Frostie Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Why does the R-73 have such a prominent smoke trail compared to the AIM-9? "[51☭] FROSTIE" #55 'Red 5'. Lord Flashheart 51st PVO "Bisons" - 100 KIAP Regiment Fastest MiG pilot in the world - TCR'10 https://100kiap.org
karambiatos Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) in the same video, once it can be seen, once its not very prominent, so I'm guessing it's altitude difference, and we don't have missile contrailing in the game. But the r-73 seems to have a very prominent trail, at least what i can see from videos. though i guess it's a bit overdone in game. The game also uses the same effect for all the Russian missiles, so they all plume the same amount Edited February 23, 2015 by karambiatos A 1000 flights, a 1000 crashes, perfect record. =&arrFilter_pf[gameversion]=&arrFilter_pf[filelang]=&arrFilter_pf[aircraft]=&arrFilter_DATE_CREATE_1_DAYS_TO_BACK=&sort_by_order=TIMESTAMP_X_DESC"] Check out my random mods and things
Frostie Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 in the same video, once it can be seen, once its not very prominent, so I'm guessing it's altitude difference, and we don't have missile contrailing in the game. But the r-73 seems to have a very prominent trail, at least what i can see from videos. Most likely related to air temperature, i'm sure Nevada is much warmer than Vladikavkaz. You can clearly see a very prominent trail on that first AIM-9 shot. As it is in game now it is almost impossible to see an AIM-9 launch where as every Russian missile is like a cloudy beacon. "[51☭] FROSTIE" #55 'Red 5'. Lord Flashheart 51st PVO "Bisons" - 100 KIAP Regiment Fastest MiG pilot in the world - TCR'10 https://100kiap.org
Ktulu2 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 I know AIM-9s have a motor that has reduced smoke emission (compared to early models). I did no big rescearch on R-73s, but until now I have yet to see something saying they have the same thing. My guess for the AIM-9 video would be that it is an early version, but it could also be because of metological conditions. I do DCS videos on youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAs8VxtXRJHZLnKS4mKunnQ?view_as=public
LowLee Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 +1 Fletto i muscoli...e sono nel vuoto [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
GGTharos Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 AIM-9M uses a low-smoke motor. The only US AAM that doesn't do so, as of the 80's, is the AIM-7. Why does the R-73 have such a prominent smoke trail compared to the AIM-9? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
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