I am not defending anything, i am asking questions too.
That may not be very promising. This is because that IRST fuel tank pod was apparently made for a prototype IRST device under development, and was not intended for actual combat use. Interesting piece of equipment, though…
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so we lose 100kgf of thrust and AAM-4s barely get past the range of the AIM 7Es still. and why exactly is that a thing?
So we can only hope that a model with an IRST in the nose section will be implemented…
both engines should be equal to each other.
This source is of the normal 220 https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196437/pratt-whitney-f100-pw-220/
This source is of the 220e with permission from prat and whitney Pratt & Whitney Engines - Level 3 (F100-PW-220/F100-PW-220E)
Both sources list the same afterburning thrust, which converts to 10778.4 kgf, although I assume the in game value incorporates the losses.
I don’t think that there’s such a thing as “different intakes” since among the modifications for the F-15J, intakes arent one of the devices omitted or replaced.
F-16 and F-15 has different intakes.
ah, I didn’t notice that the comparison was with a f16, is there a screenshot of the American f15c engine then?
ok, if its the same then that should be fine
But i still cannot understand cause of the weight difference
f15j and f15c? I think that the weight comes from the fat fuel tanks on the hull of the aircraft
Fuel tanks are removable. Empty weight is different
oh no, the cft is not disposable like the drop tanks, its permenant
Weight is different if you don’t take CFT
I remember reading that the 220 was made to correct reliability issues, but decreased the total thrust, that’s probably why
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220/E engines should have less thrust, it was sacrifice for much more reliability and more thrust on high speed.
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Empty weight without CFT is different.
It’s increased above Mach 1 and at higher altitudes. From ~12km and up it surpasses the 100 engine completely. Sadly high altitudes are still poorly simulated for all aircraft, making this advantage a little less special
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On a side note, since the version of the F15J we gotten is the one with JHMCS, does this mean that it can have the AAM-5s retroactively added to it once we get to that stage of IR missiles?