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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series Page 8

Back To Page 7   Installation and Play on Modern Systems I shall only cover Longbow 2 here, as that is the game that everyone wants to know how to get to work on modern computers. Why do you need an install guide to get LB2 running I hear you ask? Well, with the more […]

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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series Page 7

Back To Page 6   A truly beautiful and deeply satisfying masterpiece. This is my favorite game of the Jane’s Longbow series. Unparalleled realism, hugely involving gameplay, challenging missions, tense moments and the ability to employ real-life tactics — make this sim THE one for any self-respecting hardcore rotorhead to own. There is so much […]

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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series Page 4

Back To Page 3   Longbow Gold Longbow Gold came out during 1997, the year after the original game had hit the shelves. And you may think that this is just a ‘re-packaged’ version of the original, yet another money-making hype. And again, you’d be totally wrong. Not only do you get AH-64D Longbow and Flash […]

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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series Page 3

Back To Page 2 Flash Point Korea Later the same year, AH-64D Longbow: Flash Point Korea, was released, and again for the DOS platform. This was an add-on for the existing AH-64D Longbow. Thinking that this is just another money-making piece of smoking debris, you couldn’t be further wrong. Once installed, you have another load of […]

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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series Page 6

Back To Page 5   New in this installment of the series was the ability to completely control the mission planning phase. Instead of just having you and your wingman, as in the older games, you could now take responsibility for 4 flight groups, which consist of 2 choppers in each. So, 8 helicopters at […]

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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series Page 5

Back To Page 4 Two new, well three new, helicopters have been cast in. You can now fly the AH-64D Longbow (with radar), AH-64A (no radar), OH-58D Kiowa and UH-60 Black Hawk. All have been very well modeled and each has its own cockpit just like that of the real ones. Weapons loadouts are custom […]

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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series Page 2

Back To Page 1   When you come to flying an actual mission, you will be able to pick what part of the world you’re in, mission type, weather, enemy hostility, which helicopter (Apache or Longbow) and weapons loadout. Missions take place in the Gulf and Panama, and there are historical missions that have been […]

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Janes Combat Simulations Longbow Series

A SimHQ “Second Look” Series Feature by Guest Writer Gary ‘Flyboy’ Wright Introduction When I saw that guod had posted a topic in the SimHQ Jane’s Longbow forum about wanting to do a ‘Second Look’ article on Longbow and/or Longbow 2, my head started racing. I have much experience with this series, especially with LB2. I did think […]

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Volume 1: The X-15 Page 6

  Back To Page 5   The Project X-15 add-on for Orbiter will help you with your quest for speed and altitude. A nifty little 19-page PDF file is included with the installation and it will outline (briefly) some of the history of the real X-15 project and give you some tips on flying the X-15 within the bounds […]

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Volume 1: The X-15 Page 5

Back To Page 4   The Project X-15 for Orbiter faithfully replicates the typical X-15 flight “range” from release around 200 miles away to the landing base at Edwards AFB. Along the way are the historically accurate dry lakebeds that were occasionally used during the X-15 program in the event of an emergency such as a premature engine shutdown […]

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Volume 1: The X-15 Page 4

Back To Page 3 One of the toughest things to do when flying the X-15 in Orbiter is to successfully manage your energy such that a return to a landing lake (preferably Edwards AFB) is possible. The extreme speeds and descent angles, coupled with the fact that you are landing without power, makes flying the X-15 a […]

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Volume 1: The X-15 Page 3

Back To Page 2   The X-15 project evolved over the years as engineers and pilots learned more and more about hypersonic and exo-atmospheric flight. Three X-15 aircraft were built and outfitted with various engines, systems, avionics, fuel tanks and other modifications. The very first X-15s were powered by two clusters of LR-11 rocket engines, […]

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