@CharlesDeGaulle The Luftwaffe had the most experienced pilots in the world during the Battle of Britain. They lost because of bad planning on the part of high Command and because the RAF had a sophisticated radar system that allowed them to carefully respond to German attacks.
IMO Rafale is like a modern day F-16: small, agile, versatile and widely available for export. I imagine it is pure ecstacy to fly such a plane.
My only real disagreement here is with the word "best." I do not think any plane can ever be considered "best" because circumstances can change so much. Kings can become peasants, and peasants can be kings, so to speak.
Also, I really don't understand why it's so popular to criticize the J-20 when nobody really understands it's actual specifications or capabilities.
Yup. I did that. My greatest sin was forgetting to disable collisions on the propeller of my most upvoted plane, as a result the engine wont start until you fix it.
@Numbers You are right on the money. Does the pilot have support from ground radar or AWACS? Wingmen? What's the weather conditions? Experience, training, fatigue. There are so many external factors, but the pilot herself is the biggest variable. Pakistan recently experienced this when they lost one of their F-16's to an aging MiG-21 with an expert at the controls.
@CharlesDeGaulle The Rafale is undoubtedly an excellent fighter. But comparing it to stealth aircraft with specialized roles like J20 or F-35 doesn't make sense. Would the Rafale pilot even be aware of the enemy in time to respond? Who can say. I do not have much faith in Chinese technology, but it is not wise to assume supremacy over an unknown enemy.
Your statements regarding the F-22 are outright silly. Maneuverability and speed are pointless against an enemy that is invisible to your sensors and able to target you from beyond visual range. Furthermore, even in a dogfight, modern aircraft are only limited by the g-force tolerance of the pilot, not the plane itself.
@DilophDilophTheDumDum Foolish bourgeoisie puppet! I can clearly see this is a weak western attempt to recreate the elegant design of our Invincible Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 21. But you have clearly failed, your western fake is too fat! Once again, the Soviet Colossus is victorious over capitalism.
@watabe If you look up some high rated tanks and take them apart, you'll see that they use knobby wheels that have been scaled down with XML to be almost flat. They also disable collisions so they can place a string of them that looks just like real tank tracks. I hope this helps. I really like your tank. Good luck
@WarshipWarshipTheDude I should've deleted that. There are a lot of really great question posts on here that shouldn't be confused with these terrible "is X dead?" posts.
I really like how you built the fuselage. The panel folds strongly resemble the rivet lines of a real plane and it creates a really cool effect. You've got a real talent for this.
This was a thing 3 years ago, but it worked differently and I forget how. I wonder if your discovery can be used to simulate some real-world effect, like an engine shaking the vehicle as it starts up or something.
Very, very cool. I was looking up stuff on the Whiskey class the other day and it reminded me of these. People can be so clever when it cones to destruction and these submarines are a prine example.
@KnightOfRen No idea. He has quite a few interviews online and they're all pretty cool. He did have a nasty habit of licking his lips tho, which is irritating.
Download good planes, tear them apart to see how the parts fit together. There are tutorials posted by SavageMan and EternalDarkness and Snowflake0s. I will send you the links once I find them.
@KnightOfRen One of the interesting things is that he didn't always fly the best version of a particular plane. For instance, he hated flying the famous F-86 Sabre because he had one of the early versions (either an A or a B, I forget) instead of the superb F-86 F. He had some crazy story where loose bolts fell into the landing gear lever and he had to turn the plane upside down to get the stuff to shake loose inside of the console and then deployed the gear while he was inverted so he could land.
@KnightOfRen There may not be photos online of them, but keep in mind he was issued 27 different aircraft and I seriously doubt we'll find pics of every one. Also, sometimes he would fly stuff that wasnt his just to see what it was like.
