SkateZilla Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 FYI the easiest and quickest way to tell it's a Super Hornet when you can't see the intakes and pylons is if it has the "pizza box" IFF antenna on the nose. Legacy= Rounded Intakes Super = Squared Intakes Legacy = Narrow LERX Super = Wider LERX Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
Home Fries Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Can't forget the VFA-81 Sunliners The line bird scheme is almost identical to their deployment on the GW in 2000 (also with CVW-17), though the external tanks were like those on the CAG bird. Edited June 21, 2017 by Home Fries -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide
CHSubZero Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Aviation Livery - Explore Military Aircraft Liveries My Mods: DCS User Files
RyboPops Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Legacy= Rounded Intakes Super = Squared Intakes Legacy = Narrow LERX Super = Wider LERX To add to this... Legacy = 2 pylons per wing Super = 3 pylons per wing
Vampyre Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 To add to this... Legacy = 2 pylons per wing Super = 3 pylons per wing Not really a good indicator. Some Super Hornet squadrons have taken to removing the inboard pylons and to the layman (of which probably a good 80-90% of the posters on this forum are) a pylon is a pylon regardless if it is a SUU-62, SUU-79 or SUU-80. The key differences are the IFF antenna, width and shape of the LEX, LEX fence, Shape of the H-stabs, RWR antenna's, communication's antennas, larger size of the Super and the anti-smash strobes. There are other smaller details as well but those are the primary tells. 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!"
Jhuss96 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 VMFA-115 Golden Eagles +1 That is an awesome looking hornet, I really love the patriotic themed aircraft & squadrons. I'd love to see this paint scheme included at some point. Intel i7-4790K 4GHz l 32 GB DDR3 l MSI 1080ti l Gigabyte 97ZX l TrackIR + DelanClip l TM Warthog HOTAS l CH Pedals AV-8B l AJS-37 l A-10A l A-10C l F-15C l F-16C l F-5E l F-14A/B l F-86F l F/A-18C l Hawk l M2000 l MiG 29 l NTTR l Persian Gulf l Su-27 l Su-33 l Su-25 l Supercarrier l L-39 l UH-1 l
RyboPops Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Touche. Well...the ABILITY to load 3 pylons per wing. You can still see the mounting hardware/holes if you look hard enough/the jet is close enough. Either way, best indicator is the inlets IMO.
RaceFuel85 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Legacy= Rounded Intakes Super = Squared Intakes Legacy = Narrow LERX Super = Wider LERX I know. Hence why I said "when you can't see the intakes" meaning certain angles where the fuselage is obscured somehow.
SkateZilla Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 the only place you wont be able to see the squared off intakes is from above, in which case you have the LERX. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
AMEDooley Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Behind, you cannot see the intakes from behind and the LEX would be difficult to see from behind. But other ways to tell are Supers don't have LEX Fences. And the wings have a dog tooth design at the wing fold. The horizontal stabs are angular on a Super vs round on a Legacy. The ceramic tiles for the exhaust have little squares in them. And the engines are way bigger. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
AMEDooley Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Also the non skid on the LEX is long on the Legacys and on Supers they just have non skid right at the ladder. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Vampyre Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 And the engines are way bigger. The F-414-GE-400 and F-404-GE-402 are the exact same physical size 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!"
AMEDooley Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Well I should have been a bit more specific. I meant the engine necelle. That area under the jet, where 64 and 65 L/R are on the Legacy seemed to have more space. Not that it has a ton of room. I didn't work on Supers that long to really get a great feel for them. Legacies on the other hand, well let's just say I have cardinal knowledge lol. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
blksolo Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 You guys arent going to do VMFA-314 Black Knights??? I mean cmon,they fought the aliens for us. Hell even the President helped fight!!! Intel i7 6700k OC 4.7ghz Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero Motherboard Zotac GTX980ti 6GB Amp Extreme 32 GB DDR4 3200 RAM Oculus Rift CV1 Thrustmaster Warthog
Angelthunder Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Don't forget the Blue Angels paint scheme either.:smilewink:
Emmy Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Don't think I'd want to go into combat with a giant Maple Leaf in the middle of my back... Let the "skinners" have a field day, but no Canadian demo birds as stock... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.476vfightergroup.com/content.php High Quality Aviation Photography For Personal Enjoyment And Editorial Use. www.crosswindimages.com
Pelennor Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 I think a "must" skin for the F/A-18C is this (Jolly Rogers) What do you think guys? The same goes and for the F-14 (when it is released) My favorite too !
Bedouin Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Even it not the F-18C, i would love to see this skin on it... from the VAQ-132 1
JABO2009 Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Don't think I'd want to go into combat with a giant Maple Leaf in the middle of my back... Let the "skinners" have a field day, but no Canadian demo birds as stock... as you can tell from the OP, this thread is more a wishlist thread to include combat, demo and even fictional Skins for the hornet. I doubt this thread is meant to tell ED what Skins they should include in their vanilla hornet Skin package.. Relax ; im pretty sure ED only provides us with authentic and combat ready Skins ( + Blue Angels maybe ??) You can skip additional modder skins, if you dont like 'em Intel I7 - 10700 K @ 3,80GHz / 64 GB DDR3 / RTX 3090 / Win 10 Home 64 bit / Logitech X56 HOTAS / HP Reverb G2 Running DCS on latest OB version
Kroll Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 No Blue Angels 1-6? I would have thought this would have been in there. With smoke mod.
Texac Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Once the Hornet is out and there isn't a Blue Angels skin included I'm sure there will be enough people that will create one and upload it to the User Files. It is probably going to be a competition between the skin makers themselves uploading the first Blue Angels skin. - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
WHOGX5 Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 As long as we get that super sexy, black and white, VFC-12 aggressor splinter camouflage I'm all set. Maybe it's because I'm a swede, but splinter camos just look amazing! :D -Col. Russ Everts opinion on surface-to-air missiles: "It makes you feel a little better if it's coming for one of your buddies. However, if it's coming for you, it doesn't make you feel too good, but it does rearrange your priorities." DCS Wishlist: MC-130E Combat Talon | F/A-18F Lot 26 | HH-60G Pave Hawk | E-2 Hawkeye/C-2 Greyhound | EA-6A/B Prowler | J-35F2/J Draken | RA-5C Vigilante
Vampyre Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Don't think I'd want to go into combat with a giant Maple Leaf in the middle of my back... Let the "skinners" have a field day, but no Canadian demo birds as stock... Yeah, they look like clown cars don't they?:lol: 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!"
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