Will the JF-17 leave EA in the next OB update?

[J20Stronk]

It looks like the December OB update, and the last update of the year, is planned to be released tomorrow. Going back to the newsletter from July, is it safe to assume that the Thunder will have its features that were stated in that newsletter?

- Chinese Manual

- English Manual (Maybe not this, yet.)

- Finished Sensors (TGP is still missing several things like View Masking and proper Area Track and Point Track simulation. AA Radar ACM modes are still buggy when trying to unlock a target. AA gunsight is still buggy, etc.)

- Finished Systems (Engine Performance/FPAS Page. Working BIT Page and CHECKLIST Page etc.)

- Finished weapons (C(M)-802AK(G) still use a simple FM, SD-10 INS implementation, AG-JSOW weapon CNTL page, etc)

- More liveries and finished external textures

Was there enough time to have these finished by now, or will we have to wait until 2023? Thanks.

Edited December 15, 2022 by J20Stronk

[BalticDude]

4 hours ago, J20Stronk said:

It looks like the December OB update, and the last update of the year, is planned to be released tomorrow. Going back to the newsletter from July, is it safe to assume that the Thunder will have its features that were stated in that newsletter?

- Chinese Manual

- English Manual (Maybe not this, yet.)

- Finished Sensors (TGP is still missing several things like View Masking and proper Area Track and Point Track simulation. AA Radar ACM modes are still buggy when trying to unlock a target. AA gunsight is still buggy, etc.)

- Finished Systems (Engine Performance/FPAS Page. Working BIT Page and CHECKLIST Page etc.)

- Finished weapons (C(M)-802AK(G) still use a simple FM, SD-10 INS implementation, AG-JSOW weapon CNTL page, etc)

- More liveries and finished external textures

Was there enough time to have these finished by now, or will we have to wait until 2023? Thanks.

 

I was really hoping for an HMD tbh...

[jubuttib]

On 12/16/2022 at 4:25 AM, BalticDude said:

I was really hoping for an HMD tbh...

Wrong block, but yeah. Getting the dedicated TGP hardpoint and the HMD would be tastylicious, but probably not in the cards.

[Napillo]

18 hours ago, jubuttib said:

Wrong block, but yeah

The HMD was being built and tested when FC-1 was being developed (before even Block 1) so no, not wrong block.

[jubuttib]

Being built and tested, sure, but AFAIK only adopted at all in block 3?

[BalticDude]

Now that Black Shark 3 has Iglas, I see no reason not to give FC-1 HMD.

[Mike_Romeo]

3 hours ago, BalticDude said:

Now that Black Shark 3 has Iglas, I see no reason not to give FC-1 HMD.

The reason why ED gave it IGLA's was that the KA-50 was built in so low numbers that it was considered to be just a prototype aircraft. Because of that, ED gave themselve a little more freedom regardes "what if". Also its not that unrealistic because the Ka-52 uses more or less same wings.

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Edited December 19, 2022 by Mike_Romeo

[Napillo]

On 12/18/2022 at 12:33 PM, jubuttib said:

only adopted at all in block 3

block 3 makes it more integral I believe, and you get the option of hobs, but I don't know if it was ever adopted en-mass. It's definitely an option you (if you are a nation-state actor) could buy.

[uboats]

it's almost there. Although flight manual done in CN, it's better to wait until EN is finished. also some other issues that more or less affect the play experience need to be addressed. but anyway, we are very close to end ob status

[J20Stronk]

51 minutes ago, uboats said:

it's almost there. Although flight manual done in CN, it's better to wait until EN is finished. also some other issues that more or less affect the play experience need to be addressed. but anyway, we are very close to end ob status

Great! I'm looking foward to a finished Thunder and whatever project you're working on next!