Block III Super Hornet......we need!

[Captain Chuck]

 

[Tank50us]

Sadly, we won't be able to get it. It's too new, and much of its systems are highly classified. We'd be lucky to get a Block 1 Super Hornet, which is more on par with the Block 20 Legacy Hornet we have in game.

[WobblyFlops]

1 hour ago, Tank50us said:

We'd be lucky to get a Block 1 Super Hornet

As far as I'm aware, any Rhino regardless of blocks are category VIII ITAR items, (alongside the F-22, F-35, B-2, the new F-15, etc.) which makes it virtually impossible to do any kind of DCS level simulation. Avionics are one thing, but Rhino specific stuff like engines or flight model would also be a huge issue. It's probably more realistic to hope for an A-10 type upgrade to our legacy Hornet which may introduce newer block USMC C+ jets or 2 seater delta variants. Highly unlikely but probably more likely than a Rhino.

[WRCRob]

I would love to get a Block 1 F or late block D with multi-crew just for the multicrew aspect and being able to train someone in the same airframe. 

[Tank50us]

5 hours ago, WobblyFlops said:

As far as I'm aware, any Rhino regardless of blocks are category VIII ITAR items, (alongside the F-22, F-35, B-2, the new F-15, etc.) which makes it virtually impossible to do any kind of DCS level simulation. Avionics are one thing, but Rhino specific stuff like engines or flight model would also be a huge issue. It's probably more realistic to hope for an A-10 type upgrade to our legacy Hornet which may introduce newer block USMC C+ jets or 2 seater delta variants. Highly unlikely but probably more likely than a Rhino.

Hence my statement that we'd be lucky to get the aircraft. An early Block I Super Bug, in terms of systems are similar to what we have, the flight model can be generated using the methods ED's been using for years, and the data on the engines, to my knowledge, is public information (since the engines are planned to be used in a super-sonic civil transport). However if any of the Super Hornets go to NASA, everything about the aircraft will become public domain since it's a requirement for NASA to release information like that. The only exception to that rule was the SR-71... but that's likely due to the CIA.

All that being said, a Super Hornet module would always be best done using an F model, as that would allow for multi-crew on top of the two extra weapon stations, thus better justifying the normal module price.

One other thing to note: I'm a fan of what I call the "85% solution", if you can't get all of the information, and have to make educated guesses to what something is, and how it works, I'd still take it as long as the Dev Team is honest with us.

Edited February 3, 2022 by Tank50us

[SkateZilla]

Block I would be the only chance,

Block II Classified,
Block III Classified.

21 hours ago, Капитан Чук said:

 

Oh the mis-information and assumptions in this video.. lmao.. 

[F-2]

Up to lot 30 even block II hornets had apg-73. The two seat block II lot 26 is covered in the super hornet manual. That said I think this is actually about equivalent to our 2005 version of the legacy hornet.