Southernbear Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Well as some of you may know unless something as happened thats quite significant, Heatblur has been working tirelessly to bring us the F-14A. It has been said a few times during this season that HB is on track for a August release and given that ED's update cycle is now Monthly, the 19th with the drop of Syria, F-18 and 16 radar modes and TGP changes as well as possible AGM-65s for the F-16 (they've been delayed once, till I see a Wagner video or the update log saying it so I'm not holding my breath just in case) seems like a good time as any for a possible F-14A too? :music_whistling: Of course it is always possible that HB does their own update later into August OR comes out with a statement saying its being delayed...but boi the brakes are starting to fail on this Hype Train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 There was a post by IronMike saying it's not likely. I'm hoping for the next one, though... Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernbear Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Tis a shame. Well there is always room for another update separate to ED during August perhaps so we can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nima2014 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I would bet, as long as the pilots are not finished, we’ll not see the A model.....unfortunately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladius Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I wish it would come like the Jester can finally serve the lantirn. Experience has shown that this will probably be postponed again. Don't expect it until the middle of autumn. Better it takes longer but as error-free as possible. Hardware: Windows 11 64Bit, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Pro Wifi II, 32 GB Ram 3600 MHz DDR4, TUF RTX 4080 OC, M.2 SSD ADATA SX8200 2TB, Meta Quest 2, ASUS TUF VG279QM Monitor, TM HOTAS Warthog , VIRPIL VPC WarBRD Base mit TM Hornet Stick und Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedalen. Deutscher Guide zu: Mirage 2000C, MiG-21bis, F5 Tiger II, Mi-8MTV2, F-14B Tomcat, AJS-37 Viggen und Fulgabwehrsysteme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisedByWolves Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) I’d be surprised if it and the Forrest release before 2021. Edited August 18, 2020 by RaisedByWolves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raisuli Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 The engines probably stalled. As a wise man once said, there's not enough horsepower in christiandom to make the F-111 a fighter. Then they put the same engines on the F-14, which isn't much lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDetroit Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just curious why everyone seems anxious for the F-14A? We have hi-fidelity A+ (B), why the excitement for a early, less capable, model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just curious why everyone seems anxious for the F-14A? We have hi-fidelity A+ (B), why the excitement for a early, less capable, model? For me, it's the longest serving and most common variant. The F-14B came along in 1988, so it doesn't necessarily fit into several Cold War scenarios. Later in life it was the first variant to drop bombs in anger, first on the scene in OEF, only Tomcat variant to operate from land bases in support of special operations forces, and still didn't lose an ounce of its formidable air-to-air capability. And I'm sure plenty of others are probably more excited about those older, high-visibility liveries, especially "everyone's favorite" with bones on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDetroit Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Cool, thanks for the explanation! I'm now looking forward to it as well! Love the B model, my fav module so far. So I know I'll love the A model. BTW: from photos I've seen of the A model office, are the avionics, radar, and such the similar to the B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFMTL Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just curious why everyone seems anxious for the F-14A? We have hi-fidelity A+ (B), why the excitement for a early, less capable, model? With the A model and some of the early Migs make for some great late 70s and early/mid 80s match ups. Especially with the Syria terrain. Also since the Iranians flew the A we can have some proper what if dogfights. [sigpic][/sigpic] US Air Force Retired, 1C371 No rank or title will ever be as important as the unit patch you wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Cool, thanks for the explanation! I'm now looking forward to it as well! Love the B model, my fav module so far. So I know I'll love the A model. BTW: from photos I've seen of the A model office, are the avionics, radar, and such the similar to the B? Aside from the placement/presence of the RWR gauge and the engine instruments (analogue in F-14As and Bs remanufactured from As, digital in new-build F-14Bs) they will be very similar. The F-14A we are getting is a contemporary of the F-14B we have, so it will also be able to use LGBs just like the B we have, but load it out for air-to-air and it'll fit nicely into the scenarios Dave speaks of above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealius Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just curious why everyone seems anxious for the F-14A? We have hi-fidelity A+ (B), why the excitement for a early, less capable, model? https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=282184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfHound009 