F-16C Viper vs Mig-29S Fulcrum: Which Is The Best Dogfighter? | DCS WORLD

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  • @LeoH3L1
    @LeoH3L1 3 роки тому +9

    Part of the reason for the MiG-29's lower roll rate will be the engine layout, because it's twin engined, and they are separated that moves the mass along the roll axis further out, which will increase the moment of inertia in that axis.

  • @bazej1080
    @bazej1080 3 роки тому +12

    Our F-16 is late Block 50 CCIP which is A LOT heavier than Cold War dogfighter F-16A - some 2 tons more with exactly the same wing area, they upgraded the engine and T/W is still good but wing loading is far worse than F-16A which is MiG-29 counterpart.
    But the video is great, thanks!

    • @trolleriffic
      @trolleriffic 3 роки тому +1

      Does the MiG-29 in DCS have the helmet-mounted sight which came into service in the mid-80s? The capability to use that to target HOBS IR missiles was one of its biggest advantages in WVR combat and while the F-16 had far better avionics, it didn't receive a comparable system in US service until years later (Israeli F-16s got helmet-mounted sights around the late-80s/early-90s).

    • @LupusAries
      @LupusAries 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, it has got the Shlem HMCS...... pretty darn simple a ring you put over the target, lock on if it flashes you can theoretically launch.
      Realistically you need to judge this based on the angle-off tail.

  • @TheDarkman222
    @TheDarkman222 3 роки тому +8

    Sorry Cap I hate to say that, but as this is the second video comparing the F16 with another aircraft, things still might change for the F16 in future updates. ED stated: "Working on: Updated flight model dynamics for constant G and drag index for CAT I" This is where the F16 wants to live but currently cant be fully flown how she was designed to. No idea how much it will affect the outcome of future dogfights, especially guns only. I just wanted you to be aware of that.

    • @super1337bf3ordie
      @super1337bf3ordie 3 роки тому +2

      yeah the rate is gimped on the fighter that was designed to rate the seat is ment to reduce the g

  • @slowhornet4802
    @slowhornet4802 3 роки тому +3

    Back in the days of old Falcon sims the Mig-21 was the main opponent and considered to be roughly as capable as the Viper.
    When flying the Mig-21 in DCS one realizes what a huge quantum leap the F-16 was. The clear unobstructed view is already an incredible advantage. Better HUB, overall much more ergonomic.
    Mig-29 was a big step forward. Nevertheless Mig-21 remains one of my favorites. Flight model is less "on rails". Just wish there would be more servers with a mix of modern and older aircraft but without AIM-120s. Some of the century fighter's raw performance pitted against modern aircraft. Mig-29 with HOBS vs F-16 pre-HOBS. Back to the 1980's basically.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      Since when is the Fulcrum's FM "on rails"? If that's "on rails" in your book, what about the F-16?

    • @Christofbez
      @Christofbez 3 роки тому

      What is HOBS meaning?

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@Christofbez High Off-Boresight

    • @slowhornet4802
      @slowhornet4802 3 роки тому

      @Get Sideways I meant the F-16. Sorry, I was jumping between airframes and also between sim and real life. Mig-29 was a big step in real life.
      In DCS I like the Mig-21 because it is wobbly. Same as F-14 when flying high alpha.
      F-16 feels "on rails", though I like the fast acceleration and raw performance.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@slowhornet4802 I'd highly recommend the EFM-updated version 2.0+ of the A-4E mod. Chances are you'll ditch most of the official modules after you gave that a spin.

  • @aztec0112
    @aztec0112 3 роки тому +3

    Fight 39: Nice kill, Tail! Blue made it easy though. GS is always harping on jamming the WEZ in missile fights, which means one circle knives out. Blue went two circle, down, with the bottom of the "egg" being much wider, and Tail used the gravity assist to shorten the over the top and Blue never had a chance. Literally "lost it in the first turn". Classic kill! Great lesson!
    The gun fights? Wow! Shows if your max rating your turn you can't ease the G for a split second, especially when coequally matched! If you do, you die. You commit to the angles fight and you balk, it's over. Doesn't matter if you are in front or back. Tail just couldn't keep the nose on, got too slow (G's naturally fall off), and BAM, Squirtle seasoned his backside. Likewise, a previous fight, Red was working angles, Blue was max rate/G evading and waggled for a second. Red caught up the deficit, and ate Blue for lunch! I've seen that happen in several 1v1,videos. About all you got is to force a magic reversal! (Pinguin? I am looking at you! 👍👍)
    CAP, this was a great lesson on what not to do when fighting coequal opponents. One mistake is all it takes. EXCELLENT video! Excellent!

