Belsimtek: F-5E Tiger II

Development F-5E Tiger II

Continuing working on the “famous†fighters’ line, we are especially concerned about game balance in DCS World. The best rival for the beloved by users MiG-21bis is an American fighter F-5E Tiger II, developed by the Northrop in the second half of the last century.

 

Consistently caring about the quality of the released product, which is reflected in the “similarity†between the developed module and the real airplane, our specialists, in their work, are trying to only use available documentary data of the original airplane.

 

Undoubtedly, a wide range of weapons from guided air-to-air missiles to various air-to-ground armament (unguided rockets, various bombs and cluster munitions) and two built-in 30-mm cannons will impress any fan of aviation battles. Professional flight model, implemented as close as possible to the real airplane in DCS World will allow aviation fans to enjoy flying the aircraft.

 

In the following updates, we are planning to inform our virtual pilots about development progress of this fighter for DCS World.

 

 

Read more about what is done at the moment concerning the development of the DSC: F-5E Tiger II:

 

The external model is almost fully implemented. You can choose some of the most famous colour skins;

 

The 3D model of the cockpit is fully implemented;

 

All the aircraft systems are accurately simulated in high detail;

-The new engine compressor model is implemented based on accurate blade loads calculation. 

-The new model provides simulation of the compressor guiding unit functioning and the expanded range of engine operation modes (high and low compressor stalls, compressor operating in windmill mode);

-The radar, optical sight, jettison system, possibility of gun firing, launching of air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground rocket firing, flare and chaff ejection are implemented into the model of the aircraft’s weapon system. All the above-mentioned items are now operating properly;

 

The flight model:

-operational range of altitude and speed, acceleration with various payloads and G loads (in sustained turns and at maximum angles-of-attack) are tuned basing on available information on the flight dynamics of the real aircraft; the model behavior at critical angles-of-attack (stalling) and post-stall behaviour (post-stall gyrations and spins) in general correspond to the descriptions in the real aircraft documents;

-Flight manual in Russian for the game module is developed.

 

In order to present this module in the Early Access version, we are to complete the following items:

-make proper adjustments of operation of certain aircraft systems (for example, to adjust pump capacity, hydraulic fluid mass-flow rates, electric grid loads, etc.);

-translate the Flight manual into English for English-speaking users. We try to take into account all our mistakes made during the development of the previous modules. At this stage quality translation and localization of the game Manual for English-speaking users is the most significant problem;

-develop the Quick Start manuals in Russian and in English based on the complete Flight manuals in both languages.

 

After the successful, final release of the DSC: F-86 Sabre and DSC: MiG-15bis modules, the Belsimtek team is now focused on bringing DSC: F-5E Tiger II to Early Access within the next month. In the meantime, Belsimtek continues to edit the F-86F Sabre English manual and prepare DCS: Mi-8MTV2 for its final release.