TMS up Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Question, I believe the F/A-18C's Left and right DDIs are only capable of a few colors, while I believe the AMPCD has full color.. I was wondering how the TGP will display on the DDIs. Would the image be completely green like the Optical Mavericks? Or would it be the traditional black & white? What about the AMPCD? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAngel1 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 If your question is for LITENING pod, i think it will be black and white, like it was in good old A-10C. But I don't know about ATFLIR pod. ..:NAVY PILOTS ARE THE THE BEST PILOTS:.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backspace340 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 If your question is for LITENING pod, i think it will be black and white, like it was in good old A-10C. But I don't know about ATFLIR pod. It'll be green on the DDIs i'dve thought, they can't do black and white. AMPCD is probably black and white, but I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMS up Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 I figured only Wags can comment on this. I've tried looking for Legacy Hornet footage of the DDI's displaying target pod ( litening or atflir). I have not found any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOPR Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Official video from Raytheon: https://youtu.be/KGEuNTzmYJQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harker Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Official video from Raytheon: https://youtu.be/KGEuNTzmYJQ I really want to know when this video was made. The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delevero Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I dont know when the video is from.. BUT a few of the early pods was used in combat in afghanistan and later on in 2004 Deployments were extended to the legacy F/A-18C in mid-2004, and the pod is also fully compatible with the F/A-18A+/B+ models. here is an article about it. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2006-12-12/proven-combat-raytheon-asq-228-gets-upgraded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harker Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I dont know when the video is from.. BUT a few of the early pods was used in combat in afghanistan and later on in 2004 Deployments were extended to the legacy F/A-18C in mid-2004, and the pod is also fully compatible with the F/A-18A+/B+ models. here is an article about it. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2006-12-12/proven-combat-raytheon-asq-228-gets-upgradedMy comment was more due to the video having a very 90s, early 2000s vibe and it was funny, but thanks for the info. I didn't know that the ATFLIR was so late tech. The DCS Hornet has 2005 systems, so we're lucky on that. The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOPR Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 It's possible that video was made for a product upgrade or released because someone at Raytheon decided "they needed a social media presence" in 2012. I wouldn't assume it wasn't available until 2012 just because that's the date it was posted on youtube. According to a public release DTIC report, the ATFLIR pod program started circa 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nospin44 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 TGP will display as monochrome green only on all 3 displays regardless of Litening or ATFLIR. Some one posted recently that AMPCD uses the ddis display driver. So green on all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldur Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 That video looks like 80s or early 90s to me, but then it shows Superbugs and the ATFLIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMS up Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 TGP will display as monochrome green only on all 3 displays regardless of Litening or ATFLIR. Some one posted recently that AMPCD uses the ddis display driver. So green on all. Interesting, so regardless of WHOT or BLKHOT, it's pure green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo52 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Interesting, so regardless of WHOT or BLKHOT, it's pure green. WHOT would be bright green while BLKHOT would be a dark green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAngel1 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 If it's green, it will be way better than A-10s black/white. ..:NAVY PILOTS ARE THE THE BEST PILOTS:.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinmigrant Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 If it's green, it will be way better than A-10s black/white. I personally hate the green stuff of the hornet. It looks SO old. I love the white/grey of the super hornets. And the FLIRs image are so much modern in black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAngel1 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 No, its not. Green image is much better. ..:NAVY PILOTS ARE THE THE BEST PILOTS:.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlikwin Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 No, its not. Green image is much better. The human eye is most sensitive in the "Green" part of the spectrum, same reason that NVG's came in green originally. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev2go Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) The human eye is most sensitive in the "Green" part of the spectrum, same reason that NVG's came in green originally. and yet many avionics and software designers have decided to move away from the GReen in displays. The F16C viper post CCIP uses White and blue formatting, and the Super Hornet since lot 25's DDI's exhibit all White instead of green. ( minus some minor stuff that was yellow or RED, or, green colors) Edited June 27, 2019 by Kev2go Build: Windows 10 64 bit Pro Case/Tower: Corsair Graphite 760tm ,Asus Strix Z790 Motherboard, Intel Core i7 12700k ,Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 64gb ram (3600 mhz) , (Asus strix oc edition) Nvidia RTX 3080 12gb , Evga g2 850 watt psu, Hardrives ; Samsung 970 EVo, , Samsung evo 860 pro 1 TB SSD, Samsung evo 850 pro 1TB SSD, WD 1TB HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlikwin Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 and yet avionics and software designers have decided to move away from the GReen in displays. The F16C viper post CCIP uses White and blue formatting, and the Super Hornet since lot 25's DDI's exhibit all White instead of green. ( minus some stuff that was yellow or RED colours which remains ) The point is in situations where you are limited to monochromatic its generally a good choice. If you have colors then that's generally a better way to go. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldur Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 If it's green, it will be way better than A-10s black/white. Definately not. It's all green in the Harrier already and a lot worse regards contrast (because the utter lack thereof) than in the A-10C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will- Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Automatic target recognition would be a nice feature to see. Intel i9-9900K 32GB DDR4, RTX 2080tiftw3, Windows 10, 1tb 970 M2, TM Warthog, 4k 144hz HDR g-sync. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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