vparez Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Here is a nice little text about our beloved Mirage: https://hushkit.net/2016/10/13/mirage-2000-pilot-interview-cutting-it-in-the-electric-cakeslice/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LvL Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Nice article! Aesome to hear from a real Mirage 2000 pilot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the sharing. It seems he did enjoy the experience :thumbup: There was a question once about engine surge, we can read it isn't that easy to flame out the engine. Edited January 8, 2017 by jojo Mirage fanatic ! I7-7700K/ MSI RTX3080/ RAM 64 Go/ SSD / TM Hornet stick-Virpil WarBRD + Virpil CM3 Throttle + MFG Crosswind + Reverb G2. Flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/gp/71068385@N02/728Hbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westr Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Brilliant enjoyed that many thanks RYZEN 7 3700X Running at 4.35 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 32gb DDR4 RAM @3200 MHz Oculus CV1 NvME 970 EVO TM Warthog Stick & Throttle plus 11" extension. VKB T-Rudder MKIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltic_dragon Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Great read, thanks! I imagine the vertical climb maneuver will be on to-do list of most of people here once they get to the pit ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHeN Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 there's one thing that caught my eye: The Tornado was extremely competent at the role of interceptor wuuut ? I imagine the vertical climb maneuver will be on to-do list of most of people here once they get to the pit ;) f**k yeah ! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Dassault's test pilots used to perform tail slide during airshow, but to do it voluntarily was forbidden in FAF (engine wear). Mirage fanatic ! I7-7700K/ MSI RTX3080/ RAM 64 Go/ SSD / TM Hornet stick-Virpil WarBRD + Virpil CM3 Throttle + MFG Crosswind + Reverb G2. Flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/gp/71068385@N02/728Hbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem7 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Nice read & pictures, thanks :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teldja Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Thank you for sharing. Interesting article, I enjoyed it. Always great to have feedback from real Mirage 2000 pilots ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCU Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Here is a nice little text about our beloved Mirage: https://hushkit.net/2016/10/13/mirage-2000-pilot-interview-cutting-it-in-the-electric-cakeslice/ Very interesting & educational. Thanks for sharing with us! Good point about pulling the power when leveling off while on final. HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog PC: it's much better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrinik Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 wuuut ? ADV was a pretty good interceptor. Keep in mind that the only requirements for a good interceptor is Climb-rate, Service ceiling and max-speed, which the Tornado is no slouch in. Plus, it had a decent Radar and Weapons package. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] GCI: "Control to SEAD: Enemy SAM site 190 for 30, cleared to engage" Striker: "Copy, say Altitude?" GCI: "....Deck....it´s a SAM site..." Striker: "Oh...." Fighter: "Yeah, those pesky russian build, baloon based SAMs." -Red-Lyfe Best way to troll DCS community, make an F-16A, see how dedicated the fans really are :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 ADV was a pretty good interceptor. Keep in mind that the only requirements for a good interceptor is Climb-rate, Service ceiling and max-speed, which the Tornado is no slouch in. Plus, it had a decent Radar and Weapons package. Given the Tornado: - high wing loading - low thrust to weight ratio (barely 1 at empty weight !) - the lack of relaxed stability I wouldn't bet on Tornado F3 climb rate and high altitude handling. From what I read, the Tornado F3 was supposed to loiter on CAP rather than scrambling to rush for high altitude. The tactics were built on BVR and the 2 guys crew SA. They invested early in L16 datalink. However they screwed when they introduced AIM-120B without the plane to missile datalink. You surely don't want to go to the merge against F-16/ Mirage 2000/ MiG 29 in Tornado F3. Mirage fanatic ! I7-7700K/ MSI RTX3080/ RAM 64 Go/ SSD / TM Hornet stick-Virpil WarBRD + Virpil CM3 Throttle + MFG Crosswind + Reverb G2. Flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/gp/71068385@N02/728Hbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWillis Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Does anyone know what the limitations of