Yea the f18 seams not build for speed
So even with new engines it won’t be the new f15
it cannot supass mach 1.1
this manual can be used, as it was posted here on the forum before and also used for bug reporting
and if you still dont belive me go and look for a newer horent manaul that cant be posted here
and you can even try and find the SH manual, ik its out there, and you will see the same
Seen enough, we need to buff the aim 9b
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nah we need to buf the rafale
i heard its doing quite badly these days
it dosent even have a winrate of over 60% anymore
Wonderful we have now reduced it to mach 1.1, not mach 1.06 which it is in game.
So what we’ve achieved so far is still proving the fact, now twice, that the F/A-18 airframe itself is still slow.
all i have been proving is that it isnt mach 1.2 as it was claimed here before
also it is not mach 1.1 but slightly below that
So what I’m hearing is it should be mach 1.098 capable. nice, still not 1.06.
you are still looking at airspped limits
dosent mean that it achives that in level flight
the only level actual level flight number is mach1.08
not every plane is able to reach its airspeed limit in level flight
You are inferring such without a basis of fact. Inferences cannot be used for balance.
This is not a source on maximum airspeed at sea level as requested. To boot, this is acceleration times, and is not a source for maximum airspeed to begin with.
And nothing you have posted states such is not possible, you are however inferring such, and once again, inferences cannot be used for balance.
then post a source proving me wrong
but you know what it does?
it confirms that the F-18 can reach mach 1.08 close to sea level
projecting much?
you have had zero basis for anything until i actually brought sources
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The burden of proof is on you my guy, you claimed it’s in game max ASL speed is correct as is and then posted multiple sources claiming that it was mach 1.2 then 1.1 respectively, you have yet to prove your own point with your own sources.
So then you agree that the max speed ASL in game of mach 1.06 is incorrect?
I wasn’t even here to begin with, you were replying to someone else calling you out and I joined in on them doing so.
Also I’ve yet to make a inference, I’m standing by the other user’s statement that nothing that has been posted states that mach 1.06 is the maximum airspeed of the F/A-18 airframe at sea level, such is still a fact.
never said so
i only ever said that it isnt able to go mach 1.2 which i have proven
Not the quote you were replying to which was this.
and now show me where i said that mach 1.06 is correct
Your reply to that quote is that it is incorrect.
Would you instead like to retract your statement then?
maybe read again
its almost as i have been saying the whole time that it cant reach mach 1.2
but nowhere have i been saying that 1.06 is correct
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Obviously if it cant go mach 1.2 it must go mach 1.199, it couldn’t possibly fall short by a significant margin.
It’s also worth pointing out that even at consistent altitudes mach numbers are not consistent, things like air temperature and humidity still play a significant role, to a F/A-18 will have different numbers over the Nevada desert at midday summer than over Alaska mid winter, for example you can get the swiss F/A18C up to mach 1.08 at ~30m on E. Europe winter, but only mach 1.07 on Mediterranean as the speed of sound is lower in the colder, more dense air
So all we know the f18e will not go much faster than 1.1 even with f35 engines because it would disassemble itself
1.1 max rated + safety margin
Which means even with the new improved engines the f18 will stay very slow compared to f16 and f15
probably
well luckily there is an airspeeds limitations chart for the F-18 which puts its airspeed limitation at sea level at slightly below mach 1.1 ( 725 KCAS)
Spoiler
but then again just becasue the airspeed limit is 725 KCAS dosent mean that the hornet is able to reach it in level flight
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