next Step in F18 development

Hi,

what will be the next step in the F18 development.

The "old" list is pretty much done.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3731139&postcount=103

more features? or more fine polishing of the existing features?

Hi,

 

what will be the next step in the F18 development.

 

The "old" list is pretty much done.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3731139&postcount=103

 

more features? or more fine polishing of the existing features?

We still have the lightning pod to look forward to, and air to ground radar.

After that, I think we're pretty much feature complete?

TWS is still not done and no real news about it. You cant call it done without it.

Maybe it's new ammunition. AGM62 missile! In previous videos, Wags had said simply about the plan. Harpoon, then AGM62, then SLAM, SLAM-ER

next bomb AGM62

Most items on that list either need further tweaking (eg DUD, MSI), additions (eg HARM PB and Pullback modes, JDAM LP and TERM) or it's straight up not available in-game yet (ATFLIR, MIDS, INS simulation, BU page). That list is not even close to completed.

This is not a jab at ED by any means, I'm very satisfied with the Hornet. I'm just saying that the list is not done yet.

Are we going to get ( CPL )?

I was curious and went through a list Wags posted on page 2 of his mini-updates post. Some of these I have no clue, but I might have most of this right. Probably wrong on some of it. But over all it looks like a lot of work still left to do.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3285514&postcount=13

Sensors:

• A/A radar with TWS, SCAN RAID, AZ/EL (Partially Complete)

• A/G radar with MAP, EXP1, EXP2, EXP3, SEA, GMT, PVU, AGR, IRA, and TA (In Development)

• AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR Targeting Pod (Scheduled?)

• Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) (Complete or To Be Completed)

• Link-16 (Complete or To Be Completed and Link-4, …)

• AWW-13 Datalink Pod (Scheduled?)

• NVGs (To be remodeled?)

Weapons:

• AGM-88C HARM (Partially Complete)

• AGM-45A/B Shrike (Scheduled?)

• AGM-84D Block 1C Harpoon (Partially Complete)

• AGM-84E SLAM (Scheduled?)

• AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Scheduled?)

• AGM-65E Maverick (Complete, may need polishing)

• AGM-65F Maverick (Complete, may need polishing)

• AGM-154A JSOW (Partially Complete, need dynamic)

• AGM-154C JSOW (Partially Complete, need dynamic)

• Walleye I ER/DL (Scheduled?) (AGM-62 people in prior post inquired)

• Walleye II ER/DL (Scheduled?) (AGM-62 people in prior post inquired)

• GBU-10 Paveway II (Complete, may need polishing)

• GBU-12 Paveway II (Complete, may need polishing)

• GBU-16 Paveway II (Complete, may need polishing)

• GBU-24B/B Paveway III (Scheduled?)

• GBU-38 JDAM (Partially Complete, need dynamic)

• GBU-31 JDAM (Partially Complete, need dynamic)

• GBU-32 JDAM (Scheduled?)

• AIM-9X Sidewinder (Complete, may need polishing)

• AIM-7P Sparrow (…)

• AIM-120B/C AMRAAM (Complete, may need polishing)

• Mk-40 Destructor Sea Mine (Scheduled?)

• Mk-63 Quickstrike Sea Mine (Scheduled?)

• Mk-77 Fire Bomb (Scheduled?)

Decoys:

• ADM-141 TALD (Scheduled?)

• GEN-X (Scheduled?)

Kazius, AWW-13 Datalink Pod is used with SLAM-ER.

GBU-31 exists, GBU-32 doesn't.

JHMCS can't be complete.

It's still missing the A/G designation.

I don’t think they’ve explicitly stated what’s next, but recent updates provide clues.

Walleyes look close, and SLAMs use the same interface as jdam, so reasonable to expect those soon.

They’ve put a ton of work into trackfiles last couple months, so we should start to see functions that use mc ranked tracks mature. Seemingly small but big quality of life stuff like undesignate to cycle ranked trackfiles, or to swap l&s and d2t. Bump acquisition. The next really big jump in hornet capability will be TWS. Not sure if ax/el is required for TWS to work, but once those are in they can finish up the a/a suite (VS, spot, raid, exp, set search params, RTS).

Who knows on the rest. A/G radar is the elephant in the room, which they mentioned real beam initial work was working in house, so that’s the very, very tip of the A/G radar iceberg. There’s what, 5-6 modes, bunch of submodes, some of which will be very technically challenging (MAP DBS and SAR submodes in particular), 2 tracking modes and all the integration work? That’s a massive project.

Beyond that who knows? Almost nothing is 100% complete so there’s a ton of incremental work individual weapon modes of course but lots, of convenience features like additional hotas functions that made sense to wait until more systems were in (swapping SA/HSI, attack format/ax el, bring up stores page), or set default radar search, mumi, lots of work on tpod to do, jhmcs cueing, etc. Once you start getting into finer detail the list gets long fast

TWS is still not done and no real news about it. You cant call it done without it.

Yeah, I'd like the AA radar stuff to get finished up.

Also would like the AA TPOD stuff to get done too.

The Mk-77 Fire Bomb sounds intriguing!

Yeah, I'd like the AA radar stuff to get finished up.

 

Also would like the AA TPOD stuff to get done too.

same here, but I feel that TWS is a bit negected by ED at this stage. Pity.

Is ED also working on the BIT page? Would be nice to do a full BIT test after startup and there are no "not ready" messages on the BIT page when we go airborne.

Is ED also working on the BIT page? Would be nice to do a full BIT test after startup and there are no "not ready" messages on the BIT page when we go airborne.

+1

General avionics details too

Things like the brightness and contrast adjustments of the DDI's and AMPCD

Fight model details like the negative roll static stability while in power approach mode. Should be neutral

Happy Simming,

Monnie

Is ED also working on the BIT page? Would be nice to do a full BIT test after startup and there are no "not ready" messages on the BIT page when we go airborne.

Also need fuel BIT and JHMCS alignment implementation so we can do proper cold starts.

I seem to remember thinking the Hornet should be capable of showing MSI tracks on the helmet too? Like target box? I would love to have an always on tdbox of the nearest friendly...

I seem to remember thinking the Hornet should be capable of showing MSI tracks on the helmet too? Like target box? I would love to have an always on tdbox of the nearest friendly...

It'll happen, JHMCS is WIP and far from feature complete.

JHMCS does not display MSI trackfiles, it will show L&S and DT2, or STT target of course, but it won't display radar contracts or ranked trackfiles, MSI or otherwise, unless designated.

JHMCS does not display MSI trackfiles, it will show L&S and DT2, or STT target of course, but it won't display radar contracts or ranked trackfiles, MSI or otherwise, unless designated.

The JHMCS options page has blanking options for closest members and TUC. I believe it shows at least wingmen positions and a datalink track of interest?

You’re right, my comment was imprecise. I’d just commented in the radar thread and was referencing ranked trackfiles, but MSI tracks is a broader term. In my defense, jhcms has changed a lot, particularly following feedback from pilots and studies assessing what’s too much/too little, symbology, etc.

You are right that it will display closest friendly and TUC, it’s not a question of capability, rather usability.... at one point I believe it showed all TNs and friendliest and had range filter of some sort, and would display ground tracks (e.g. mids CAS mission would display target location AND nearest ground friendly if included with message). This is a bit after my time so I am not really sure tbh

GBU-31 exists, GBU-32 doesn't.

Yes it does.