A lot hinges on how they model the TVC. How they’ve modelled the thrust nozzles on the harriers for example leaves a bit to be desired - but since it is manually enacted by the player it doesn’t matter so much. You can fly around and never touch the nozzle controls all day long if you want.
If it was kicking in every time you made a hard pull irrespective of the airspeed/energy state, I could imagine it would be a real pain in the backside. It would drive you nuts.
Yet that is what Gaijin need to model regarding even a simple 2-plane TVC, much less anything more complex.
I wish my country (Chile) could buy them. We use F-16C B50/52. But we need to remove old F-5 from inventory. When the F-16 was choose, the gripen was also in the competition. But that was in 2000… So the Gripen E didn’t exist at that time. Now that the platform has madure. It could be a good addition. Also its not the first time that Embraer and ENAER has work together. So a nice deal could be made between Chilen, Brasil and Sweeden.
Sadly all the talk and rumors point out to the Eurofighters.
It should come down to the engine. Dunno if Russian speaking players has more information on Su-37 engines. The information on “AL-37FU” is mixed. Some people said it never pass the paper stage. Other said at least 3 where build and two tested on Su-37… The Terminator with AL-37FU should be better than Su-30SM. Regardless of 2D vs 3D TVc.
Anyone has info on whether the ±70 deg in azimuth (for Bars radar) is with the electronic and mechanical steering combined, or just the electronic steering?
But then again, Bars’ ±45 deg elevation coverage (which is purely by electronic beam steering) suggests that it just has a relatively narrow beam steering coverage.
So likely ±45 deg coverage in azimuth with electronic beam steering and an additional ±25 deg with mechanical steering for a total of ±70 degrees.
Unless google translate is butchering it or I’m reading it incorrectly, the -14 elevation limit seems dog**** (and contradicted by the +45 deg listed in the export catalogue) and is that “3 to 10 degrees electronic steering in azimuth”?
