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Northrop F-15A / RF-61C Reporter

WarHorse47 said:
Once again one or two weeks go by and you start to wonder just whatever happened to this project..

Sometimes its really hard to tell from all the side comments if a project is nearing completion or not.

So, how about an update?? :very_drunk: :bump:
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Hi,

Sorry for the lack of posts. I'm afraid that the Reporter will now not be completed or released.

Just kidding. It's out next week. I haven't had much to say as I've been writing the manual and the team have been producing some lovely additions such as a fuel truck and some effects ( Roger-Wilco-66 ), tweaking the FDE ( Warchild ) and I've been tweaking polygons here and there before the BETA release here at SoH. We're looking forward to seeing what everyone thinks of the RF-61C and I'll create a new post with download links as soon as it's ready :)

Cheers,
Dean
 
Thanks for the update, Dean.

I get a little worried when things go silent after a lot of great screenshots and dialogue on the forums.

Much appreciated. :encouragement:
 
PLEASE dc1973, no more false starts, blood pressure spiked! Thought I lived this long for nothing with that comment! Glad she is finally coming out, so worth the wait. Thank you
 
Just so you can all see she's still alive and kicking - sorry for the heart attacks, I couldn't help myself :a1310:

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The screenshots are incredible. Great work by all and well worth the wait, except for the near fatal heart attack! Good one!
 
You know, after seeing this image, I have to wonder what a version of the B-25 would have been like with 2800s stuck on it (or what the XB-28 could have been like or why you never see an A-26 in this position). The P-61/F-15 really was something pretty special!
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Sundog said:
It would have looked like this.
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Nice! Thanks for the link. Too bad the basic B-25 wing structure wasn't up to the strain that the larger ailerons and extra power put on it. Ritchie literally flew the wings off of it! I wonder how much extra speed could have been squeezed out of it if the turret had been deleted? As it was it was almost 100mph faster than a standard B-25!
 
Josh Patterson said:
Nice! Thanks for the link. Too bad the basic B-25 wing structure wasn't up to the strain that the larger ailerons and extra power put on it. Ritchie literally flew the wings off of it! I wonder how much extra speed could have been squeezed out of it if the turret had been deleted? As it was it was almost 100mph faster than a standard B-25!
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Well, the difference is that the B-25 could carry several tons in payload The P-61 could only carry four 500 pound bombs or rocket pods or whatever.. And yt, both the p-61 and the f-15A were seven inches wider than the b-25 and only the F-15A came close to its wreight as the P-61 weights over seven thousand pounds more. The B-25 was kept light to satisfy its role as a bomber. The designer of the P-61 knew the luftwaffe used 20 and 30 mm cannon in its planes so it was purposely designed to survive whatever was thrown at it. Both planes ( B-25, P-61 ) were superlative ground support aircraft and its real hard to say which is the spititual grandfather of the A-10 warthog or even spooky shadow and spectre for that matter.

The A-26 you mentioned was a completely different animal. Originally designed to compete against the P-61. It lost, and became histories first and best attack bomber used throughout WWII, Korea, The congo, and vietnam. The P-61 didnt live that long, and meither did the B-25. Missiles and bullhockey and Jets killed them quick, but nothing could replace the A/B-26 until someone created Shadow.
Shadow was a re-purposed C-119 created to fill the interim replacement for the A-26 while they figured out a way to make a C-130 into a proper gunship. The second replacement for the A-26 became a little plane we sold/gave to the AFVN called the dragonfly, because a gunship couldnt do everything the A-26 could do. The little A-37 Dragonfly turned out to be an excellent replacement for the A-26 as iit really didnt care how fast you flew it, or how high, or how overloaded with munitions it was. It flew, no matter what you did. Kind of like a vietnamese families vesposo. It was an incredible plane too, but you see, they all start with the B-25 Marauder, the P-61 and the A-26. :)

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O.T.

I was watching a U-Tube video of Kemit Weeks visiting his A-26 restoration project. One of the guys restoring said that in the Pacific they didn't like the A-26. They preferred the old B-25 due, apparently, to the fact that the engine placement on the A-26 made for poor visibility in those directions, compared to the B-25. I guess speed isn't everything! Sort of like the P-40 pilots who wanted nothing to do with those fancy pants P-51s!

Can't wait to fly this big twin!
 
ok, going to drop these here while their fresh in my head. Youll need them anyway..

Takeoff:
2700 rpm
63 In/Hg MP

Climbout:
2450 RPM
63 in/HG MP

Cruise:
2450 RPM
30 in/Hg MP

Approach:
2000 RPM
30 in/Hg MP

Landing:
2000 RPM
20 in/Hg MP till short final.

Youll need to set up an axis or a switch to control rpm if you havent already done so.
Max RPM will never exceed 2700 RPM unless you chnge something like prop MOI's.
Max MP will not exceed 63 IN/Hg, and therein lies the problem i'm going to be working on while you enjoy our beta offering.. ( Fixed )

:)
Pam
 
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PRB said:
O.T.

I was watching a U-Tube video of Kemit Weeks visiting his A-26 restoration project. One of the guys restoring said that in the Pacific they didn't like the A-26. They preferred the old B-25 due, apparently, to the fact that the engine placement on the A-26 made for poor visibility in those directions, compared to the B-25. I guess speed isn't everything! Sort of like the P-40 pilots who wanted nothing to do with those fancy pants P-51s!

Can't wait to fly this big twin!
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Youll have a very similar visability issue with this as the A-26, except this one is a wee bit better because of the bubble canopy. I'm trying to walk a fine line between Johnny Meyers design Philosophy's ( a 19 year old should be able to safely fligh it and bring it home ) and the performance as it really might have been. Full throttle is not needed for takeoff. all full throttle will do is make you work real hard and real fast to get it in the air before you reach the other end of the runway.
 
Ahhhh the advantages of being staff:playful:. You just need to wait until Rami has okayed the file, then it will show.
 
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