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How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by bubble_boi »

aragot wrote: post #32
click170 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember you used to see experts exchange or the like come up in search results and you could block it right there, in your search results without having to go to a separate page. Since they've hidden it, I honestly thought they'd removed the ability to block websites. Thanks for letting me know I just have to hunt for it. I wonder why they removed that option from search results?

Same problem here. To dodge w3schools I resorted to writing an /etc/hosts local dns entry, so I would never open it even by mistake.

Browsers should block this by default :)

Although www.w3fools.com has softened its stance.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by ibisum »

Upon reading of RWR and its delights, at least one part of me, the techno-dweeb, goes "weeeh!" ..

Another part, more of a hippy tree-hugger, goes "wish we were using this to figure out where to drop the water/medicine/books instead of BOOMB devices" ..

I mean, seriously. Tell us where to drop the books, and BOOM there it is: how it should be.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by dsl »

krat0sprakhar wrote: post #6

Off Topic: Man! Reading this answer so makes me want to play those FlightSim games of the yesteryears like Apache Havoc, Commanche, Jane's F/A 18 Hornet etc etc. Does anyone have any suggestions for a modern Flight Sim game? Thanks!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_4.0

Falcon 4.0 is nothing short of amazing. It has been under non-stop development by the official developers and the community (thanks to a source code leak) since 1984.

Many of the community developers are former pilots and avionics techs.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by ibisum »

krat0sprakhar wrote: post #6

Off Topic: Man! Reading this answer so makes me want to play those FlightSim games of the yesteryears like Apache Havoc, Commanche, Jane's F/A 18 Hornet etc etc. Does anyone have any suggestions for a modern Flight Sim game? Thanks!

I probably ratched up 100 hours or more on F-117 Steal Bomber, for DOS, back in the day. There is no reason not to play it even now, still today: consider the pixelation more of a consequence of "HUD"/"IFR" and be done with it. Fact is, those old games still run, and still work for simulating the death cult and its machines ..

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by AYBABTME »

This was a great read until I reached the truncated bottom of the post.

God I hate Quora. There's the `share=1` flag but still, the end of the article is truncated and you're asked to login.

Quora wouldn't piss me off so much if they were not so annoying about me logging in and linking a social account, if they didn't post crap from my friend's facebook account who do have an account, send me spam about whatever people I know might have done (or not done) on their platform.

This is trying to gather users by pissing them off. Likely I'd have created an account since if it weren't for their aggressive behavior.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by bandwevil »

jameshart wrote: post #38
krat0sprakhar wrote: post #6

Off Topic: Man! Reading this answer so makes me want to play those FlightSim games of the yesteryears like Apache Havoc, Commanche, Jane's F/A 18 Hornet etc etc. Does anyone have any suggestions for a modern Flight Sim game? Thanks!

Fully expecting flightsims to make a glorious comeback with Oculus' full availability. It is too well suited to games which require you to sit still, and have your hands on controls. Time to buy shares in joystick manufacturers.

Unfortunately, the Oculus has some issues with full flight sims. It's still extremely neat tech, but I don't think I'll be giving up head tracking for it any time soon.

First, there's the resolution issue. I've only used DK2, but its resolution was so low that I was unable to read the dials/HUD without getting my face super close to them, which presents major issues when trying to maintain situational awareness.

Second, no matter how many buttons and switches you have on your HOTAS, you're going to have to manipulate something with your keyboard/mouse at some point. This causes some obvious problems when you have an Oculus strapped to your head.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by bennettfeely »

sanderjd wrote: post #56
Someone1234 wrote: post #2

Good response, worth the read. Heck the response alone could justify their own article. As an aside: I hate quora' site design so much I have blacklisted it using Google Personal Blocklist. Somehow I dislike it more than Experts Exchange (which is also blacklisted), it is just super cluttered with nonsense, rolls into the comments section without warning and rarely offers good content (see Experts Exchange again). Th…

Which part is the nonsense? The stuff on the sides? What do you mean by "rolls into the comments section without warning"? (Honestly curious.) I think the content is often pretty good! YMMV I guess.

I really don't like the typography. In one page you'll find serif, sans-serif, all-caps, bolded, italicized, black links, blue buttons, green buttons, barely visible gray links.. it's a mess. Every revision they make to the home page (top stories) feed seems like a step backward in readability.

The content is usually good but it's still annoying that Quora impedes you from sharing it with others that aren't also on Quora.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by KhalilK »

AYBABTME wrote: post #65

This was a great read until I reached the truncated bottom of the post. God I hate Quora. There's the `share=1` flag but still, the end of the article is truncated and you're asked to login. Quora wouldn't piss me off so much if they were not so annoying about me logging in and linking a social account, if they didn't post crap from my friend's facebook account who do have an account, send me spam about whatever peop…

That's odd. On the page with the signup box look for the id "__w2_LG4FatW_modal_signup_wrapper" and delete the whole div, that'll get rid of the box allowing to you to continue reading the top answer but not the others.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by radmuzom »

nether wrote: post #34
Someone1234 wrote: post #2

Good response, worth the read. Heck the response alone could justify their own article. As an aside: I hate quora' site design so much I have blacklisted it using Google Personal Blocklist. Somehow I dislike it more than Experts Exchange (which is also blacklisted), it is just super cluttered with nonsense, rolls into the comments section without warning and rarely offers good content (see Experts Exchange again). Th…

Holy shit, without fail the top comment on a Quora story is a rant about their design. Get over it. Don't click if you don't like it.

So true. And upvoted - Quora is one of my finest discoveries in the last two years. It has taught me immensely about various cultures around the world, and while opinion should always be taken with a grain of salt there are enough "factual" answers too. They are also a brilliant engineering company, and have some of the best web-based tools available to those who are asking questions and providing answers. No other site - I repeat, no other site including StackExchange provides as much functionality as Quora. The only downside is that they are sometimes a bit slow. For a forum who talks about free market at the drop of a hat, and tends to defend Amazon in every discussion; my message to get Hacker News is - GET LOST!! We are happy with the real name policy and we are happy to log in to browse the site. If you don't like it, don't use it. Good riddance.

Re: How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)

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Post by informatimago »

bkohlmann wrote: post #48
ufmace wrote: post #30

Related anecdote - I worked with a coder a while back who was a naval aviator before he went back to school, flying carrier-based transports. I asked him once about whether he would have wanted to fly fighters instead, and he said that just flying transports was already a huge amount of work, as far as flight plans, training, practice, and such. Flying fighters apparently involved doing all of that same work, plus a…

believe me, flying fighters really is as much fun as it sounds. It is more work than the transport guys, but you get out what you put in. its all worth it coming in for a 450 knot overhead at 600', pulling six g's in the break, then catching the three-wire aboard the carrier.

Yes, it looks like it's fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wEURyjB3Lc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH7TiA58UzQ

;-)

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