the M2000Cs ejector seat are that he hinted at in the article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westr Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 ADV was a pretty good interceptor. Keep in mind that the only requirements for a good interceptor is Climb-rate, Service ceiling and max-speed, which the Tornado is no slouch in. Plus, it had a decent Radar and Weapons package. due to the length increase of its fuselage it had a quite incredible range allowing it to remain on station for long periods of time. RYZEN 7 3700X Running at 4.35 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 32gb DDR4 RAM @3200 MHz Oculus CV1 NvME 970 EVO TM Warthog Stick & Throttle plus 11" extension. VKB T-Rudder MKIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrinik Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Given the Tornado: - high wing loading - low thrust to weight ratio (barely 1 at empty weight !) - the lack of relaxed stability I wouldn't bet on Tornado F3 climb rate and high altitude handling. From what I read, the Tornado F3 was supposed to loiter on CAP rather than scrambling to rush for high altitude. The tactics were built on BVR and the 2 guys crew SA. They invested early in L16 datalink. However they screwed when they introduced AIM-120B without the plane to missile datalink. You surely don't want to go to the merge against F-16/ Mirage 2000/ MiG 29 in Tornado F3. Nobody said anything about merging...he said it was a good Interceptor, not that it would beat dedicated dogfighters in WVR. The classic Interceptor scenario is still Bombers(or whatever) in high altitude regimes. The F3 also had engines tuned for medium to high altitude performance. I mean, it´s not perfect...but then again it´s a converted ground attack plane. Doesn´t mean it doesn´t suck in typical fighter tasks. It had thrust to weight ratios slightly lower then a Mirage 2000 at 0.78 vs. 0.83 at NTOW, but it had a boatload of fuel for AB, long legs (so it could either patrol longer or intercept earlier) and as I said a decent weapons/avionics package. I wouldn´t say it would beat a 2000C in a dogfight, but that´s not what was claimed here. Also, it´s not like there were many of them around XD Edited October 14, 2016 by Chrinik [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] GCI: "Control to SEAD: Enemy SAM site 190 for 30, cleared to engage" Striker: "Copy, say Altitude?" GCI: "....Deck....it´s a SAM site..." Striker: "Oh...." Fighter: "Yeah, those pesky russian build, baloon based SAMs." -Red-Lyfe Best way to troll DCS community, make an F-16A, see how dedicated the fans really are :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyre Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Given the Tornado: - high wing loading - low thrust to weight ratio (barely 1 at empty weight !) - the lack of relaxed stability I wouldn't bet on Tornado F3 climb rate and high altitude handling. From what I read, the Tornado F3 was supposed to loiter on CAP rather than scrambling to rush for high altitude. The tactics were built on BVR and the 2 guys crew SA. They invested early in L16 datalink. However they screwed when they introduced AIM-120B without the plane to missile datalink. You surely don't want to go to the merge against F-16/ Mirage 2000/ MiG 29 in Tornado F3. The key is the word "competent", meaning it can get the job done. The merge against other fighters is not what the ADV was designed for. The ADV was supposed to defend the GIUK gap and the UK itself from Soviet long range bombers. It was competent at that and pretty much only that. When the cold war ended the Tornado ADV's mission needed to expand but the aircraft was not well rounded enough to perform all that was being ask of it. It was very fast at low level and had useful loiter capabilities, carried eight missiles (Sidewinder and Skyflash), but it's high altitude performance was poor and maneuverability lack luster. Competent but not outstanding. Edited October 14, 2016 by Vampyre Truly superior pilots are those that use their superior judgment to avoid those situations where they might have to use their superior skills. If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! "If at first you don't succeed, Carrier Landings are not for you!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Great read, thanks a lot for sharing! Why do I get the feeling Baltic Dragon must have read this (or something very similar) several months ago...? Guys, remember this article when RAZBAM finally release the M-2000C campaign. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltic_dragon Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Great read, thanks a lot for sharing! Why do I get the feeling Baltic Dragon must have read this (or something very similar) several months ago...? Guys, remember this article when RAZBAM finally release the M-2000C campaign. ;) :music_whistling: Hey, but no tail sliding in the campaign! