Next DCS (US) Fixed Wing Aircraft Wish List

[Phantom88]

Carrier landings with the Hornet on swaying carriers is pure fricken gold DCS style!!!.That said the DCS legends with pure dogfights is gonna be gold also.Its a win win coming our way IMO. :)

 

What if we can combine the two!:thumbup:

[wolfstriked]

I love landings so it works for me:thumbup: I turn on the standby-hud mode,lower the seat and just do touch and go's in the A10 with varying crosswinds.That alone is worth price of the sim for me.:megalol:

[weasel75]

Somebody has serious issues. The F-16 is AWESOME. But good luck topping Falcon. Even today i prefer it to anything ED has. It is just an incredible piece of software.

 

Yep, "crummy" was a bad choice there, but I would agree: why another sim featuring the F-16? With Falcon 4.0 and it's heritage there is plenty for the (serious) virtual pilot.

 

I can't imagine, what DCS would (or even could) offer above Falcon's level/"niveau" that would justify another sim of the F-16.

[GGTharos]

... Any plane but the F-16 :D

[Pilotasso]

Yep, "crummy" was a bad choice there, but I would agree: why another sim featuring the F-16? With Falcon 4.0 and it's heritage there is plenty for the (serious) virtual pilot.

 

I can't imagine, what DCS would (or even could) offer above Falcon's level/"niveau" that would justify another sim of the F-16.

 

I guess you got short imagination or lack of observation skills then. :P

[213]

he's right, it would be redundant in the sense of making a t-72 sim when there's steel beast pro, although there are variables which mitigate redundancy; visual improvement, pricing, etc.

 

the best route would be to make another vehicle that has yet to be explored very fully. f-18 does fit this criteria as it has not received much exposure of late, nor has it ever been modeled to anywhere near dcs quality. falcon on the other hand has been aptly handled by bms, falcon 4 and a plethora of software, new and old dedicated to its simulation.

 

but i suppose i'm biased. i dislike famous vehicles and f-16 is as famous as it gets.

[FWind]

... Any plane but the F-16 :D

 

 

thanks

[GGTharos]

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thanks

[FWind]

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[LostOblivion]

Are there any legacy aircraft that land on legacy carriers during airshows, etc, these days? I cannot really see the immersion of landing a WW2 carrier airframe on a Nimitz.

 

Also: The poll should really not have been extended with more options, as new users will now believe most people here would like to see an F-14 over an F/A-18, which is obviously wrong.

Edited December 29, 2011 by LostOblivion

[Laud]

The poll should really not have been extended with more options, as new users will now believe most people here would like to see an F-14 over an F/A-18, which is obviously wrong.

 

Are you sure?? :smilewink:

 

Beeing part of the DCS series and so beeing compatible with the other modules alone is enough reason why a DCS F-16 would kick F4s a$$. But I'd say that's very focused on multiplayer... So my 2ct...

[Flockzap]

Hi all.

I remember, many moons ago, that existed a military simulator that had the ordenance accounted for, and we, with the rank of wngcmdr, had to deal with the shortage of supplies, or some of those supplies, until they were delivered again.

This was in campaigns of course.

 

Is a bad ideia now? I personally wouldn´t mind to see that (in future add ons), since as commanders of an attack squadron we would have to deal with ordenance not getting in sufficient numbers to satisfy all the pilots, but instead having to deal and distribute the best layout for all of them.

 

Of course there would be regular shipping but we were obliged to rationalize the use of some weapons.

 

Flockzap

[Laud]

Purely a single player item BUT: Already announced for FC3 IIRC.

[Phantom88]

Has Matt Wagner visited Saudi Arabia or South Korea Lately?:)

[VBS_Nero]

very very good

[Pilotasso]

Perfect upgrade for my sig hehehehehe :devil_2:

 

Wish I had more space

[Demongornot]

Next DCS Airplane SU-34 with possibility to use toilet and to make food !!! :D

 

I imagine in real life the guy saying : ok wait i need to go to toilet, don't go crazy, don't make stupid thing please...

guy who pilot : sorry i need to turn

guy on the toilet : WHAT ? wait !! wait wait wait !!!! NOOOOOOOOOO !!!!

