Some really good news & a new personal best altitude record

Jetjockey10 · November 21, 2018 at 4:52 AM

I was so overjoyed to hear this:

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I can tell you that the R22 is currently in testing and looking really good. Look for some screenshots by myself or Jan soon, and a release shortly thereafter.

Hang in there please, there is a light at the end of this tunnel

Regards,

Jeff

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that I fired up the F-15E Strike Eagle at Creech AFB, drained the aux tanks dry, pointed it at the moon, lit the afterburners and set a new personal best altitude record - 104,840 feet. That is 31,955 meters. I was so busy that I forgot to check my time passing 30,000 m, heck I might have broken that record also.

It sure is quiet up there. I think the engine gave up the ghost somewhere around 65,000 feet. I did a restart coming back down when I passed 30,000 feet - you never know for sure if they are going to come back to life. That is why I chose the stay fairly close to Groom Lake, just in case.

Evidence below.

Regards,

Ray

spudwa · November 21, 2018 at 8:04 AM

Any tips on keeping the wings level doing a manoeuvre like this. I always end up in corkscrew

FL54 · November 21, 2018 at 10:26 AM

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Any tips on keeping the wings level doing a manoeuvre like this. I always end up in corkscrew

Yes, keep the AoA low. I don't know how high I can climb with the Mudhen because the altimeter stops as 107300ft and then suddenly jumps to 141000ft.

Using the slightly modified RW procedure works nicely.

1. At 36000ft accelerate to M2.25

2. With a 4.0G pull establish a 60deg climb attitude

3. Once AoA reaches ~6deg keep this AoA. That way you can keep a bit of control over your F-15E.

Doing this easily proves that Aerofly FS2 is definitely the most immersive sim, despite its shortcomings.

Neither P3D, nor x-plane and not even DCS provide can provide the impression and feeling of actually being there so closely IMHO

Jetjockey10 · November 21, 2018 at 12:30 PM

Well, records are meant to be broken, as they say. I guess I will be trying to find my “So you want to fly a helicopter” book this morning.

1050E, sounds like you qualify for simulated Astronaut Wings. Congratulations.

Regards,

Ray

FL54 · November 21, 2018 at 12:51 PM

LOL, thanx. If IPACS would fix the ailerons and flaps I'd be totally happy with the Mudhen!

larrylynx · November 21, 2018 at 12:59 PM

Guess I might have to cheat with the Starfighter, add some extra thrust whilst no one is looking

Jetjockey10 · November 21, 2018 at 1:32 PM

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Guess I might have to cheat with the Starfighter, add some extra thrust whilst no one is looking

I remember seeing an autographed photo of one of the F-104 test pilots that had 116,000 feet written next to his signature. I don’t think they did anything special to the 104 like they did for the Streak Eagle just to break records. Just got to have a really cold day and everything tuned to peak.

Regards,

Ray

flightxtreme · November 21, 2018 at 1:47 PM

... you can add some feed if you measure the height from MSL ..... from the other side of the world.

FL54 · November 21, 2018 at 1:49 PM

Quote from Jetjockey10

I remember seeing an autographed photo of one of the F-104 test pilots that had 116,000 feet written next to his signature. I don’t think they did anything special to the 104 like they did for the Streak Eagle just to break records. Just got to have a really cold day and everything tuned to peak.

That was the NF-104 and using an additional rocket engine and a Reaction Control System is really cheating

The unofficial record set by the NF-104 was 120800ft back in 1963.

Jetjockey10 · November 21, 2018 at 2:03 PM

Yes, I think that rocket pod added another 6,000 lbs of thrust.

Regards,

Ray