Next DCS (US) Fixed Wing Aircraft Wish List

[joey45]

Yeah, they'l probably just go ahead and do DCS: Harrier, buccanear or Jaguar despite what any of us lot say.. :music_whistling:

 

Don't tempt them...:music_whistling:

 

Harrier - probly the GR3 or the FRS-1

Buccaneer - you did say carrier ops... didn't you

Jaguar - it has no TFR, it's all seat of your pants.... but it can be doable [i just have to ask my friend in the company]

Edited September 21, 2010 by joey45

[Python]

Don't tempt them...:music_whistling:

 

Harrier - probly the GR3 or the FRS-1

Buccaneer - you did say carrier ops... didn't you

Jaguar - it has no TFR, it's all seat of your pants.... but it can be doable [i just have to ask my friend in the company]

 

I would never try to sway the vote in our favour :angel: I would however be over the moon with any of those 3 choices. A Harrier done right could be spectacular and very challenging no doubt. The Buc is sure to make for great fun with its low level nature and as you mentioned.... carrier ops!! And the jag is the jag, enough said!! wether we are alone or the demand is there for a classic British aircraft remains to be seen.

[joey45]

What are the chances of a British airframe Like the JaguarGR3a or the Buccaneer SB2 in a complex sim like DCS.

[Druid_]

What are the chances of a British airframe Like the JaguarGR3a or the Buccaneer SB2 in a complex sim like DCS.

 

Incredibly small I'd say. It'll be American or Russian imho. Besides the JaguarGR3a is horrible, trainer turned into a fighter and an ergonomic nightmare after all of the updates (again just in my opinion). The Bucc however, lovely aircraft.

[sungsam]

I believe F16C 52+ w JHMCS will be the best move for ED !

 

- MultiRole Fighter

- Export Success (Many Nations Use It)

- Raised Interest at the well known OPEN/FREE FALCON community

- The truth is that OPEN/FREE FALCON community actually are costumers of Ka-50 & FC2, beyond dup they will massively bay DCS F16 !

- I Think Raised opportunity for trade success at ED

- By publishing DCS A10-C, I Think ED already posseses 80% of an F16 development.

 

For Helo module it must be the AH64 Longbow the oposed side of DCS BS !

Edited September 21, 2010 by sungsam

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Jaguar - it has no TFR, it's all seat of your pants.... but it can be doable [i just have to ask my friend in the company]

 

I've tried to work it out, but what's TFR?

[Druid_]

Terrain Following Radar. For those wimps who cant see in poor viz.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Terrain Following Radar. For those wimps who cant see in poor viz.

 

Ahha, thanks!

 

Harrier doesn't either though (does it?:huh:). It does have FLIR though i s'pose.

[Druid_]

Harrier doesn't either though (does it?:huh:).

Nope

It does have FLIR though i s'pose.

Yes.

[sungsam]

Nope

Yes.

 

FLIR is more suitable for targeting in low light conditions and useless on bad weather, but it can be used for NAV Ops.

 

TFR is an altitude radar mode linked / combined with autopilot that can follow terrain anaglyph at a given/predefined Altitude value. It is used day or night for low pass or evading Early Radar Detection.

Edited September 21, 2010 by sungsam

[Zorg_DK]

I'll cast a vote for the F-16..

[Druid_]

FLIR is more suitable for targeting in low light conditions and useless on bad weather, but it can be used for NAV Ops.

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Its great in any light and in poor weather. The Harrier boys use FLIR in bad weather on approach to land, its great for showing warm runways and rwy lights not to mention aircarft carrier structures.

 

TFR is an altitude radar mode linked / combined with autopilot that can follow terrain anaglyph at a given/predefined Altitude value. It is used day or night for low pass or evading Early Radar Detection.

 

Its used mainly to allow the pilot more freedom to operate other systems and also in poor visibility. The low flying part is used to evade Radar and can be done the old fashioned way. In fact the TFR isn't as good as the Mk1 hands.

 

Sorry for off topic. F-18 E/F gets my vote (2 engines are better than 1 .. i.e. F-16) with some reaslistic Aircraft Carrier modelling.

Edited September 21, 2010 by Druid_

[comie1]

My heart sank after seeing the F-16 in GA's promo vid,

looks so good and i can't fly it :(

[SnakeBite]

Having a fully functional British Fighter Jet would be cool. Tornado F.3 or Jaguar would be ideal.

[Zorg_DK]

My heart sank after seeing the F-16 in GA's promo vid,

looks so good and i can't fly it :(

 

Lol me too :)

[Skwurl]

Well...I gotta cast my vote with the F/A-18 Hornet. Maybe even the super hornet. The flight sim community has been waiting for a proper hornet simulator since the days of Jane's.