 

Or something like : do you want salt on your steak ?

That can be an incredible experience in real life with a good memory after !!

[cs_280zx]

It wont be the Supra Hornet.. ie E/F models.

It be the C model... IF the do the Hornet.

 

 

hi, how do you know it would not be the super hornet? it was modelled in the past, and why would they model a hornet ie C model that was superseded?

 

 

thanks

[Panthro]

my (ignorant) guess as to why it might be an older model is the freedom of data on the plane.

[Demongornot]

Please everyone...I have already say a lot that the first variant of the F/A-18E/F Hornet don't need secret data...

The first Super Hornet before any upgrade have the same electronic than the F/A-18C Hornet !!!

 

From wikipedia :

Hughes APG-73 or Raytheon APG-79 Radar

Northrop Grumman/ITT AN/ALE-165 self-protection jammer pod or BAE Systems AN/ALE-214 integrated defensive electronic countermeasures system

Raytheon AN/ALE-50 or BAE Systems AN/ALE-55 towed decoy

Northrop Grumman AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver

MIDS LVT or MIDS JTRS datalink transceiver

 

APG-73 will have almost 30 years, its an upgrade of the old APG-65 and its the same for every other part of the avionic.

From here : http://www.airrecognition.com/index....sk=view&id=140

The Super Hornet's original avionics and software have a 90% commonality with then current F/A-18C/Ds.

 

And anyways if maybe 1 or 2 little things are classified its just can be deleted by ED, the military version of DCS A10C its not the same than the civil and the Super Hornet its older than the A10C !!!

The data of the F/A-18E Super Hornet are NOT classified for the first version, ok the upgraded version yes, but the first its not and we can have it !!

And its better than the F/A-18C/D for several things, including more weapons capability.

 

The E can carry 1000Kg of weapons, for strike mission 6500Kg on take off, 150Km mission range and for air superiority mission at 240Km of the carrier can flight 1h more than the F/A-18C

Weapons : C 7031kg, E 8051kg

Take off weight : C 23541kg, E 29937kg

Range : C 466km, E 627km

And endurance for air superiority mission at 240Km from the carrier C: 1h15, E 2h15

 

And important thing, don't forget that ED have a contract with army, and Army don't want to training pilot for old aircraft, Army want modern aircraft, and with the first F-35 now in service the most will be to prepare pilot with Multirole Fighter Aircraft Carrier Capable, Multirole FA ? F-15E (but for ED only multiseat version can make problems) F-16 (nice but single engine and ED always done tween engine) F/A-18C/D Yes but too old for military...

The only one that its will be logic to have, the F/A-18E/F Hornet, and the best will be the E AND the F variant, in solo mode, with stupid AI, its better to flight with the single seat, and in multiplayer, mainly for squadron, the dual seater will be great and a fantastic experience !

 

Super Hornet are so nice <3

Edited January 2, 2012 by Demongornot

[sobek]

F-16 (nice but single engine and ED always done tween engine)

 

Correlation does not imply causality. :)

 

The only one that its will be logic to have

 

Nice try, but it's neither the only nor a logic choice. ;)

[Demongornot]

Correlation does not imply causality. :)

 

Nice try, but it's neither the only nor a logic choice. ;)

 

True, anyways the F-16 still a great aircraft but single engine its a big disadvantage, its one of the reason for why no one want to buy the F-35, poor plane :/

And the problem its that the second more recent hardcore sim (exept ED's sim) its Falcon 4.0 AF, no other hardcore sim for modern jet aircraft beween F4AF and DCS A10C and 3 only choice can be F15, F16 or F18 cause its only a US modern jet fighter fixed wing, i don't think that we can have the F22 and the F35 its not possible.

