Bucic Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 Man, What a first flight. Thank God I wan't a mechanic back then. [YOUTUBE]1ESXeswZjkc&feature[/YOUTUB] Thank you very much for the link. I highly underestimated the Valkyrie as an engineering piece. In fact it's a very interesting design. The T-38 vs F-5 was bugging me today... For me the most handsome jet out there. F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
2IAE-CrashBG Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 More interesting thing to note is a cannon drum indicator it's on 1 which means it's not fully loaded or was used in the meantime :P It wasn't fully loaded ;) Here's one more. :pilotfly: [sIGPIC]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/46crash/crahshig.png[/sIGPIC] Bulgarian DCS Community
Avilator Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 (edited) Thank you very much for the link. I highly underestimated the Valkyrie as an engineering piece. In fact it's a very interesting design. This plane is one of my favorites for exactly that reason: all the major design elements compliment each other. I think the folding wingtips are brilliant! From an engineering standpoint, that is. The result isn't the most aesthetically pleasing aircraft out there. But North American could afford to make a somewhat ugly airplane after the flawlessness that is the P-51. Edited September 1, 2010 by Avilator I only respond to that little mechanical voice that says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!" Who can say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. -Robert Goddard "A hybrid. A car for enthusiasts of armpit hair and brown rice." -Jeremy Clarkson "I swear by my pretty floral bonet, I will end you." -Mal from Firefly
mikoyan Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 This plane is one of my favorites for exactly that reason: all the major design elements compliment each other. I think the folding wingtips are brilliant! From an engineering standpoint, that is. The result isn't the most aesthetically pleasing aircraft out there. But North American could afford to make a somewhat ugly airplane after the flawlessness that is the P-51. The funny thing is that the russians build a more down to earth version to came out with the same conclusion.
Bucic Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 The funny thing is that the russians build a more down to earth version to came out with the same conclusion. Any specific examples? F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
mikoyan Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 Too expensive, there were cheaper ways to achieve the same goals, fantastic engineering achievement but not the most practical.
Krippz Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 Too expensive, there were cheaper ways to achieve the same goals, fantastic engineering achievement but not the most practical. Case in point I guess.... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 64th "Scorpions" Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 195.201.110.22
Avilator Posted September 2, 2010 Posted September 2, 2010 Too expensive, there were cheaper ways to achieve the same goals, fantastic engineering achievement but not the most practical. Which is why no one has an aircraft that fills the mission profile of a mach3 bomber, it was just too expensive, and missiles worked better. I only respond to that little mechanical voice that says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!" Who can say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. -Robert Goddard "A hybrid. A car for enthusiasts of armpit hair and brown rice." -Jeremy Clarkson "I swear by my pretty floral bonet, I will end you." -Mal from Firefly
mvsgas Posted September 2, 2010 Posted September 2, 2010 This was posted here before and I can't find it, great video about the Flaklands/Malvinas war. I never realize that the C-130 serving as refuelers were one of the biggest heroes, consistently looking for and helping damaged aircraft. Here is part one To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Sticky Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 [YOUTUBE]<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGS1wRXZGf8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature= player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGS1wRXZGf8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature= player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE] So beautiful! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] My Sim/Game CV: Falcon 1,3,4. Gunship. A10 TankKiller. Fighter Bomber. Strike eagle 2&3. F19 Stealth Fighter. F117. Wings. F29 Retaliator. Jetfighter II. F16 Fighting Falcon. Strike Commander. F22 Raptor. F16MRF. ATF. EF2000. Longbow 1&2. TankKiller2 Silent Thunder. Hind. Apache Havoc. EECH. EAW. F22 ADF. TAW. Janes WW2,USAF,IAF,F15,F18. F18 Korea. F18 Super Hornet. B17 II. CFS 2. Flanker 2&2.5. BOB. Mig Alley. IL2. LOMAC. IL2FB. FC2. DCS:BS. DCS:A10C.
jpm1 Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 So beautiful! we live in a wonderful place , up to us not to ruin everything :thumbup: SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Namenlos Ein Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) And so on. http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/85386.html http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/86498.html#cutid1 P.S. http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/111374.html#cutid1 — Yokota AFB. Edited September 3, 2010 by Namenlos Ein 1
Mikoyan89 Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 And so on. http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/85386.html http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/86498.html#cutid1 Great website and wonderful pics!:thumbup: YouTube Blog
mvsgas Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 Nice Thanks To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Bucic Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/85386.html http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/86498.html#cutid1 Engineers' porn! :D F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Bucic Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 oh man what happened to that bird? Looks like... http://www.divegizo.com/pics/Zero%20in%20Harbour.jpg ;) F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Vekkinho Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 oh man what happened to that bird? Nothing, it just stood there with open canopy for ages as many of them do today...:music_whistling: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Vekkinho Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 Looks like... http://www.divegizo.com/pics/Zero%20in%20Harbour.jpg ;) LOL! Salt water? No, this was an acid rain outcome! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
RvETito Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 I wish a skilled modder to make a FC2 cockpit look like that :D "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE=
nscode Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) Note that it's missing some switches on the weapons control panel (like the armed/unarmed selector for jettison) and the G/aplha meter is different than the one we're used to, it looks more like the one in MiG-29, but bigger :D Oh, and THE CLOCK is gone.. I guess those sell good on the flearket :/ Edited September 4, 2010 by nscode Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
Vekkinho Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 ^^^^ My guess is it's an early production Flanker B. It might even have old AL-31 Lyulkas inside. I can't say was it ever operational or just used as a grounded trainer. If we caould get more info on the images like date and location when pics were taken we could possibly dig more info on tis particular unit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mvsgas Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Cool, I hope we have more opportunities to work with each other. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
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