Eurocanards are lucky this never went anywhere
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would be amazing event vehicle
would have block 50 level avionics if it went into production
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Have you heard of the original proposal for the UAE block 60’s? It’s like this but with AESA and the improved F-16E sensor suite
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yeah, that was also basically the f-16 for india (block 60 level)
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oh that, yeah i have
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We are all very lucky this never went anywhere.
What wouldve happened if it did go somewhere?
GrimReapers (Content creator for DCS) recently today did a video on a drag race of different aircrafts, only core aircrafts of the game. In that video the F-16C had beaten the F-15E at low altitude brakes-off acceleration.
Now I’m not inclined to think that the two modules that each have a team working on their vehicles did it completely wrong compared to a game where developers are spread out over thousands of vehicles.
In Warthunder, the F-15E completely beats the pants off the F-16CC in terms of acceleration at low altitude. Did this game get it wrong?
CFTs?
Ordnance load?
Fuel states?
It would not surprise me at all if an F-16 from a standstill accelerated faster than a heavily laden F-15E.
It’s also not really comparable to when they are already inflight.
Also given that it was the “GrimReapers”(pathetic larpers for the real thing) I’m sure it was a very scientific and controlled environment…
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CFTs equipped, no ordnance. Unsure of fuel states. But my understanding is that even a heavily laden F-15E in-game still smokes the current F-16C in-game on take-off.
I’m comparing it to both planes in statshark.
When was the last time you saw an F-15E with CFTs in WT?
There is 0 reason to take them unless you are also taking ground ordnance.
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Is this to say that the F-16C in-game would beat the F-15E with CFTs on in terms of take-off acceleration?
Isnt the hornet the absolute best dogfighter in that game?
Wait, are you sure the DCS F-15E has the -229 engines?
Frankly I don’t think it really matter as the way the game takes into account drag from pylons is all that accurate.
But I would say likely if you did F-15E full fuel +full CFTs, it would likely be slower than even full F-16 fuel.
I had someone test for me, they had an F-15I and not an F-15E. Full fuel for F-15I and CFTs. F-16C with full fuel.
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f-15i 1:08
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f-16c 1:04
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runway → mach 1.2 800m
However in the GrimReaper video, the F-16C and F-15C had beaten the F-15E heavily.
I have to get f-16cbut here’s 15e with 229.
I have sustained turn rates for 16c with ge 129 engines but not accerlaiton, I have to find those that are actually postable
With cft
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Both of these already start in the air so idk how helpful it is for determining takeoff performance.
Going off TTW the E with 229 should beat the F-15C from a stop
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True
Unfortunately I don’t have anything that has take off time, just minimum speed to take off vs weight and stuff like that
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yea it does