  • @Danofcanada
    @Danofcanada 3 роки тому +7

    You guys should bring in growling sidewinder for these.

  • @Davros-vi4qg
    @Davros-vi4qg 3 роки тому +2

    The fight we all been waiting for. Lightweight F16 vs the Heavier MiG29!

    • @jamesnorth7318
      @jamesnorth7318 3 роки тому

      The super maneruerable mig 29 ;)

    • @bazej1080
      @bazej1080 3 роки тому +1

      Lightweight F-16 was F-16A, not C.
      C is 2 tons heavier with the same wing...

    • @dankaloww1067
      @dankaloww1067 3 роки тому +1

      Tbh they are both light weight. The mig 29 being powered by 2 big engines on that small body gives it a huge power to weight ratio, and the F-16 is a tad bit smaller, but with 1 massive engine.
      I'd say they are both light weight in their own classes.

  • @DJones476
    @DJones476 3 роки тому +2

    You _NEVER_ want to be either, above, or below corner airspeed at the merge. The last thing in the world you would do in real life is start an engaging turn while you're trans-sonic/supersonic, as it would make your turning circle too large, and crush your inter-vertebral discs.
    Instead, lead-turn the bandit at 440 knots (in the Viper), bank the Viper over 75-85 degrees, and pull hard until you've bled down to 330 knots. "Fox 2!!!"

  • @doemacmonkey
    @doemacmonkey 3 роки тому +6

    Ahhh the feels when you hear the GE F110 engine and YT auto-captions labels it [music]!

  • @kenhelmers2603
    @kenhelmers2603 3 роки тому

    Interesting! Thanks to all flyers and Cap of course :)

  • @DJones476
    @DJones476 3 роки тому +1

    In the case of the Viper, the General Electric engine performs better at low altitude while the Pratt & Whitney engine (not in DCS) performs better at high altitude. The flight behavior of the Fulcrum more closely resembles that of the Hornet (awesome AOA) than the Viper.

  • @abdulmismail
    @abdulmismail 3 роки тому +1

    Although aesthetic, one thing that annoys me about the F-16 is when it gets shot down (with guns or missiles), the flame sprouts from where there's no wing. I guess they'll introduce a proper damage module like they did with WWII aircraft.

    • @pancake5830
      @pancake5830 3 роки тому

      i see that as motivation to get better until you never see the missing wing again!

  • @mrjava66
    @mrjava66 3 роки тому +6

    Hey. The mig has a lower roll rate. Why not attempt to force a scissors?

  • @tacticaltoolbox7046
    @tacticaltoolbox7046 3 роки тому +3

    I am slightly surprised by the results of this one. But you just can't discount the brute force of the Mig-29, I guess. Thanks so much guys for working on this video. I've watched all in the series so far.

  • @Jayjet777
    @Jayjet777 3 роки тому +2

    This is really nice to watch, mostly because im writing a story where an F-16 dukes it out with the Smokey Bandit

  • @DaftDrunk24
    @DaftDrunk24 3 роки тому +1

    Did Tail play Novalogic's Mig29? The inverted merge felt like it.

  • @jamesnorth7318
    @jamesnorth7318 3 роки тому +1

    Yes finally but should of Been F15 VS MiG 29 as that's what they thought they would be up against.
    I don't know we're people are getting the 16 was built to go against the 29.
    Well any cold war doc or source that's what I've read.
    Thanks guys great video.

    • @trolleriffic
      @trolleriffic 3 роки тому

      Both the Teen Series fighters predate the MiGs by a few years. Development of the Fulcrum and Flanker was similar to the programs that led to the creation of the F-15 and F-16 with requirements being issued for an Advanced Frontline Fighter (which resulted in the Su-27) and a later request for an Advanced Lightweight Tactical Fighter (which resulted in the MiG-29) that would be smaller, cheaper, shorter range and slightly less ambitious but available in double the numbers.

    • @jamesnorth7318
      @jamesnorth7318 3 роки тому +1

      @@trolleriffic the f16 was a cheaper light weight fighter to accomply the F15 force.
      So your saying they both ended up sort of adopting the same thesis. I know the 29 was to be used a frontline fighter as one of the requirements was to be able to take off and land on dirt runways from FOBs.
      Cheers for the info.