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostie Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 They invested early in L16 datalink. However they screwed when they introduced AIM-120B without the plane to missile datalink. You surely don't want to go to the merge against F-16/ Mirage 2000/ MiG 29 in Tornado F3. The lack of mcu for the AIM-120 was an oversight that was soon resolved. Tornado certainly doesn't want to merge with those aircraft but those aircraft don't want to go BVR against an AMRAAM carrying F3 in just the same way. ;) "[51☭] FROSTIE" #55 51st PVO "BISONS" Fastest MiG pilot in the world - TCR'10 https://100kiap.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 The key is the word "competent", meaning it can get the job done. The merge against other fighters is not what the ADV was designed for. The ADV was supposed to defend the GIUK gap and the UK itself from Soviet long range bombers. It was competent at that and pretty much only that. When the cold war ended the Tornado ADV's mission needed to expand but the aircraft was not well rounded enough to perform all that was being ask of it. It was very fast at low level and had useful loiter capabilities, carried eight missiles (Sidewinder and Skyflash), but it's high altitude performance was poor and maneuverability lack luster. Competent but not outstanding. We do agree, but I was answering to that: ADV was a pretty good interceptor. Keep in mind that the only requirements for a good interceptor is Climb-rate, Service ceiling and max-speed, which the Tornado is no slouch in. Plus, it had a decent Radar and Weapons package. Tornado, even F3 is not the one you think of when speaking about high altitude performance and climb rate. It was weird to make an air defense fighter from a bomb truck, designed to ingress in terrain following profile with high by pass ratio engine (for a fighter). You can't tell "it's a good interceptor because of its climb rate and high altitude performance". However, like I said, it has: - good loiter time - good weapon system, a lot of missiles (same load as a F-15) - crew aware of its strength and weakness. I would like to read testimony of BVR training VS Mirage 2000C. Especially before the AMRAAM, with the Skyflash... Mirage fanatic ! I7-7700K/ MSI RTX3080/ RAM 64 Go/ SSD / TM Hornet stick-Virpil WarBRD + Virpil CM3 Throttle + MFG Crosswind + Reverb G2. Flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/gp/71068385@N02/728Hbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrohde Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Very interesting read! Thanks for sharing. PC: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | MSI Suprim GeForce 3090 TI | ASUS Prime X570-P | 128GB DDR4 3600 RAM | 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD | Win10 Pro 64bit Gear: HP Reverb G2 | JetPad FSE | VKB Gunfighter Pro Mk.III w/ MCG Ultimate VKBcontrollers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gliptal Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 there's one thing that caught my eye:The Tornado ADV was turned into an excellent interceptor. Keep in mind interceptor and dogfighter are two different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrayen Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Nice article, thanks for sharing :) Good to have an English speaker writing about the aircraft. A rare event. Does anyone know what the limitations of the M2000Cs ejector seat are that he hinted at in the article? I'm at loss.:huh: Note that he didn't talk about "limitations".:detective: Comfort? It's a tiny cockpit. Apart from that, it's a Martin Baker Mk-10 aka same reference as in the Sea Harrier, Hawk, F-5, F/A-18, Gripen aaannnnd... Tornado.:book: (among a few others) Hey, but no tail sliding in the campaign! Wuuuut!?:smartass: Hat, coat... :D Edited October 14, 2016 by Azrayen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedDroit Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Does anyone know what the limitations of the M2000Cs ejector seat are that he hinted at in the article? I think he only mentioned that the ejector seat was not french made as the rest of the A/C. Here's the quote: Vive La France ! It’s Sexy. It’s French – Dassault make fine aircraft and apart from the ejector seat it pretty much is 100%. Next sentence is: Future-Proofed – The M2000.... Which might have confused you Edited October 14, 2016 by PiedDroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltic_dragon Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 On the exchange programmes, check the following video: LINK I found it (or rather - it was shown to me) about half way through development of the campaign :) and made me think that the chosen setting (exchange pilot) was a good decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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