And the best is the F-18, why ? cause he can do everything that the F16 and the F15 with multirole capacity and possibility to carrier ops and incredible maneuverability and hight alpha its impressive, that can be so great to see DCS F/A-18E Superbug

 

Anyways i love all this aircraft i prefer the Super Hornet but i will be happy no matter what it is.

Anyways i don't think that it can be the F-15E but maybe the C/D version its nice but only air mission its not the best...

And finally what about possibility to have single + dual seat variant ? cause a lof of work will be done for coming from single to dual seater and can give us an incredible experience to flight like F-16 (any version) Single + Dual seat, F-15C+D or C+E and F/A-18 C+D or E+F ?

[Frostiken]

cause he can do everything that the F16 and the F15 with multirole capacity and possibility to carrier ops and incredible maneuverability and hight alpha its impressive

 

That's like saying a pickup truck is the best because it can drive fast and turn, which means it's great at racing.

 

The F/A-18 has been a second-line aircraft since forever for a reason. The F-16 can be compared to the F/A-18 (though the F-16 would still beat the F/A-18 due to a superior airframe in just about every department save engine redundancy) but it's practically pointless to even compare it to the F-15E.

[Eddie]

....... but it's practically pointless to even compare it to the F-15E.

 

But it's got two wings and two engines, and it's a US aircraft, so it must be the same. :music_whistling:

[Demongornot]

The Hornet/Super Hornet and the F-16 have the same speed and the F-15 are faster than both, but the Hornet and the Falcon have a really close performance, the Eagle beat both, but the Hornet can Carry more weapon than both, the Super Hornet can carry 12 AIM-120 and 2 more AIM-9, same thing for A/G weapon, and the maneuverability of the Hornet are limited to 7G but he are more maneuverability at low/medium speed than Falcon and Eagle together...Its hard to stall with an Hornet with big AOA he can still maneuverable and take advantage at dogfight when the speed after loose energy decrease and a dogfight only the first time before any turn both aircraft are at high speed but after the first turn both aircraft reach medium speed and if both climb the combat speed will be low and the Hornet will win if the pilot are good...

Look here :

 

But for a simulation the best advantage of the Hornet will be the possibility to do everything, Air to air and air to ground and thing that Eagle and Falcon can't do, sea mission, cause the hornet can carry the Harpoon missile, i know the Falcon too, but the falcon don't have the advantage to take off from sea and the Hornet can give to several people the advantage to do carrier ops.

 

In real live its maybe a second line aircraft in a battlefield but its not when the carrier are already at the enemy door, the army don't will wait that the Eagle and the Falcon will be carry, for naval mission its the first aircraft who are using, same thing for interception of enemy aircraft who coming close to the carrier and ship fleet airspace but beyond missile range, and in real live its still a second line aircraft over ground battlefield but he can without problem be using at primary aircraft and for DCS environment with actual multiplayer, AI and possibility the difference will not really be important against primary and secondary aircraft...

 

And for people who want a good simulator, the possibility to do everything are really important, the only thing that the Eagle do and the Hornet/Falcon can't do its anti-satellite mission but in DCS we don't have any satellite...

So the Hornet can be great for people who want do dogfight and BVR combat and any air to air mission, any air to ground mission, and naval/carrier ops, and if you look at The Battle Simulator website you can see a lot of time the Hornet.

 

And the reason of why the next aircraft can be the Hornet is that DCS are the civilian version of the military training simulator and with the new F-35, the Hornet are the best for training pilot for the F-35 and the simulator will be useful for training new pilot who will replace the best pilot of the Navy who flying with the Hornet and who will be promoted for flight with the F-35 cause actual Super Hornet not will be totally replaced and Navy will need new pilot...

The only new thing with the Falcon its a new version for export only, ok the F-15 will soon have the new Silent Eagle but the same thing will be done for the Hornet too.

 

Its what i think...