@KnightOfRen He accidentally brought his first P-38 up to the sound barrier in a dive, the pressure blew out the side windows on the cockpit and he thought he was hit by flack. He got lucky and was able to pull up a few feet above a wheat field, most of the time when you go that fast in a WW2 plane the controls stop responding and you end up making a hole in the ground. I think he scored 14 victories over his whole career but he may have hidden some.
@Blue0Bull She's a special bird, that's for sure. I made a post a long time ago about a pilot I admire very much. He started out flying P-38's over Europe and worked his way up the chain of command until he retired as a USAF general. Over 30 years, he flew just about every single fighter plane in the USAF (and even a couple in the RAF). The only pilot to score aerial victories in WW2 and Vietnam, he was the best of the best and even served on an aerobatic team for a while. He said that the Phantom II was his favorite, but the P-51 was close. Here's a link to my old post.
@CharlesDeGaulle It is up to the moderators to enforce the rules and it is up to you to follow them. There's really no need for you to lie to me, I have no control in this matter you have created.
It sounds like you have a bit of depression, I too lose interest in things I enjoy when I feel hopeless. I think it's perfectly ok for you to take a break, maybe find something else to cheer you up. But do your future self two big favors: find someone you feel safe to talk to and don't delete your account. Ok?
@CharlesDeGaulle The Luftwaffe had the most experienced pilots in the world during the Battle of Britain. They lost because of bad planning on the part of high Command and because the RAF had a sophisticated radar system that allowed them to carefully respond to German attacks.
IMO Rafale is like a modern day F-16: small, agile, versatile and widely available for export. I imagine it is pure ecstacy to fly such a plane.
My only real disagreement here is with the word "best." I do not think any plane can ever be considered "best" because circumstances can change so much. Kings can become peasants, and peasants can be kings, so to speak.
Also, I really don't understand why it's so popular to criticize the J-20 when nobody really understands it's actual specifications or capabilities.
@MrSilverwolf you're gonna want to see this one. This guys only been posting for 3 weeks and his G-A are pretty good.
Yup. I did that. My greatest sin was forgetting to disable collisions on the propeller of my most upvoted plane, as a result the engine wont start until you fix it.
@Numbers You are right on the money. Does the pilot have support from ground radar or AWACS? Wingmen? What's the weather conditions? Experience, training, fatigue. There are so many external factors, but the pilot herself is the biggest variable. Pakistan recently experienced this when they lost one of their F-16's to an aging MiG-21 with an expert at the controls.
@K2K The SP rocket is based off of the 5 inch High Velocity Aircraft Rocket (HVAR) used by US forces in WW2 and the Korean War.
@CharlesDeGaulle The Rafale is undoubtedly an excellent fighter. But comparing it to stealth aircraft with specialized roles like J20 or F-35 doesn't make sense. Would the Rafale pilot even be aware of the enemy in time to respond? Who can say. I do not have much faith in Chinese technology, but it is not wise to assume supremacy over an unknown enemy.
Your statements regarding the F-22 are outright silly. Maneuverability and speed are pointless against an enemy that is invisible to your sensors and able to target you from beyond visual range. Furthermore, even in a dogfight, modern aircraft are only limited by the g-force tolerance of the pilot, not the plane itself.
@ReinMcDeer Exactly
@PrinzEugen99 It's just a joke. Also, my name is cursing an American plane.
@DilophDilophTheDumDum Foolish bourgeoisie puppet! I can clearly see this is a weak western attempt to recreate the elegant design of our Invincible Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 21. But you have clearly failed, your western fake is too fat! Once again, the Soviet Colossus is victorious over capitalism.
I'd love to see more posts like this, but I'd settle for more people taking the advice.
Your Fishbed is much too fat. Fat. Fat. Fat.
You've got some impressive skills
What about WW2 biplanes?
@watabe If you look up some high rated tanks and take them apart, you'll see that they use knobby wheels that have been scaled down with XML to be almost flat. They also disable collisions so they can place a string of them that looks just like real tank tracks. I hope this helps. I really like your tank. Good luck
This tank is cool. Do you know how to make tank treads?
