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Polychop-Simulations - SA-342 Gazelle 2023 "FM" Update

With the release of the upcoming SA-342 Gazelle update fast approaching we will be updating you about what to expect in the first iteration of what started out as a flight model update over the next few days. Starting today by publishing the change log that we have accumulated so far. The change log is subject to change as even today we're still working on new features and fixes but should be indicative of the scope of this update.

With this announcement we'd also like to reach out to all mission creators to emphasize on the fact that we're trying to reduce the amount of Gazelle variants available in DCS World by essentially combining these versions. In the upcoming patch, the SA-342 Mistral has become redundant and is now only available as an AI aircraft to ensure mission compatibility. The SA-342 Gazelle has essentially been absorbed by the SA-342L which, in its now much more modular form, is able to be outfitted with the mistral ATAM system. We ask mission creators to be aware of this change and update their (multiplayer)missions accordingly. We apologize for the inconvenience.

SA342 - Common to all
Updated external textures to PBR standard

Added raindrops on canopy

Interior lighting and reflections updated

Flight model
Entirely rewritten FM

Overhauled engine and rotor behaviours

Updated mass and payload mass parameters

Many new behaviours added or reworked (ground effect, flapback/blowback, retreating blade stall, density altitude, ETL…)

Engine surge effect from rapid collective movement added

Force Feedback support added

Removed ‘Easier Controls’ special option

Removed ‘Rudder Trimmer’ special option (replaced with new trim options)

New trim options for cyclic and pedal behaviour when using ‘Force Trim Interrupt’
None - has no effect

Instant - trim position instantly set to current cyclic/pedal position

Fade In/Fade Out - trim position will move to current cyclic/pedal position over short time period (<1sec) (also applies to ‘Trimmer Reset’)

Applied upon Recentering - trim position will apply instantly only when cyclic/pedal position is recentered

Updated controls indicator
Red marker shows control position

Grey marker shows trim position

Autopilot markers removed for further consideration

Updated/added network animations

Implemented IFF panel (limited functionality)

Updated autopilot system
Airspeed/Altitude hold mode removed for further consideration

“Auto-collective” removed for further consideration

Added light indicators for auto-hover (CSV) and heading-align (ALV) autopilot modes

Autopilot master switch will not engage/will disengage if pitch, roll or yaw SAS disabled

Added smoke display system
Smoke launchers can be equipped in the rearm/refuel screen

Smoke launchers have a new input to toggle on/off

Collective can be hidden by clicking on base of collective

Added tablet navigation aid
Tablet can be disabled from mission editor

Tablet provides map, heading, airspeed and groundspeed GPS information

Tablet is disabled / invisible in missions with a date set prior to April 1994

Updated slip ball to be less erratic

Fuel warning light now flickers if below 80L

SA342L
Added new weapons:
2x/4x Mistral

2x/4x HOT3

HMP400 gunpods (100, 200, 400)

Selectable GIAT M621 20mm

Replaced Viviane screen with periscope sight
Replaced Viviane control panel with periscope control board

Periscope provides two zoom levels

Toggleable gyro stabilisation

Selectable reticles for estimating distance

Connected to ‘VIS’ mode on Artificial Horizon same as Viviane

Pilot sight can be hidden by clicking on mounting of pilot sight

AI now able to fire HOT3 missiles

Added ground crew option to remove doors

Added option to shoot multiple pylons if the weapon is from the same type

SA342M
Viviane camera code overhauled

Viviane multicrew synchronisation improved

AI now able to fire HOT3 missiles

SA342 Mistral
Removed playable version (now replaced by SA342L)

Removed Custom Cockpit options

SA342 Minigun
Added special option to decouple minigun from head/camera view

Added inputs for keyboard/joystick control of minigun

Added inputs for mouse control of minigun

Added clickables and inputs for minigun safety, sight power/brightness and IR laser

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Phant

Messaggio da **Phant** » 3 giugno 2023, 1:33

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MiG-17F Announcement

We are excited to announce the newest addition to the DCS family - the legendary MiG-17F by Red Star Simulations!

The MiG-17 is a subsonic fighter plane developed by the Soviet Union to improve the high-speed issues the MiG-15 encountered. It became the first Soviet fighter jet to feature an afterburner which greatly improved its performance. The result was one of the most successful transonic fighters ever developed. Ultimately, the MiG-17 was flown by over 30 countries over a timespan of three decades; it was also built under license outside of the USSR in Poland and China.

The MiG-17 is most famous for its role in the Vietnam War where it was pressed into dogfights against 3rd generation U.S. fighter planes. Its ambush and tight quarter dogfight tactics were so successful that the U.S., Soviet Union, and European countries were forced to re-evaluate their own aerial combat tactics and rethink future plane developments.

By the 1970’s, the U.S. Navy’s Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) and U.S. Air Forces Weapons School were established to teach pilots new air-to-air combat tactics from lessons learned. The F-16 Viper was a direct result of the lessons learned in Vietnam while fighting the maneuverable MiG-17; it's no coincidence that the F-16 was also the first fighter jet that was able to out-rate the MiG-17.

Headed by two pilots, the Red Star Simulations' primary focus from the start was on accurate flight dynamics. Using Soviet wind test tunnel data, performance manuals, U.S. testing results from a captured MiG-17F, and with the aid of several current MiG-17 pilots, the MiG-17F Lim5 module for DCS has been developed with the most realistic simulated flight dynamics ever produced on a MiG-17 plane.

Flight dynamics key features

- Turn and climb performance, 0 to 40,000+ feet
- Dynamic stall and flap performance
- Slow-speed/high-AOA drag
- High-G drag
- Dynamic engine (speed/altitude/thrust) performance

Plane key features

- ASP-4N gunsight with SRD-1M gun radar
- SPO-2 Sirena RWR
- SRO-2 Khrom IFF
- ARK-5 ADF radio and navigation
- Standard and Egyptian upgrade weapons