I just saw the videos of the Harrier hovering and have to say, I am impressed. Any chance of an in cockpit video at some stage?
Yes, here it is:
http://www.thunder-works.com/transition.zip uncompress the zip to watch in windows media player
You see the hover from inside cockpit with a bit a sideslip, then I slowly move the nozzles back a bit - you see messages popping up in console text and the nozzle indicator in cockpit moving slightly backwards - I switch to external static camera and attempted a 'bow', a maneuver seem in Harrier airshow displays where the pilot pitch up the nose through RCS while moving nozzles back - the Harrier arcs towards the sky - but I still don't get the hang of it
need more practice (and V/STOL FM need a lot of fine-tuning too)
How would you class your current state of development? (alpha, beta?) And how are the other aircraft coming along?
Pucara is the next step, as it is capable of using the landing strips in current Falklands/Malvinas map. I dare to say we are barely at pre-alpha stage - for beta, we must have the full front-end interface and mission/campaign briefings and all that we don't have now, and also anti-aircraft defense sites working, destroyable terrain statics (buildings etc), complete damage for ships (we will have this soon)
I see all the videos, but i only see the Harrier, my question is the Mirage III, Pucara, A4Q/B and Super Etendard, are flyable at this moment?
The Pucara will be flying around really soon, a matter of days, from BAM Malvinas (Stanley) and BAM Condor (Goose Green). The A-4, Super Etendard and Mirage will appear more over the islands when we have at least
Rio Gallegos ready for them to take-off and landing
In this subject, any photos of Rio Gallegos 1982 (specially airbase runway layout) will be appreciated for reference!