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Author:  RaspingLeech [ July 23rd, 2018, 11:24 pm ]
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F-15C+ Super Eagle:
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An upgraded F-15C equipped with an AESA radar, IRST, 3D thrust vectoring nozzles based on the F-15B ACTIVE's and NF-16D VISTA's, as well as other electronic goodies carried by the F-15SA.
Author:  Hood [ July 24th, 2018, 8:09 am ]
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Nice work, a very subtle set of mods but very believable.
I've always wondered why the F-15 and F-16 never got TVC despite the research work that was done.
Author:  erik_t [ July 24th, 2018, 4:15 pm ]
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At a guess, probably something boring and prosaic like the 3D vectoring nozzles were heavier, more complex and prone to mechanical problems, and less efficient in normal, non-vectoring operation, and vectoring wouldn't be used often enough to offset these compromises.
Author:  KIKE92 [ July 24th, 2018, 4:27 pm ]
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erik_t wrote: *July 24th, 2018, 4:15 pm
At a guess, probably something boring and prosaic like the 3D vectoring nozzles were heavier, more complex and prone to mechanical problems, and less efficient in normal, non-vectoring operation, and vectoring wouldn't be used often enough to offset these compromises.
The Russians seem to like it.
Author:  RaspingLeech [ July 24th, 2018, 10:05 pm ]
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From everything I've seen, it was mostly a combination of maintenance/complexity, cost, and the F-15 just not really needing thrust vectoring in the first place.
Author:  erik_t [ July 24th, 2018, 10:05 pm ]
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KIKE92 wrote: *July 24th, 2018, 4:27 pm
The Russians seem to like it.
Okay...? The Russians have different aircraft flying different missions based on different doctrine and so naturally make different design decisions.
Author:  Bordkanone 75 [ July 29th, 2018, 3:48 am ]
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Romania, Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Ia
The hardest part was making the Mickey Mouse emblem on this machine lol
Author:  Bordkanone 75 [ August 3rd, 2018, 9:46 pm ]
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Triple cleanout.
Author:  Toxic Loki [ August 12th, 2018, 3:47 pm ]
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Author:  Yqueleden [ August 12th, 2018, 4:30 pm ]
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Very interesting. Fortunately CASA instead of embarking on that pharaonic project built the simple (but much better performing) C-212 Aviocar.
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