Me: "Oh, a track! Ethan will love- wait, mobile friendly? Oh, that kind of track."
No thanks
The sneetches
This thing looks awesome
@WarshipWarshipTheDude I should've deleted that. There are a lot of really great question posts on here that shouldn't be confused with these terrible "is X dead?" posts.
Totally awesome
The last of the V8 interceptors
Dang
Cool, I get to be the first to congratulate you on such a nice plane.
Ok
I really like how you built the fuselage. The panel folds strongly resemble the rivet lines of a real plane and it creates a really cool effect. You've got a real talent for this.
Apple is Satan
Yes, PZL M15 Belphegor
My Tu-22M features player guided cruise missiles, but they're not automatic like what you describe.
APPLE IS SATAN
@DefinitelyNotAnFBI Good luck
This was a thing 3 years ago, but it worked differently and I forget how. I wonder if your discovery can be used to simulate some real-world effect, like an engine shaking the vehicle as it starts up or something.
NameyMcNameface
@MintLynx I cant wait to see how it turns out
Very, very cool. I was looking up stuff on the Whiskey class the other day and it reminded me of these. People can be so clever when it cones to destruction and these submarines are a prine example.
@KnightOfRen No idea. He has quite a few interviews online and they're all pretty cool. He did have a nasty habit of licking his lips tho, which is irritating.
Download good planes, tear them apart to see how the parts fit together. There are tutorials posted by SavageMan and EternalDarkness and Snowflake0s. I will send you the links once I find them.
@KnightOfRen One of the interesting things is that he didn't always fly the best version of a particular plane. For instance, he hated flying the famous F-86 Sabre because he had one of the early versions (either an A or a B, I forget) instead of the superb F-86 F. He had some crazy story where loose bolts fell into the landing gear lever and he had to turn the plane upside down to get the stuff to shake loose inside of the console and then deployed the gear while he was inverted so he could land.
HELL YEAH!
I love a good A-4 and this is a good A-4!
@KnightOfRen There may not be photos online of them, but keep in mind he was issued 27 different aircraft and I seriously doubt we'll find pics of every one. Also, sometimes he would fly stuff that wasnt his just to see what it was like.
@KnightOfRen Cool
@Blue0Bull Thanks
@KnightOfRen He accidentally brought his first P-38 up to the sound barrier in a dive, the pressure blew out the side windows on the cockpit and he thought he was hit by flack. He got lucky and was able to pull up a few feet above a wheat field, most of the time when you go that fast in a WW2 plane the controls stop responding and you end up making a hole in the ground. I think he scored 14 victories over his whole career but he may have hidden some.
@KnightOfRen If you ever see any clips or articles about him, check it out. His stories are always crazy.
What a beautiful little jet, this is very nice work.
@Blue0Bull She's a special bird, that's for sure. I made a post a long time ago about a pilot I admire very much. He started out flying P-38's over Europe and worked his way up the chain of command until he retired as a USAF general. Over 30 years, he flew just about every single fighter plane in the USAF (and even a couple in the RAF). The only pilot to score aerial victories in WW2 and Vietnam, he was the best of the best and even served on an aerobatic team for a while. He said that the Phantom II was his favorite, but the P-51 was close. Here's a link to my old post.
@CharlesDeGaulle It is up to the moderators to enforce the rules and it is up to you to follow them. There's really no need for you to lie to me, I have no control in this matter you have created.
It sounds like you have a bit of depression, I too lose interest in things I enjoy when I feel hopeless. I think it's perfectly ok for you to take a break, maybe find something else to cheer you up. But do your future self two big favors: find someone you feel safe to talk to and don't delete your account. Ok?
Not the only time US and USSR came into direct combat with one another, but certainly the most interesting.
@Blue0Bull Different war/country
Korea had Mig Alley over the Yalu River
Vietnam had Thud Ridge on the outskirts of Hanoi