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F-15C Eagle

Right... so, physically, it's the E... with the flight charasterics of the C. I don't think that will be much of a problem... Just take the C FDE and put it in the E dir... and a repaint of course...

I will consider this...

thanks,

kc.
 
Thanks for considering it, kc! Yep, it's the E without the CFT fast packs and the extra pylons. (Essentially, if you took the nose of the E, chopped it off at the air intakes, and glued it to the rear section of the C, you have the D. :)
 
Er... the nose of the E and C are the same mate... it's just the canopy that's different.

Just as an FYI, the Fast Packs will be removable and/or addable (not a word till now) as you wish it. So it will be easy enough for someone somewhere to do it for you should we decide not to make a livery for the D.

We'll have to see...

kc.
 
I won't lie...I am very interested in this. Please please do me a favor Colin and make this one of your best planes. I have always loved Modern Fighters and I wondered why not many of them have been done. I can not wait for this F-15 and I hope it is a top notch product so I can buy it. Please consider doing more modern fighters after this one too as you will have a guarenteed customer in me. Planes like the F-22, F-35, and F-4 deserve to be done.
 
I might be wrong, but as far as I recall, the D cockpit is completely different to that of the E. So in doing a D, you're likely to need to rework the exterior cockpit and interior cockpit too.

Just putting the C FDE in the E model doesn't necessarily make it a D.
 
Smudge said:
I might be wrong, but as far as I recall, the D cockpit is completely different to that of the E. So in doing a D, you're likely to need to rework the exterior cockpit and interior cockpit too.

Just putting the C FDE in the E model doesn't necessarily make it a D.
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You're not wrong! Cockpit of the D is not the same as an E - its more like the C but not exactly like the C from the photos I've just looked at.
 
Then, for sure, we're not doing the D. Sorry about that. (thanks David!).

Two of this type, with all the detail we're doing, is enough...

kc.
 
Well, I don't care if all the instruments are in the right spots anyway. When I flew in the real F-15D, I was looking out the canopy, not counting the rivets. :)

Sounds like I could set up the E without the CFTs and external stores, copy the airfile from the C, and have a pretty good approximation other than the instruments in the pit, assuming you'll be able to sit in the back seat of the E.
 
Short answer to the "guy in back" is MAYBE. It's modeled and painted and we're looking at making it operational.... It would have to be MP compatible and we shall see. Missions would be nice too.... Not sure if we have the time or the will to do those as well but we shall see.

kc
 
Right, so, here we go on the loadouts...

In discussions with the company that we are in partnership for this plane, we're looking at about 7 loadouts for the E including clean and ferry and 6 for the C.

Now comes the question:

Which ones would you like to have? AGM? bunker busters? CBU's? dumb bombs? combo packs?

Not sure a poll is a good choice....

Btw, they will. of course, be droppable... and we might be able to even have the smart weapons "steerable"...

thoughts?

kc.
 
Here's the weapon types and load-outs we're going to offer. It's still possible to add one or two (maybe) but I think these are pretty common setups. Placement of the weapons is incorrect for some them and I know that but it's because I've not finished the Fast Pack conformals so I can't place them on there....

Needless to say, there will be a "clean" version. When you drop these, the way the plane fly's will change as well as your fuel usage...

ANYWAY...

here ya go... hope you like....

Oh yeah, textures are, obviously, still WIP.

kc...
 
Raptor11 said:
I won't lie...I am very interested in this. Please please do me a favor Colin and make this one of your best planes. I have always loved Modern Fighters and I wondered why not many of them have been done. I can not wait for this F-15 and I hope it is a top notch product so I can buy it. Please consider doing more modern fighters after this one too as you will have a guarenteed customer in me. Planes like the F-22, F-35, and F-4 deserve to be done.
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Please remember that Kolin does not finish/release his models himself. He is one of the best model makers in this business, and he serves us through selling his products to developers such as Aerosoft and Alphasim. Some, if not many of your favorite military products over the last few years have been models made by Milviz. You may even see Milviz products used in CGI in the audio/visual and entertainment industry.

If you want this F-15, or any of his other projects save a few, you must beg a developer to purchase it and tie the strings together, not ask him to release it. :guinness:
 
Just as an FYI, I did none of the animations above as posted by Panther for Tigisfat.

As well, things have changed yet again. At this point, we've decided that we would like to maintain final control over most of our products, as well as advertising rights and that can't happen if we merely sell the rights or the license. So we are now looking for partnerships rather than just for buyers. However, we already have a company of interest for this project and we are certain that the results will be a surprise and a pleasant one at that.

kc.
 
krazycolin said:
Right, so, here we go on the loadouts...

In discussions with the company that we are in partnership for this plane, we're looking at about 7 loadouts for the E including clean and ferry and 6 for the C.

Now comes the question:

Which ones would you like to have? AGM? bunker busters? CBU's? dumb bombs? combo packs?

Not sure a poll is a good choice....

Btw, they will. of course, be droppable... and we might be able to even have the smart weapons "steerable"...

thoughts?

kc.
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Not sure if this is what you were planning or not, but how about each weapon can be added or taken away as you please by using the weights section in the fuel/loadout options, as the likes of Dave Garwood and Rick Piper used on the Hunter and Hawk. That way you only need to start with the base clean model, then add pylons, weapons, tanks and pods as you please.
 
There ya go! A menu!

Here's the list of weapons that we plan on offering. This list is still not set in concrete yet though I believe it's a good choice. If you have suggestions or comments, now is the time cause I am mixing the concrete now (painting the textures).

Jdam's
GBU-12
GBU-10
CBU-87
GBU-28 (Bunker Buster)
Litening Pod
Sniper Pod
Fuel tanks

There you have it. Given the amount of "space" on a Strike Eagle, you will be able to carry a HUGE amount of weapons...


kc.
 
Call me a party pooper, but I would've preferred to see the aircraft when its in FSX being beta tested, and you have everything else related to publishing it sorted out - otherwise it seems to be something to get all excited about that might (I say might) never appear in FSX!!

The models certainly do like nice, but until you have gauges in the VC etc it's all pie in the sky for me.

I love the F-15's, don't get me wrong. But this could end up being a thread that goes on forever with continual "are we there yet" questions.

Just my 2c.

Did I say how good the models look! :ernae:
 
We are so not big on vaporware. The thing is, the YF-23, which is looking nearly there (a week, two weeks?) uses nearly the same systems as the F-15E (it's the same pit) and the C isn't that different from the E (at least in the front seat). That means that the gauges and MFD's and HUD systems are pretty much already built. some mods will have to be made but overall, much of the same systems are used in both. The flight model is completely different mind you as are the capabilities but... methods and tech... pretty much the same. So, technically speaking, it's in beta already because that's where the YF-23 is! :)

All that means is that we're on track for a release after the YF-23 and the P-38J/L.

This is why I asked that we might have a WIP area. That way, it doesn't have to go anywhere.
I'm not one to hide what we're working on. I like to get the comments and crits out of the way, if at all possible, as it gets built. And this is a good way to do that.

I am very glad you like the models.

kc.
 
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