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  1. #101
    Any word on this??? It's been pretty quiet lately.

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  2. #102
    Any word on this??? It's been pretty quiet lately.
    Words about what has .. it's been so long that I forgot
    Dassault also probably

  3. #103
    Quote Originally Posted by Navtech View Post
    Words about what has .. it's been so long that I forgot
    Dassault also probably
    Hopefully this project didn't slip between our fingers, and it's a lost cause to keep chasing it. There were quite the lot of us who wanted to fly the new Rafale....:salute: In the meantime... Cyril's Rafale is getting lots of attention from my virtual pilot crews.


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  4. #104
    Here is a french message from one member of the VPA Rafale Team put today on their website :

    Hello!!

    ENFIN!! Une bonne nouvelle, comme vous, on commençait à désespérer.

    Le temps que va mettre MBDA pour suivre le pas de Dassault (vu que leurs armements ne sont pas opérationnels sur FS9) sera mis
    à profit pour qu'on se remette en selle et faire coucher ensemble tout ce que chacun a fait de son côté depuis le début de l'année.

    La dispo? ça sera ce mois-ci. Quand? Plutôt vers la fin du mois. Plus de précisions bientôt.

    Un grand bravo à Alex pour le super boulot !

    Free short translation in english :

    Availability of this Freeware Rafale for FS9 : This month of April !
    Probably the last week of April 2012 !

    Lets hope and pray !

    VaporZ

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  6. #106
    The first version of this Rafale family to be released by the VPA Rafale Team will be
    the single seater Rafale C ( French Armée de l'Air ) for FS9.

    Stay tuned !
    :mixedsmi:
    VaporZ !

  7. #107
    Looks like the Indian deal may have run into problems.
    Andy

  8. #108
    He was also concerned by reports Rafales were outperformed by Typhoons in operations over Libya.
    ....Rightly so... have you seen how much you can hang under a Typhoon compared to Rafale? thing's a bombtruck!

  9. #109
    Quote Originally Posted by AndyG43 View Post
    Looks like the Indian deal may have run into problems.
    Sorry my friend but this is distorted news from Pro-Typhoon Britain !
    ( a logical reaction )

    You will have to read this below from India :

    Rafale wins by far on both "Life Cycle Cost" of the fleet over its 40 years predicted lifetime and "acquisition" price !

    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/11830845.cms

    Best regards !
    :mixedsmi:
    VaporZ

  10. #110
    IAF response to the manipulation spin: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/b...w/12230207.cms

    The decision has been made. Now it's all about negotiating the contract details. As long as the number crunchers on both sides don't muck it up the IAF will get the aircraft they (and not the politicians) selected.

    And hopefully everyone will also be able to fly this new Rafale by the end of the month.
    :ernae:

  11. #111
    Quote Originally Posted by VaporZ View Post
    Sorry my friend but this is distorted news from Pro-Typhoon Britain !
    ( a logical reaction )

    You will have to read this below from India :

    Rafale wins by far on both "Life Cycle Cost" of the fleet over its 40 years predicted lifetime and "acquisition" price !

    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/11830845.cms

    Best regards !
    :mixedsmi:
    VaporZ
    Ah, OK, as long as it is just distorted news in the British media I can ignore this, this, this, this and this then. Thanks for clearing that up.
    Andy

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyG43 View Post
    Thanks for clearing that up.
    Of course we all know military sales are driven by many, many factors, including in this case, international civilian nuclear commerce...
    I did enjoy this conclusion in Polaris (A Takshashila Institution Blog on International Politics and Security)

    On a more optimistic note, we must remember that neither the Eurofighter nor the Rafale are bad planes.

    Quote Originally Posted by fsafranek View Post
    And hopefully everyone will also be able to fly this new Rafale by the end of the month.
    Yes well I do hope this is not contingent on the Indian Rafale deal being finally, terminally, totally, irrevocably, closed!

  13. #113
    VPA Rafale Team "Panel" developper is actually updating the entire VC 3D cockpit
    to make it a little bit "lighter" on FPS.

    A very good idea !

  14. #114
    Good day

    You can follow on a day to day basis, the progression of the final steps, updates, set-ups
    etc...before the single seater Rafale C for FS9 will be made available for all "Rafale Fans"
    as a freeware.

    It here :
    http://rafalevpa.xooit.fr/t49-Progre...C-FS9.htm#p483

    Thanks again to the VPA Rafale Team
    :salute:
    VaporZ

  15. #115
    It is progressing well
    http://rafalevpa.xooit.fr/t49-Progre...C-FS9.htm#p503

    The "J-14" comment probably means "14 days before release".

    Here is the "auto installer" window below !
    :mixedsmi:
    VaporZ

  16. #116
    Quote Originally Posted by VaporZ View Post
    The "J-14"
    VaporZ
    yeah Jour-J is french for D-Day after all, so it's D-14/J-14

  17. #117
    Geeezzz...:isadizzy: Let's hope for the best, Really have been looking forward to this one.

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  18. #118
    Release of the freeware Single Seater Rafale C for FS9 will be next sunday !
    http://rafalevpa.xooit.fr/t50-Go-pou...ement.htm#p521

    Lets hope !
    :mixedsmi:
    VaporZ

  19. #119
    Soon. Very soon.

    I was sent an advance copy last night after I had gone to bed. Good thing I didn't see it until this morning or I would have been flying all night. I sent back a couple comments about the installer that will hopefully be sorted before they put it on the ftp somewhere. I don't know that it will reduce the 43MB download but it will reduce the installed size by 116MB -- some redundant folders basically. I also gave the some tips for ATC communications. If they don't make it into the download I'll post them here.

    I didn't spot any Dassault Aviation logos on the aircraft that aren't there in real life so thankful for that. Including the logos was a possible issue during this whole process of gaining authorization from Dassault Aviation. They are on the documentation and the installer.

    Depending on whether you want cold (clicking all the buttons in sequence) or hot (CTRL+E) engine starts this is controlled by the panel.cfg file you use. Illustrated instructions are included for this. Same goes for US or EU units on the gauges although there is a button to switch between those once you have things up and running. But the appropriate panel.cfg change will put you how you want to be from the startup.

    Textures are all DXT1 which is ok. They are holding up well but it is causing the blue center dot of the French insignia to be red from a distance, at least on my system. It looks ok in the image below though.

    There are still some sound issues to be worked out but I wouldn't hold it up for that. We're all used to patches.

    She flies really well as one would expect after Dassault Aviation tested it. A nice female voice tells you if you are getting into trouble. The aircraft is terribly sophisticated and much of that is included in the cockpit systems here. You will definitely need to read the manual on this one to fully appreciate all the work that has gone into it.

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  20. #120
    Thank you Franck. A great work to come...


  21. #121

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    Available today for download !
    http://www.3d-spectra.com

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    Norton sees the exe as a threat and removes it from my system immediately! This is the first time this happens, so I'm a bit worried.



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    No problems with Panda AV here, just Win7 that freaks out because it (yet) hasn't been downloaded a lot.
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  24. #124
    Just installed it and already flown it 4 times !

    Super cool Rafale for FS9. And super light on FPS too !
    Thanks to the VPA Rafale Team

    For crystal clear textures you have to resave all sub files from DXT1 to DXT3
    using Martin Wright's BXTBmp reformater tool.

    I have done it. Its a long process but the end result is perfect !

    VaporZ

  25. #125
    No problem here... I examine the beast...




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