F-5E Tiger II - Mastery: Part 1 || DCS World

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PC Specs:
GPU: GeForce RTX 4070ti
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor
Memory: 32 GB RAM
Resolution: 2560 x 1440, 75Hz

Sim gear:
Warthog HOTAS
TrackIR5
TFRP T.Flight pedals

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro & take off
01:51 - Cold weather = performance boost
03:13 - Energy management
04:00 - Wing ripping
04:38 - Rate fighting a Fishbed
08:12 - Wearing down a Mirage
09:33 - Lemmings train
10:50 - 6 kill sortie, take off
11:41 - Fox 2 a Fishbed
12:47 - Guns on a Fishbed
13:37 - Fishbed swarm
19:01 - Landing, sign off, shoutouts & links

Fin

[knightonwarbeck]

Correction; when the air is colder it is THICKER or DENSER. Here is a prime example of this. My father flew the CF-104 at CFB Cold Lake here in Alberta, Canada. He and all 104 pilots LOVED the -40C winter weather. This allowed the engine to produce up to 40% more thrust at take off. A clean CF-104 on take off came close to going supersonic on takeoff. Father was a CF-104 IP Instructor Pilot and always got a kick out of taking students up for their first flight in this -40C weather. Brakes release to leveling off at 40, 000ft... 90 seconds. F-15C pilots with a centerline tank and 8 missiles, had to come out of burner before the end of the runway in this -40C weather to AVOID breaking the sound barrier by the end of the runway. Conversely, when my father flew the F-4 out of Shaw AFB in South Carolina, in the southern part of America, takeoff in the thin hot air of summer used much more runway as the jet engine produced less thrust. Takeoff in 110F/50C Arizona was the worst for takeoff performance.

[Koufalia]

Had no idea the F5 wings were so sensitive.

[horse-]

Great video as always. You are correct that there are certain performance boosts in the cold weather, but the reasoning is slightly mistaken. The air gets thicker when the air is colder. We can prove this by observing the ideal gas equation: pressure = density * Temperature. The air pressure at a certain altitude will remain constant.... so if the temperature goes down, the density (thickness) of the air must go up to maintain the constant air pressure.
In terms of performance, first of all the airplane engine is receiving more air into the inlet than normal. The inlet area is obviously unchanged, but there is a greater quantity of air entering the inlet than normal since the air is more dense (thicker). The thicker air will result in higher drag, but the increase in drag is outpaced by the increased thrust from the engine.
I think theoretically it should be the same with solid fuel in the missiles: the solid fuel will thicken so it will have an increased burn rate and higher thrust, which can increase range if the greater thrust outpaces the increased drag force due to speed (technical caveat: this would be on a total impulse basis, not a force basis)
Additionally, your airplane and missile's turning performance is better in the thicker air, since the aerodynamic force on the control surfaces increases with the air density (similarly to the airplane drag).
Any pilots feel free to correct me since I'm an engineer but not a (real) pilot. Thanks for indulging me and great flying (again) as always. Looking forward to other videos in the playlist. Cheers

[Jubedy]

Some beautiful shots in here, excited for the 7 aces in a day playlist

[XCougarX]

F-5 remains such a cool jet with fantastic visibility. Love your gameplay

[madaxe]

The description about the F-5 and its quirks perfectly articulates my feelings for the MiG-21. For all its flaws, its still my fave. Dance with the one that brung ya. :) Cheers!

[Thomass]

Love my F5. I love the Cold War era and I love the Korean era too.

[HighAspect]

Great use of energy with the yo yo. Really enjoy your commentary. Seeing the energy cues of your bandit is a skill many don’t have

[Sovereign_UK]

Those shots you hit at 18:35 are ridiculous 😅

[AlphaGatorDCS]

great commentary to help others learn the F-5!

[richardkautz]

The F-5 is my favorite fighter. Of course there's the F-15, 18, etc. that are awesome as well.
But "bang for the buck" it cannot be beat.

[karnyzelijus]

You make it seem so easy! I trialled the F5 for a couple of weeks and made a few sorties on ECW. Loved how easy it is to fly the jet but got killed or ripped my wings every time without a single kill. Not sure I got time for this but I definitely enjoy watching someone who knows what they're doing!

[bartdebruijn]

I love the F5, it's the perfect low tech jet, with good visibility. A bit low on loadout options, but still much fun.

[HighAspect]

I love the F-5… wish it could carry either 4 heaters or a 2 heaters/2 sparrows. I’ve always liked its simplicity.

Your a deflection shot master in it

The F-5 makes me really wish ED could development a way to ask the awacs to intercept on a bandit/group

[Skymed]

New to DCS and agree with everything you said about the the video and the narration so that I can understand the what and why in regards to your manouvering and thinking. New Subscriber !!

[Thomass]

Around this time, I was flying my saber, and I was flying with some F5 for a while. It’d be so cool if I was me. It’ll be a rowdy or magnet 1-4.
The saber sounds like me in the voice chat at least. If that was me, I got a couple hits on the mig 21 but I stalled and crashed and burn if it I was me lol, just got it then. And I actually got an f5 shortly after this, the F5 I was flying with got a crazy kill streak too

[ACG_Jaydog]

I was flying this sortie in the A-10 up north being guided by Magic to kill that Mi-8

[Siddich]

when the air is cold, it is thinner? nope...must be the other way round.

[agidotexe]

imagine the disgusting gun kills we are gonna be able to do with the phantom, actually having a non points plane with an m61 vulcan will be crazy!

[Thunder_]

They sold thousands of the F-5's over 60 years, not just because it was cheap, but because it was a cost effective weapon that can be updated.