May 19, 20206 yr Moderator This short documentary was just released. It's a fascinating look at the role Argentina played in the continued development of the "Last Jet Fighter..." Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
May 19, 20206 yr Very interesting video Bill. That was all new to me. It also explains why so many of the post WWII military jets looked so much alike. Pulqui II, the next Milviz military development project revealed? Ted [email protected] ghz, Noctua C12P CPU air cooler, Asus Z77, 2 x 4gb DDR3 Corsair 2200 mhz cl 9, EVGA 1080ti, Sony 55" 900E TV 3840 x 2160, Windows 7-64, FSX, P3dv3, P3dv4
May 19, 20206 yr I thought about posting that video, but then thought Avsim would censor the N-word. 😀 "Society has become so fake that the truth actually bothers people".
May 20, 20206 yr Author Moderator 4 hours ago, Ted Striker said: Very interesting video Bill. That was all new to me. It also explains why so many of the post WWII military jets looked so much alike. Pulqui II, the next Milviz military development project revealed? Ted It was honestly all new to me as well Ted. And no, there's just not enough information available to create literally a "one-off aircraft." Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
May 20, 20206 yr After skipping all the politically-charged parts (of which I don't feel like discussing), it turns to be a very interesting documentary. Thanks for sharing, Bill! I didn't even know about the Pulqui. Maybe the fact the only surviving Pulqui is not stored here but in Buenos Aires explains why I was never aware of this until now. For reference: the plant where all these Argentinean aircraft were developed is just 8 km away from my apartment. Just search for Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (or simply FAdeA). They still do exist, although now they are more a MRO and a component supplier (for the Embraer C-390 mostly) than an aircraft factory. Too bad I can't go and take a look during this lockdown. Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
May 20, 20206 yr Luis, Argentina like my native USA has many parts of it's history that are less than "savory". I'm sure in time as we all come to grips with the truth we will be able to move on. I still remember coming home from work to my apartment in Bariloche in the early 90s and wondering why the Federal police were "guarding" a house down the street. It was a war criminal who had lived there for year openly. Menem didn't want him to run to Paraquay or Brasil. They finally extradited him to Italy. Menem didn't want the past to color the future. Suerte y dale Boca! Snowfalcon13 KRTS Reno, NV. The Valley of Speed/PMDG Beta Test Team Windows 10 64 Pro/AMD Ryzen 3700X 8 core 3.5GHZ, ASUS ROG Strix B450-F, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M2 Cdrive, 1TB SSD D Drive, P3D V4.5/P3D V5 HF2 32 GB DDR 3200 RAM/Radeon RX 5700XT 8GB
May 21, 20206 yr Another aircraft of similar lineage would be the Saab Tunnan. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
May 21, 20206 yr If Germany had that plane during the war I think there would be no doubt they would have had air superiority. Thank goodness the war ended when it did. I know they had the ME262, but this plane appeared to be a step above. Thank goodness their fearless leader decided to use the ME262 as an attack bomber first because it delayed the use of it being used as a fighter jet. By the time it was switched over to a fighter jet the war was already lost, but the short time it was used it definitely had a devastating effect.
May 22, 20206 yr If you have tons of time and nothing to do, go through Mark Felton's extensive library of videos. He has covered some pretty obscure things and I think he always does a great job with his videos. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
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