Flight Simulator Sessions

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11-11-2003, 01:09 PM
DaBeeeenster

Flight Simulator Sessions

Right. It's my brother's 30th in a couple of weeks (which I am missing since I am on the other side of the planet, which is quite frustrating but there we go) and I was thinking of getting him an afternoon in a flight simulator. A proper one. I found this:

http://www.buyagift.co.uk/cgi-bin/bu...n/Product/4041

Which looks pretty good, but I was wondering if anyone had done anything like this, or knows of somewhere better? He lives in London, so suggesting somewhere in Scotland will get you a slap with a big tuna.

Oh, I found this too, but it's slightly out of my budget :eek:

http://www.uniqueideas4gifts.co.uk/m...er-flight.html
11-11-2003, 01:23 PM
megah0

how about a proper flying lesson?
11-11-2003, 02:05 PM
DaBeeeenster

Yeah I thought about that but I think he'd prefer a simulator. Dont know why really. Maybe cos there are more buttons :D
11-11-2003, 02:13 PM
Skii

Bugger

my g/f was going to get me that for xmas, looking at the price I don't think its going to happen now :o

I'd recommend the real thing - seriously. My g/f got me a half hour lesson in a Cessna at Redhill aerodrome, just north of Gatwick a/p.

Bloody fantastic experience. If he wants a simulator get him the microsoft one ;)
11-11-2003, 02:27 PM
Tumble

or Forgotten Battles ;)
11-11-2003, 02:31 PM
Russ

i do lots of real flying, and simulators just dont compare, theres nothin like flying.
11-11-2003, 02:42 PM
megah0

i also have got my wings, nothing beats it
11-11-2003, 03:19 PM
Big RICHARD

The MiG-25 one might be just shy of 11 grand, but it is in the fastest fighter in the world!

BTW, you have to wear a space suit to fly it!
11-11-2003, 03:21 PM
Russ

its not he fastest, im sure of it
11-11-2003, 03:27 PM
Big RICHARD

Quote:

Originally posted by Russ
its not he fastest, im sure of it

The MiG-25 or 'Foxbat' to give it its NATO code name is currently officially the world's fastest fighter jet. I have heard of a project called Phoenix in the USA which supposedly has a faster fighter in testing, but, like the SR-71 'Blackbird' did for about 30 years, it currently 'does not exist'.

Go to guinnessworldrecords.com if you don't believe me!
11-11-2003, 03:29 PM
Big RICHARD

It's ok, I've found the info for you.....

Fastest Combat Jet
The fastest combat jet is the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-25 fighter (NATO code name Foxbat). The reconnaissance Foxbat-B has been tracked by radar at about Mach 3.2 or 3,395 km/h (2,110 mph). The MiG-25 was designed as a high-altitude interceptor, and over 1,200 have been built. The single-seat Foxbat-A has a wingspan of 13.95 m (45 ft 9 in), is 23.82 m (78 ft 2 in) long and has an estimated maximum take-off weight of 37.4 tonnes (82,500 lb).

From http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
11-11-2003, 03:31 PM
Russ

congrats
11-11-2003, 03:32 PM
Skii

Yeah - it is.

A fighter / interceptor designed to blow high altitude US bombers spyplanes out of the stratosphere, basically the soviets built a plane capable of taking off and getting to extreme altitudes very quickly. (41,000ft a minute)

I believe its top speed is Mach 3 at 42,000ft. It is the fastest fighter plane in the world.
11-11-2003, 03:37 PM
Big RICHARD

Quote:

Originally posted by Russ
congrats

You were 'sure of it' that it wasn't the fastest!

And Skii is right, it was designed to intercept US bomber and spy planes, which operate at very high altitudes. It looks very much like a dart from the side.
11-11-2003, 03:37 PM
Skii

And the one that got away....

quote
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In the afternoon of September 6, 1976, with only 30 seconds of fuel remaining, a MiG-25, one of Soviet Russia's most prized and secret weapons, broke through the clouds above Hakodate, Japan, narrowly avoided a departing Japanese airliner, and dove down to the city's commercial airport where, in front of hundreds of amazed Japanese motorists, it landed—screeching, skidding, blowing a tire, plowing 800 feet off the runway, and finally stopping a few feet from a large antenna. Viktor Belenko had arrived in the West. Unlike the defections of athletes, artists, and diplomats who knew the truth about the United States, Belenko knew little other than the lies of Soviet propaganda. As a jet fighter pilot he was one of the elite of the Soviet military; with his future secure he had the best which that society could offer. But the lies, hypocrisy, and corruption inherent in that system made living there intolerable.

http://www.wvi.com/~lelandh/mig25e.jpg
11-11-2003, 03:41 PM
Big RICHARD

Quote:

Originally posted by Skii
And the one that got away....

http://www.wvi.com/~lelandh/mig25e.jpg

STEALING a fighter! He chose the right one to steal anyway!
11-11-2003, 03:43 PM
Russ

Quote:

Originally posted by Big RICHARD
You were 'sure of it' that it wasn't the fastest!

confused it with blackbird, i do appologise, i'll nochex u compensation if u like>?
11-11-2003, 03:48 PM
Big RICHARD

Quote:

Originally posted by Russ
confused it with blackbird, i do appologise, i'll nochex u compensation if u like>?

Hehe! That made me chuckle! Sorry, having a sh!te day! Ignore my cr@p!
11-11-2003, 03:49 PM
Russ

no probs mate, we all have 'em (i also appologise) :E
12-11-2003, 12:02 AM
DaBeeeenster

Bah. Should have known that posting a question about flight simulators on Hexus would have ended up with a discussion about jet fighters :rolleyes: :P
12-11-2003, 01:21 AM
DaBeeeenster

LOL! Just found this piccy...

http://www.aviation.ru/MiG/25/MiG-25PU.jpg
I guess that one is not going to be doing mach 3 very soon :(
12-11-2003, 09:21 AM
Skii

You know the scary thing is Beeenster, Soviet designers built that plane without an ejector seat in order to save weight :o

I'm assuming they fitted them to the 2 seater version !

So you ruling the Mig experience out then ?
12-11-2003, 09:32 AM
DaBeeeenster

Much as I love him, I think 10 grand is a little steep. Maybe next year eh?
12-11-2003, 11:59 AM
Capt Doufos

the 80,000ft a minute climb rate is mighty impressive.