Unfortunate. Worth the try though. Thanks.
No, that was just the TF-15A. 1974 preproduction for testing
I already have an article, I was just looking for stronger supporting evidence of it since I’m yet to find any direct evidence that F-15 mounted the HMS, only circumstantial though with two primary and two secondary that support its at least a non-Zero change since they are practically a paired system for worthwhile HOBS tests.
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It’s probably based off the 1974 TF-15A SAC, [PDF page #5] which claims 7.33G is the Design Limit Load Factor, not the Structural Limit.
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Yeah, also from the TF manual you see the limit
ON normal you see it but its without OWS( the warning voice) the limit to keep was 7.3Gs
Not structural at all
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Who cares about the F-15 flight model lol. Its a 1972 era jet with missiles made in the 70s against a Jet made in 1985 with 6 missiles made from the 1990s.
Its Dead on Arrival. 4 Aim7M versus 6 R-27ERs? Its not even a contest. Just a Russian bias rigged carnival game. I told you long ago that the F-15 would be the F-15A Early with the flight model of a concrete brick, a 1960s microwave for a radar with incomplete modes, and missiles from 1970. I called this years ago. Which is why im not even surprised or upset. I just see it for what it is…
…A rigged Russian bias carnival game.
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Fact check mostly false:
AIM-9M is from 1982 :P
But seriously, yeah it just isn’t going to be competitive, it’s a worse F16 that trades two IR missiles for two bad SARH missiles.
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Su-27 flew in '77 a year after the F-15 entered service
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I do. So what if it does get bodied in a 1 circle and lags behind in weaponry? I don’t care about having the most powerful plane. I care about having a plane that feels like an F-15, and the current one does not. Fixing the structural integrity would help with that.
Also the more I fly it, the more I feel like it’s missing engine power somehow. Stock it has 55.4kN dry and 78.6kN with afterburner, both per engine. I don’t know what it is currently in a spaded form, but if it is less than 65.2kN dry and 100.5kN with afterburner this might be an actual issue. If not I’m just imagining things and Boeing is lying about flying Mach in a vertical. And I know it couldn’t do that anyways after a certain altitude, but not being able to at all seems weird to me.
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I’ll test it when I’m able to, but I’m fairly certain people are going to think it’s less impressive than it was in their head. Part of the reason for this is the overperforming F-16 FM.
I’ve always been saying the F-15 will be a direct side-grade to the F-14 as well.
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In my opinion, if F-15J gets AAM-3, it would only be fair for the F-15A to get either AIM-95, or AIM-7P (or both since US made the damn aircraft)
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I do think instantaneus turn is underperforming.
I’m only getting lower values than the maximum usable in the SAC.
Spoiler
On other news the underperforming wing strenght has already been reported.
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Thanks! I don’t actually expect any magic from the F-15 and try to ignore the F-16 as a comparison after what I’ve heard about that. But I do still believe that it is currently missing power. This also seems evident in the lower service ceiling (16764m to 19812m) and top speed (2656km/h to 3087km/h).
If it is truely missing power this could also explain the turn performance difference people seem to be noticing.
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The whole thing is underperforming.
Anyone that thinks F-15a with 4 Aim7M’s is going to fair well against a SU-27 with 6 R-27ERs is stupid. Thats what this whole thing is. Stupid.
If the F-15 is only getting Aim7Ms it should have been in game for a year now. What a joke.
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From my Tornado release experience last year we got a incomplete and unfinished flight model. Isn’t it very likely that the whole flightmodel is just not finished? I mean sure you would think that it would be completed but at speeds above 500 km/h it’s doing quite well IMO. Just the low speed turns and wing rip seem unfinished. I mean I don’t know how many reports and tweeks there were after the first Dev Server and at launch day to fix Tornado. Could be wrong tho but wouldn’t be surprised if there are going to be tweeks and updates to the FM before the update drops.
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Yes of course is just the dev server, weirdest thing would be the FM not changing in the future.
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Just use the performance manual…
Don’t forget first pic is with 97.7% trim, you can run the PW100 at 102%(more thrust) without issue. Its not the Vmax Switch(which gives ~10% more thrust)
Is there anything about the radar which is literally not an apg 63?F-15 Eagle: History, Performance & Discussion - #459 by MaMoran20
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its super WIP, velocity search somehow has less range than RWS hprf which I found funny, we need to make reports on the correct ranges and lack of a CW illuminator
That is sustained not instantaneus.
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