Keep in mind this is experience from VR game so tactile feedback doesn’t factor in, but in VTOL-VR I always found the large touchscreens better that the MFDs due to how big the touchscreens are, really lets you get a good view of tactical maps, sensor views, and t-pod views, with the downside of buttons not always being in exactly the same place.
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I think its possible that the values can be low whilst simultaneously having the flight model feel ‘off’.
But I would say virtually every flight model above like 12.0 feels off.
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I suspect the DVI upgrades on Striker 2 may also help to mitigate this I can imagine few scenarios where you are pulling 9G and the DVI wouldn’t have a recognised word. IIRC the old setup already has something like 200 words which controlled radar modes, weapons selection and MFD setups.
And as was previously mentioned, the stick and throttle both have a number of buttons on and around them.
with a lot of these re-fit LADs, they simply re-use the old symbology. this is the case for the eurofighter as well where you can see those soft keys around the display still featured on as digital versions
also a thing on stuff like the f-15ex, fa-18 super hornet but doesnt appear to be the case for new-built systems like that of the f-35
realistically you’ll not be touching this display in a dog fight just like how you wouldnt’t with the current interface
there are more than enough buttons and switches on the hotas for those things
other examples:
These are nothing like the cheapest available touch screens in your car. They aren’t even truly “touch” but a laser grid that detects where your finger is, and then has some functionality to help you make sure you are selecting what you actually want.
so it doesnt matter if you are wearing gloves?
Nowadays they are mostly capacitive touch screens, just like most consumer touch screen devices.
Thing is, capacitive can go from the cheapest temu screen possible to high end rugged screens. Those found on commercial planes are usually capacitive, so I would assume that fighter jets also use this technology. This allow for multitouch, and overall is the tech with lowest false touch rate.
Yes, this kind of tech allows for any type of object to be detected. Although, for capacitive touch screens, you can simply add some materials on the tip of the finger gloves to have them work on capacitive touch screens as well. I’m certain fighter pilots have specific gloves that can be detected by the screens no matter how they touch them
hopfully not inappropriately
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You are assuming incorrectly.
Would be nice if you could actually substantiate things instead of just saying « you are wrong ».
Hehehe
You’re the one making assumptions.
I’m the one repeating what Boeing and LM reps have told me.
Most touchscreens are capacitive nowadays, even in civilian air industry. Assuming military uses capacitive as well isn’t really a bad assumption. On the other hand you just say « you are wrong », and don’t provide anything. What do they use in that case ?
so will germany ever get an aesa radar on their eurofighter?
germany is the first nation that is adoptiing something that isnt the ECRS Mk.0
and the ECRS Mk.1 should be in service early next year iirc
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You remember correctly. The BW also has some AESA Radars already installed on aircraft, tho they didn’t specify which radars on what aircraft.
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Tbf we already know Germany if retrofitting it’s Tranche 2 and 3 with ESCAN MK-1 since like 2022 we just don’t have official confirmation on it from the BW.
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If anything those have been prototypes (probably on IPA Aircraft). The first serial ECRS Mk.1 was only completed this year.
Though, with any luck Gaijin considers that suffecient and doesnt do some annoying gate-keeping regarding needing to be in active service (not that its stopped a certain other jet) and would include the FGR4 as it has also been fitted with the Mk2. With any luck we’ll get CAPTOR-E for all sooner rather than later as per the CM Devblog
The bigger question will be if they’re gonna model them any different (assuming we even get any numbers for both)
The only difference Im actually aware of there being numerical evidence for is that the Mk1 has slightly less gimball than the mk0/mk2. 90° vs 100° iirc. That is the most im expecting to be different.
I think its going to be a chore though to get the CAPTOR-E to a state any better than the CAPTOR-M with a higher scan speed