The Soviet Union original specifications of the N001 were supposed to use a phased array antenna similar to the MiG-31’s N007/RP-31 Zaslon radar.
But Soviet Dissolution was imminent & the industry to develop quality electronics en masse was nonexistent.
It was either use a Cassegrain radar dish like Dev team Rubin at Phazotron did for the Mig-29 or the Su-27 would have no radar at all.
The Mig-29 was also supposed to have a much better radar capability but was unable due to the economic struggles in the last years leading to the collapse of state. Dev team Rubin came up with the plan of using the Sapfir-23 ML radar dish to stand in for the dish they were not able to produce.
NIIP Tikhomirov decided on the same method Phazotron did for the Mig-29 & the rest is history.
This might be the best loadout so far. A common Su-35 loadout. ETs are actually very advanced IR missiles that GJ decided not to prop up but rather the R-27ER. A shame imo.
Stupid so he sticks to the 50 degree (+/-25 degree) investigation radius. In other words, if the target leaves the range, the lock-on will be interrupted lol.
Has anyone noticed the engine problem of the Su-27SM in the game?
In fact, according to the official website of MMPP “Salut” and interviews, we all believe that the Su-27SM should be equipped with a more powerful AL-31FM1 (99M1 or АЛ31Ф сер42) engine. But in the game, it is shown as AL-31F and is the same as the regular Su-27. Since the Su-27SM is heavier than the standard Su-27, its flight performance must be reduced.
I tried to submit an issue, but it was rejected due to lack of information. I wonder if anyone in the forum can help me?
It’s not nonsense, the Oswald coefficient is not linear by any means in anything but an elliptical wing.
An example of an aircraft that in game currently has a de facto (talking about what the Oswald coefficient calculated with lifting line theory would to be, the “Oswald coefficient” in the game files has nothing to do with it) linear Oswald coefficient is the gripen which has a clearly wrong flight model