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 For me, it's the longest serving and most common variant. The F-14B came along in 1988, so it doesn't necessarily fit into several Cold War scenarios. Later in life it was the first variant to drop bombs in anger, first on the scene in OEF, only Tomcat variant to operate from land bases in support of special operations forces, and still didn't lose an ounce of its formidable air-to-air capability. And I'm sure plenty of others are probably more excited about those older, high-visibility liveries, especially "everyone's favorite" with bones on it. True. Im mostly excited to do cold war era missions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just curious why everyone seems anxious for the F-14A? We have hi-fidelity A+ (B), why the excitement for a early, less capable, model? Another point would be that there are some hot campaigns waiting for the A. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernbear Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 I personally need it for a Vietnam mission I'm setting up...its not the really early 1975-80 plane I thought it was but apparently they still plan to add the AIM-7E and early AIM-9s too it so there is that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sublime Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Cool, thanks for the explanation! I'm now looking forward to it as well! Love the B model, my fav module so far. So I know I'll love the A model. BTW: from photos I've seen of the A model office, are the avionics, radar, and such the similar to the B? Its free. its part of the original promised package. we get A then we prolly have good shot at promised A6 asnd Forrestal It looks different, cockpit and otherwise THe iranians fly it - Itll make a big diff in a lot of campaigns in PG. It just opens some doors.. you know? its more like, why not? I mean its not taking away from jester doing lantirn anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sLYFa Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 The A is also approx. 1500lbs lighter then the B. So if you care about not taking more ordenance than you can recover without exceeding maximum trap weight, the A will give you a little more payload. i5-8600k @4.9Ghz, 2080ti , 32GB@2666Mhz, 512GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzaiib Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Glove vanes... duh! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) We will not recreate glove vanes for the A. Just so you don't get false hopes. In general folks, manage your expectations please: you are basically looking at the A cockpit atm, the B will receive the EIG in time, and the A will have a different RWR and some other minute changes, but in general the cockpit and everything else will stay as is. The biggest difference besides RWR, ECM page, etc will be the engines. So please do not expect that you will be looking at a completely different aircraft. Edited August 21, 2020 by IronMike 1 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBFlyguy Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 We will not recreate glove vanes for the A. Just so you don't get false hopes. In general folks, manage your expectations please: you are basically looking at the A cockpit atm, the B will receive the EIG in time, and the A will have a different RWR and some other minute changes, but in general the cockpit and everything else will stay as is. The biggest difference besides RWR, ECM page, etc will be the engines. So please do not expect that you will be looking at a completely different aircraft. I'm sorry, say again? It sounds like we're getting an "A-ish" model, not an A. Why aren't glove vanes being implemented? We've all been waiting this long, might as well release an actual A model when its ready instead of a B with TF30s .... "Straighten up and fly right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_dalan Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 We will not recreate glove vanes for the A. Just so you don't get false hopes. In general folks, manage your expectations please: you are basically looking at the A cockpit atm, the B will receive the EIG in time, and the A will have a different RWR and some other minute changes, but in general the cockpit and everything else will stay as is. The biggest difference besides RWR, ECM page, etc will be the engines. So please do not expect that you will be looking at a completely different aircraft. The RWR is a page called on the VDI, right? Just like the HSI and the TID? Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sLYFa Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 The RWR can be displayed on the HSD by putting the HSD switch into ECM. Not sure what the ECM switch to the right of the mode switch does though. i5-8600k @4.9Ghz, 2080ti , 32GB@2666Mhz, 512GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I'm sorry, say again? It sounds like we're getting an "A-ish" model, not an A. Why aren't glove vanes being implemented? We've all been waiting this long, might as well release an actual A model when its ready instead of a B with TF30s .... Uhm, thats because the A was like that. The glove vanes got removed from it and the rest simply was as described. It is an actual A model... And we said numerous times that we wont be doing glove vanes. Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Correct, RWR will be displayed on the ECM page, and the RWR gauge will not be there. Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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