F-18C flight model

I hope the F-18C isn't like the F-15C in that it is impossible to gain airspeed unless the wings are completely level.

I would expect an airplane with a thrust to weight ratio over 1 in the clean configuration to be an absolute rocket ship even if you're pulling on the stick a little.

Will the F-18C be capable of flying the way the excellent AI flies it; you know tomcat games, using the vertical a lot more than anything else?

AI don't use the AFM/PFM, they have the SFM.

The F-18 is likely to feel more sluggish. It's not a high speed aircraft (in fighter terms). I also don't know what you mean about the F-15. It pretty much feels like it has infinite thrust. Of course everything has limits, if you're flying really high and/or heavily loaded, even the F-15 will run out of lift.

AI don't use the AFM/PFM, they have the SFM.

Can you tell me what those acronyms mean?

The F-18 is likely to feel more sluggish. It's not a high speed aircraft (in fighter terms). I also don't know what you mean about the F-15. It pretty much feels like it has infinite thrust. Of course everything has limits, if you're flying really high and/or heavily loaded, even the F-15 will run out of lift.

Agree... lots of power in spare in the eagle... even more in clean config. F18 should be slightly less powerful.

Advanced Flight Model

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every developer is busting their backs trying to scrape together data for coding high fidelity flight models and instead here we are wishing for sfm dynamics.

the sheer irony of it all.

op, i kindly suggest you actually learn to fly, and to fly some aircraft other than the f-15, for afterwards you will never again accuse the f-15 of lacking in thrust.

lol f15 problems. easiest plane ever.

every developer is busting their backs trying to scrape together data for coding high fidelity flight models and instead here we are wishing for sfm dynamics.

 

the sheer irony of it all.

 

op, i kindly suggest you actually learn to fly, and to fly some aircraft other than the f-15, for afterwards you will never again accuse the f-15 of lacking in thrust.

It doesn't fly like something that could climb to 50,000ft in about a minute.

That suggestion is anything but kind. I'm sure.

The F-18 is likely to feel more sluggish. It's not a high speed aircraft (in fighter terms). I also don't know what you mean about the F-15. It pretty much feels like it has infinite thrust. Of course everything has limits, if you're flying really high and/or heavily loaded, even the F-15 will run out of lift.

you must be thinking of the super hornet/lug bug.

every developer is busting their backs trying to scrape together data for coding high fidelity flight models and instead here we are wishing for sfm dynamics.

 

the sheer irony of it all.

 

op, i kindly suggest you actually learn to fly, and to fly some aircraft other than the f-15, for afterwards you will never again accuse the f-15 of lacking in thrust.

I came from a different platform flying a jet that was a lot slower than the F-15 with a lot higher fidelity flight model than anything DCS has to offer. That platform is dying though and isn't a combat sim.

If you have any specific flight models concerns you need to make a bug report in the correct section and include documentation/evidence to support it.

Unsubstantiated claims won't get you anywhere.

If you have any specific flight models concerns you need to make a bug report in the correct section and include documentation/evidence to support it.

 

Unsubstantiated claims won't get you anywhere.

Okay bro, I've got one. Where is the section for bug reports?

Also on the old platform I was on there is a jet I have that is way faster than the primary jet I flew which also had a high fidelity flight model. This jet that was way faster than my primary jet was on par with the F-15 in its interceptor role when the good ol' fourth gen jets were in their heyday.

The DCS F-15 performs nothing like that jet that was way faster than the primary jet I flew in terms of acceleration in turns and rate of climb.

I cannot imagine what platform you come from with better flight modeling than DCS... And also how do you manage to compare them, have you flown the f15, how do you know the other platform is more accurate ?