8 for a clean jet - that's slightly conservative of the wiki numbers for an F-4E. That'll give us a push-force required of about 1.75t to keep level flight. Now, if we assume less than level flight, things get relatively believable quickly. Not accounting for additional windmilling drag here, but it's entirely possible to push somebody around, especially if it's just stretching the glide.

I'm not sure the IRST was used for a long time or used consistently. You don't read that mch about it and it was most probably a spares issue on the boat. RedFlash 211 (a Juliet) at the ramp without an IRST Red Flash 205 with the IRST clearly uninstalled. Check out the RHAW antenna on the intake. Just like the jet above. Red Flash 211 and 206 with IRST (housings at least). Both are Juliets. Note the different radome colours. Possibly pre-modification, as neither have RHAW antennae on the intake. Again Red Flash 211 - seems like the jet at the boat has a different BuNo. Superheat 213 (should be a Project Shoehorn "Echo") with IRST Superheat 201 - no IRST The F-8D was the earliest version with the IRST. Not 100% sure if that was a retrofit during production when preparing for the Echo or if the Deltas came with IRST right from the start. The Phillippines Air Force Deltas certainly had them retained, while many Hotels (upgraded Deltas) had them taken off: Superheat 202 without an IRST after being converted into a Hotel. Same jet: 205 207 Old Nick 460 (a Delta) with the IRST: Old Nick 105 (a Hotel) with the IRST taken off: Old Nick 101 with... ...and without the IRST (same jet). Batter Up 116 (Hotel) without the IRST (MIG-KILLER) Two Dallas Hunters Hotels with the IRST: A Superheats jet without the IRST, but with a wing-pylon, which became a thing with the Hotel. ...and with IRST... https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Navy/Vought-F-8H-Crusader/2476840/L I think one can conclude, that the IRSTs may or may not be installed in the fighters that had the capability (Delta/ Hotel and Echo/ Juliet). It's also clear, that if they didn't have the IRST, it was taken off the jet, instead of the jet never having it.

No. Both are fighters. The photo version looked different. VFP-63 was the RAG for all the Crusaders when VF-124 transitioned to Tomcats. They flew both, their operational photo ships, as well as some fighters. The east coast RAG (VF-174) had become the A-7 RAG in the late 60s. BTW: This photo-bird is a "late" RF-8G It not only has the vental fins for improved high speed stability, but also the two afterburner cooling scoops that became neccessary, when they were upgraded with the -420 motor (same as in the later Juliets and some Hotels). Must have een a hell of a fun ride!

That map would be kinda cool - especially since the Azores could act as ASW base. To fly those babies:

It's a long way, walking into Thailand from Laos. Some heroic measures bourne out of desparation were performed*, tanker-crews not getting a fraction of credit of what would have been due. Also, there's no intake downstream of the dorsal AAR receptacle in the Air Force F-4. Also² jet fuel doesn't ignite on sparks just like that. Fuel vapor mixed with air at the correct ratio, however, does. We need buddy-refuelling mechanics. ___ *e.g. "Pardo's Push"

I do have a C-160 for MSFS and it's fun, but it doesn't come close to flying a C-160 tanker in a COOP with a couple of fighter-buddies on my wing, flying an attack mission into some far off airfield in a country you'd have trouble finding on a map (Armée de l'Air in Chad). Or dropping paras into a hot LZ far behind enemy lines (SAAF in Angola). Flying logistical support to some FARP/ airstrip somewhere in the bush, unloading choppers which then could be used to scout the area or FAC-A fighters. Evacuating folks from some place for some reason, under fire. Finding people in a boat in distress out on the sea, dropping emergency supplies. Then there's ELINT sub-versions of transports. There's a royal duckton of fun activities to be experienced in transport-category aircraft in DCS.