Is it a bird? Is it a super bird?

[Jester986]

Hoping for Vietnam era aircraft(F-100/A-4), will be fine with trainer, would be disappointed with WWII aircraft.

[Silver_Dragon]

A-4 Skyhawk seems to be the best guess for the moment. It matches the hints for "bird, supper bird" (hawk) and the connection with aerobatics as it has been used by Blue Angels.

 

Just speculating but A-4 had been developed since some time as an independent project. Joining forces or taking over abandoned project may be another fact to consider the A-4.

Additionally the A-4 does not seem to be extremely complex, making it a good project for for M3 which are probably not such a big team after the split.

 

However, if that's the A-4, ED has to really thing about assets for it, including the era carrier. On the other hand if it is A-4 I'll start to have some real hopes for Vietnam period reflected in DCS. Just throw in F-105, Super Sabre and with F-5, MiG-21, MiG-19 there should be a great start for DCS journey into that period.

 

 

 

PS 1: Great find Vatikus linking the hint from LN page with aerobatic box :thumbup: Sorry but forum does not allow me to rep you but if anyone else can kind request to do it ;)

 

PS 2: It would be an ironical coincidence if it's A-4 as it's not exactly the most prettiest plane in the world while there was a lot of planes with "controversial" look posted in this thread.

 

The main problem about a A-4 was show by VEAO, they intent in the past make a A-4 module, but the project was abandoned by not economically viable to get a license IP for the actual owners (McDonnell Douglas).

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2214751&postcount=223

Edited December 7, 2017 by Silver_Dragon

[Wacko_ZA]

Which means that the box from yesterday is an aerobatic box:

 

Hmmm

 

maybe....he meant think outside the box?

[crow0827]

there are some line in the background of box picture…

[Hoffster]

Is it a bird.......dog? ;)

[Beamscanner]

Hint 4 is in Dolphin´s profile:

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/member.php?u=47878

 

 

Note that the filename ends with ".gif.jpg." I have no idea about that stuff, but could it be that it´s a gif and we can get it "moving" somehow ?

Is that some electronics stuff, a plan for wiring something similar ?

 

For chrome users, if you goggle search that image, "neon" comes up. (ie the picture is titled "neon".

 

Also, the neon wiki page has this..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon#/media/File:Cubic-face-centered.svg

[exray]

That specific Aresti diagram is this... which is for model airplanes?

 

 

So confusing.

Edited December 7, 2017 by exray

[gabuzomeu]

Perhaps this is not Super after all, but Extra (300)?

[Redglyph]

From Reddit:

(credit zZChicagoZz)

 

 

Batajnica Airodrom, Serbia.

 

Might really be Super Galeb.

 

Air force units operating from this base:

- 101st Fighter Aviation Squadron (MiG-21, MiG-29UM)

- 252nd Training Squadron (G-4, N-62T, J-22 Orao, err, Utva 75 ... and Gazelle!)

- other squadrons...

- there's also the TTC, which apparently tested more flying things, and other things that don't fly very well.

[NeF]

Quick recap, we have a clear P-38 on the coming soon page but same kind of drawings have been misleading in the past.

We have that awkward not working link form their website: http://www.vmfa-531.com/leathernecksim/coming-soon/

We have strong clues towards the super galeb (Fact that some of the devs might have flown it, the super "bird", the serbian base, the aerobatics things)but imho that wouldn't be "special note" worthy surprise(s).

Oh, and we have rivets.

What am I forgeting ?

Edited December 7, 2017 by NeF

[Donut]

Quick recap, we have a clear P-38 on the coming soon page but same kind of drawings have been misleading in the past.

We have that awkward not working link form their website: http://www.vmfa-531.com/leathernecksim/coming-soon/

We have strong clues towards the super galeb (Fact that some of the devs might have flown it, the super "bird", the serbian base, the aerobatics things)but imho that wouldn't be "special note" worthy surprise(s).

Oh, and we have rivets.

What am I forgeting ?

 

Could the "suprises" be the development of two aircraft then?

[WolfK33]

Or a Balkans theater to go with it ? The recon picture, if it is one, could be interpreted that way.

[NeF]

(Crickets control department, Teasing division)

P.S. Do expect surprises…

You remember this?

Ok, now watch this:

Mmmmh... conceavable?

[kolga]

That specific Aresti diagram is this... which is for model airplanes?

 

 

So confusing.

 

I think that is for an RC aircraft:

http://www.e-modelar.net/clanki-111.html

 

At the bottom they even talk about "competitions in Croatia and Serbia"

 

:huh:

[Knock-Knock]

I heard that Magnitude's Crickets control department, Teasing division, worked on Operation Overlord back in the day.

[kolga]

From Reddit:

(credit zZChicagoZz)

 

 

Batajnica Airodrom, Serbia.

 

Might really be Super Galeb.

 

https://www.123rf.com/photo_17392890_batajnica-serbia--september-2-russian-aerobatic-team-strizi-with-mig-29-m2-fighter-plane-performing-.html

 

MiG-29M2

 

The Swifts emblem is a bird...

 

The only thing is there is no MiG-29M3, maybe its a play on words... Somehow ;)

 

EDIT: Hint 2 is Batajnica Airodrom, Serbia, the swifts were there on september 2nd, this is getting a little bit promising...

Edited December 7, 2017 by kolga

[Redglyph]

https://www.123rf.com/photo_17392890_batajnica-serbia--september-2-russian-aerobatic-team-strizi-with-mig-29-m2-fighter-plane-performing-.html

 

MiG-29M2

 

The Swifts emblem is a bird...

 

The only thing is there is no MiG-29M3, maybe its a play on words... Somehow ;)

 

The -EM is also one of the birds used by the 101st, as reported before. Quite a big bird though.

[Dudikoff]

Well, the G-4 Super Galeb would be somewhat of a downer after the MiG-21bis especially since there are other trainers already in development, but a DCS-level MiG-29 9.12B would be pretty cool :)

Edited December 7, 2017 by Dudikoff

[Hoffster]

That aircooled cylinder picture. Vietnam trainer and also aerobatic. T-28?

[Buzzles]

Jeepers, some of you lot are very excitable and throwing out wishlist items.

 

Also, most of you have forgotten Rudel's posts with the radial engine in, and the various hints that one plane they were working on was in WWII Pacific theatre.

It might not be what they're currently working on, but I doubt they've scrapped all that work.

 

Might be more than one plane in the announcement, but I doubt it considering the size of the team now.

Edited December 7, 2017 by Buzzles

[KingKenny04]

Really hope all the speculation about it being a G4 is wrong. The hints all seem to indicate its a G4, which would be a massive disappointment.

[Redglyph]

Jeepers, some of you lot are very excitable and throwing out wishlist items.

 

Also, most of you have forgotten Rudel's posts with the radial engine in, and the various hints that one plane they were working on was in WWII Pacific theatre.

It might not be what they're currently working on, but I doubt they've scrapped all that work.

 

Might be more than one plane in the announcement, but I doubt it considering the size of the team now.

 

Radial like a double wasp, used in a certain aircraft in the DCS roadmap? ;)

 

And "surprises" would explain the picture of Batajnica Airodrom, where there are MiG-21, also something expected.

[MrDieing]

[lemoen]

Rudel gave the next hint: 1970s. Look at his profile.

[BadHabit]

All that trolling is hilarious :megalol: