Any tips for the F18C early?
mostly just abuse multipath
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So the usual for fox 1 slimgers
usual for everyone in game with ultimate multipath)
I did tests of the F-18 competitor, the MiG-29 9-12.
So, more likely this is not a dynamic Hornet, this is a not dynamic MiG-29 9-12.
If you open the “practical aerodynamics of the MiG-29 aircraft”, you can see that the 9-12 weighing 14,200 kg should accelerate from 660 to 1020 km/h (350-550 knots) at an altitude of 1 km in 10 seconds, but in the game it does this exercise in 12 seconds.
Further, at the very beginning, on page 12, acceleration with 80% remaining fuel (fuel consumption 20%) is indicated, acceleration from 600 to 1100 km/h in 13.5 seconds, in the game it does this exercise in 16 seconds.
So, most likely, both the F16c Block 50 and the F-15с also suffer from insufficient dynamics compared to the Hornet.
Here you have 2-3 seconds of difference where the hornet is superior to the opponents. The opponents are simply not tuned in.
I did bug report
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/2SvPmiiBjK5j
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you should probably also post this in the mig-29 thread
So the MiG-29 supposedly underperforming automatically means the F-15 and F-16 also do? That seems like poor logic.
Feel free to share the related pages on the MiG-29 forum thread.
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Hornet departing flight dude to weirdness lol
Looks like something as easy as a zero G roll can depart the aircraft.
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I already posted that, together with some other F-18 HUD footage I was able to find
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looks like it was during early flight testing or a special occurence, either it was ironed out or its an issue with other jets.
looking at the comments apparently it was resolved.
Ofc it likely was it’s just interesting to see
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Yeah, the pilot was so lighthearted at first. It was crazy watching AoA hit what, like 82 degrees? For a split second
So possible dumb thing to ask, but would anyone here be willing to assist in identifying this F/A-18 Hornet? I’m trying to find more references for this camo scheme, but have had zero luck. The one or two places this image is posted label it as an F/A-18C, but it looks more like a later A-model.
did you try looking for the number on the side?
VFA-125 301
or you might be able to find something when looking for tigermeet F-18 or something like that
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@Shin_Kazama
i was able to find this pic of probably the same hornet, but before it got the camo
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Problem is the antennas don’t match up. The tiger stripe one has only three per tailfin, and none of the additional fuselage bumps (especially the ones behind the cockpit)
I actually just found this (NJ301, VFA-125) which is an F/A-18A. I’ll have to look a little more
Exactly. Records from early flight tests.
It’s something I’ve talked about before, but it’s unfortunate that it still seems to be overlooked that the Hornets are very different now than they were in the early 1980s.
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Why n the game, the tech tree Hornet has a targeting pod AN/AAS-38, but no guided weapons to use with it?
Cuz AAS-38 doesn’t have laser designator
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