Jinro Posted October 15, 2010 Posted October 15, 2010 I want to see this guy's lens--it must be 2 feet long.
power5 Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Wow, just looked through the entire thread. Great photos and finally we have an answer to the ultimate question. The F4 would make the best next module for the DCS series. :) Why oh why did they mess with the canopy on the F16? Redesign the entire thing (not a fan anyway) but the canopy was always spectacular. 100% crystal clear unobstructed view. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Aaron i7 2600k@4.4ghz, GTX1060-6gb, 16gb DDR3, T16000m, Track IR5 BS2-A10C-UH1-FC3-M2000-F18C-A4E-F14B-BF109
Mad Dog 7.62 Posted October 25, 2010 Posted October 25, 2010 WOW! Awesome thread, lots of beautiful pics!! The Japanese have quite a variety of equipment and color schemes. Love the Phantom pics too!! Can somebody point me to more info on the Japanese Apaches? Curious especially about the radically different PNVS. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Gigabyte GA97XSLI Core i7 4790 @ 4.0 Ghz MSI GTX 1080ti 32 Mb RAM DDR3-2133 512GB SSD for DCS HP Reverb VR HMD Thrustmaster Warthog & MFG Crosswind
topol-m Posted October 25, 2010 Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) WOW! Awesome thread, lots of beautiful pics!! The Japanese have quite a variety of equipment and color schemes. Love the Phantom pics too!! Can somebody point me to more info on the Japanese Apaches? Curious especially about the radically different PNVS. Glad you like it it has been and will be updated quite regularly :) When it comes to details about specific japanese systems/equipment the info is very scarce. It seems this is related to the japanese politics of not exporting military technology, at least not advanced technology. So I`m not 100% sure but 99% ;) that there won`t be much info on JGSDF apaches PNVS available to the wide public. Edited October 25, 2010 by topol-m [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Mad Dog 7.62 Posted October 25, 2010 Posted October 25, 2010 I think I found it, thanks!! The Modernized TADS/PNVS program replaces six of the current LRUs with new ones. They are the PNVS, PNVS Shroud, NSA, BSM, TEU, TPS, and PEU. Also, slight modifications are being made to other components to address other maintenance drivers identified over the years. The DSA and Laser are not being modified. The modernization includes moving to a two-level maintenance concept for the new LRUs. The Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) were being designed to allow smaller Line Replaceable Modules (LRMs) to be fault isolated and replaced, rather than the entire LRU. The basic configuration and outer look of the M-TADS/PNVS is almost be identical to the current system. The PNVS shroud looks different, because it now has two sensors, the new FLIR and an Image Intensification Sensor (basically a built-in 18mm NVG tube). The pilot is now be able to switch between the two sensors and to fly using the one best for the existing conditions. Complete provisions were included to eventually fuse the two images. The shroud is broken into two LRMs (shroud and window), making removal much simpler. The current W-10 harness is being replaced with a two-piece design. The new FLIR has a much better image quality than the current system. It has 4 pixels across and 480 pixels down (4x480), compared to the current common module 1x180 configuration. What this means is that the system has much better wire detection and marginal weather performance, at least 20/45 visual acuity, compared to the previous 20/80 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Gigabyte GA97XSLI Core i7 4790 @ 4.0 Ghz MSI GTX 1080ti 32 Mb RAM DDR3-2133 512GB SSD for DCS HP Reverb VR HMD Thrustmaster Warthog & MFG Crosswind
topol-m Posted October 25, 2010 Posted October 25, 2010 It seems I was wrong. Nice info :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Maximus_G Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 xrIdGUIjSCU Funny sound, it's like prolongated :)
topol-m Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 I like that sound and jet engines sound in general. In fact I`ll put that sound as an alarm in my mobile phone :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
topol-m Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 Rare pictures of Kawasaki XC-2 from close distance: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
topol-m Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 All the aircraft in this category look alike (check the Embraer KC-390 for instance), but it`s an improvement over the C-1 in every respect. Especially in terms of payload and range. Its payload equals the C-1`max takeoff mass :weight_lift_2: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Pilotasso Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 (edited) KC-390's similarity with the C-1 is not innocent nor a coincidence. ;) My company is going to manufacture parts of the EMBRAER crate. Edited November 7, 2010 by Pilotasso .
ED Team Groove Posted December 10, 2010 ED Team Posted December 10, 2010 Pictures taken by russian Su-27 pilot: 1 Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en
Jinro Posted December 11, 2010 Posted December 11, 2010 I'm curious about the drag chutes. The original F16 does not have or need drag chutes, yet certain export variants do, and the F-2 does as well. Do the wheel brakes just suck or something? I've never thought of the drag chute as a good idea....it gets tangled up, you have to repack it, if you jettison the chute it can get sucked into an intake, etc.
onehitxzibit Posted December 11, 2010 Posted December 11, 2010 I'm curious about the drag chutes. The original F16 does not have or need drag chutes, yet certain export variants do, and the F-2 does as well. Do the wheel brakes just suck or something? I've never thought of the drag chute as a good idea....it gets tangled up, you have to repack it, if you jettison the chute it can get sucked into an intake, etc. IIRC the F-2 is a bit larger than the F-16. Maybe that's why it needs a drag chute.
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