 

Come on Eagle, deliver us a sweet, sweet carrier based sim.

 

Either that or the Apache.

[HiJack]

To complement the Ka-50 and A-10C the next release in the DCS series should be the Su-25TM (also designated Su-39) or Su-25SM and then the AH-64D Apache Longbow. This would be nice additions when making 2 sided ground missions.

 

(HJ)

[power5]

That is what I have been thinking.

See if FC2 was made to work with the DCS series ongoing, then the sides would be less lopsided. Right now we have a US jet and RUS helo. No matter what is added next, the sides will be off. Again, not sure what it would take to get a frog into the new DCS engine, but it has to be less than a from scratch job. So, if they were to make a frog, then an apache could be just behind it. Could possibly take less people to get the frog into the new engine, and more people could be put on the apache team figuring out how to make 2 seats work. And that would lead nicely to many nice 2 seat modules in the future.

[digital_steve]

What's the obsession with carrier ops? I don't get it (i'm not stirring the pot here, i just want to know!).

To me, it's just a runway on the water that moves around and makes life difficult. Plus... it's filled with Navy people.

[104th_Crunch]

What's the obsession with carrier ops? I don't get it (i'm not stirring the pot here, i just want to know!).

To me, it's just a runway on the water that moves around and makes life difficult. Plus... it's filled with Navy people.

 

Lol, it is a challenge to land on. Most people like a challenge. It also adds variation, as you can land on a boat or land.

 

Give me a fighter or give me death :)

 

That is what I have been thinking.

See if FC2 was made to work with the DCS series ongoing, then the sides would be less lopsided. Right now we have a US jet and RUS helo. No matter what is added next, the sides will be off. Again, not sure what it would take to get a frog into the new DCS engine, but it has to be less than a from scratch job. So, if they were to make a frog, then an apache could be just behind it. Could possibly take less people to get the frog into the new engine, and more people could be put on the apache team figuring out how to make 2 seats work. And that would lead nicely to many nice 2 seat modules in the future.

 

Your scenario brings us a fighter in maybe 10 years. I dislike you right now:mad:

j/k to each their own.

[aaron886]

What's the obsession with carrier ops? I don't get it (i'm not stirring the pot here, i just want to know!).

To me, it's just a runway on the water that moves around and makes life difficult. Plus... it's filled with Navy people.

 

Makes things more difficult, which, to most of us simulator types, is more interesting. Naval Aviation is one of the greatest challenges in flying!

[power5]

Not 10 years. Depending on the challenge of getting the frog into the newest DCS engine, you would have 2 years for the frog and Apache at most. Probably 1.5 years is my guess. So, if they make FC2 work with the new engine somehow, the fighter jets could be flown still, although not in the full fidelity DCS realm. But, would be a hold over till they could hit the market with a couple fighters before 5 years from now.

 

Besides landing on a carrier, naval ops are really no different. Except the ground is always perfectly flat, save for the rogue wave or 2. In IL2 my goal for carrier landings was to basically crash the plane into the deck without blowing it up. :) That was about as close as I could get to a good landing. I always always messed up the glide slope.

[mark35444]

How about a 737 Wedge Tail?

 

It would be interesting to have a larger aircraft in the Tactical Picture. Also to have the ability to expand the ATC/AWACs Role alot further within DCS would be a step in a slightly different direction and appeal to differing markets.

 

If not a 737, perhaps a E-2C With AWACs, then you are carrier capable.

 

My other idea is Looking at the Ground role a little more. Like doing a Simulator package on the ZSU-23/SA-9 and its variants. Just imagine being able to drive around the Terrain and shoot those pesky Jets and Helos.

 

Would certainly add a different Dimension to the Simulator overall.

[Avilator]

How about a 737 Wedge Tail?

 

That looks like a b*tch to land in a gusty crosswind.:joystick:

[jpm1]

let's analize the problem . what choices ED has to face :

 

- touch the largest public possible > a popular or renown aircraft

- keep alive the excellency image the company has to simmers eyes , not turn into commercial compromises i mean arcade stuff . so the plane has to be realistic and to do so has to be provided with consequent documentation

- jump over the opportunity of grabbing the maximum players from FS , to do so you need to release a plane known by lot of persons , everybody knows the F-16 i'm not sure everybody knows the SU-25 , nobody is perfect meanwhile :D

- to keep in mind the storyline the plane has to have a long life duration before being obsolete

 

i think the F-15 (with A2G capability shown in A-stan) has serious chances and would be a good air to air alternative to the two precedent muvers . but the question is is there enough documentation about that plane which is a major plane in US defence strategy . there's another thing to be taken into consideration it's the russian market which represents a large part of the consumers so