    • @chrisjames7557
      @chrisjames7557 3 роки тому

      I thought its other way round and 29 was built to fight 16 as both short range fighters, and 27 was built to fight 15 as both longer range air superiority fighters with higher weapon payloads

  • @hralch1234
    @hralch1234 3 роки тому +3

    Please keep doing these GGG/HOBS: F-16CvsF-15C, Mig-29SvsF-15C, F-16vsF-14B

  • @yvesdulac1871
    @yvesdulac1871 3 роки тому +1

    Hi GR, if the result is "fuel", which one runs out of fuel? It's the Mig-29 or the F-16? And why does the F-16 carry 3 more pylons than the Mig?

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  3 роки тому +1

      A) mig-29 B) not sure sorry.

  • @slowhornet4802
    @slowhornet4802 3 роки тому +4

    8:56
    Civil instructor: "What were you doing there?!?"
    Pilot: "Communicating. Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird."
    Civil instructor:

  • @getsideways7257
    @getsideways7257 3 роки тому +1

    12:30 "I'm not a fan of the old revolver cannon, I like a shotgun M61"
    Pardon me? Try looking up M61 and GSh-30-1?
    Also, you should sub to the DCS newsletter. ED mentioned there they are revising F-16's flight model. It would be better if you held out with tests involving the Viper until ED are done with that.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      Also, fire your camera operator...

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      I seriously don't get it how you expected the F-16 to be anywhere close to the Fulcrum (although I only flown the 29A) with their current flight models. Guess your mistake was filling both up to 50% fuel. At least check the kinematics for 50% AND near no fuel at fixed fuel and draw conclusions from there.
      Heck, maybe I'm just not good with the FBW planes, but the current implementation of the Viper barely turns at all for me. I'm just stunned at how you guys managed to keep it 9:9 like that. Or is the 29S that much heavier than the 29A? After all, the Su-33 is infinitely worse than the regular 27. Need to check that with the Fulcrums...

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  3 роки тому

      Thx for info.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@grimreapers You are welcome.

    • @Bgabor319
      @Bgabor319 3 роки тому

      @@getsideways7257 Im not sure about this, but those who knows (at least they claim it) are saying that only pitch rate does not match to the manual.

  • @ryanbarajas4257
    @ryanbarajas4257 3 роки тому +1

    Really nice camera shots for the fights

  • @lance_the_avocado9492
    @lance_the_avocado9492 3 роки тому +2

    This is so badass.

  • @speeddemon2262
    @speeddemon2262 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome work once again. Keep it up these are great answers for DCS players.

  • @RaV591
    @RaV591 3 роки тому +1

    Really great video, the amount of work went into it was quite impressive.

  • @DeusEx1977
    @DeusEx1977 3 роки тому +2

    This is the one I have been waiting for.

  • @appa609
    @appa609 3 роки тому +1

    F-15 vs Su-27 has to be done

  • @kotor1892
    @kotor1892 3 роки тому +2

    I'm so hyped! Can't wait to see the next one. Way to go MiG

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  3 роки тому +3

      Next Hornet vs Flanker

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому +1

      @@grimreapers Get someone onboard who can fly the Flanker in the direct mode (in which you pull Cobras' n stuff). You'll be surprised how much more maneuverable it is than when it's controlled by the 'puter-in-the-middle.

  • @OneMoreDesu
    @OneMoreDesu 3 роки тому +3

    Wow. 2.83 mach; that's a lot faster than I thought I remembered.

  • @raakeshsingh7852
    @raakeshsingh7852 3 роки тому +2

    Wait a 'something' wing hornet has better AOA than a delta IE Mirage 2000? I suggest rechecking that

  • @DJones476
    @DJones476 3 роки тому +1

    Mach 2.3 is maximum attainable airspeed in the MiG-29 Fulcrum.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  3 роки тому

      Roger

    • @appa609
      @appa609 3 роки тому

      The real one. In DCS it goes to almost 2.8.

    • @DJones476
      @DJones476 3 роки тому

      @@appa609 Yeah, I know; I saw the video.

  • @adisura9904
    @adisura9904 3 роки тому

    Great flying! I was hoping to see a cobra. I hope someday they add Hal Tejas. Would love to see it in such dances

  • @Aeronaut1975
    @Aeronaut1975 3 роки тому +1

    What is "HOBS"?, cap seemed to assume everyone knows what it means.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому +3

      High Off-Boresight

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  3 роки тому +1

      Examples are Aim-9X, R-73, IRST

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@grimreapers Certainly you meant IRIS-T, not "IRST" (which is not a missile)

    • @trolleriffic
      @trolleriffic 3 роки тому

      @@getsideways7257 and to follow on from that in case anyone doesn't know the jargon, High Off-Boresight means that the missile can lock onto a target that is well off its longitudinal axis (up to 90 degrees in modern designs). This compares to early IR missiles which could only 'see' a heat source in a very narrow field of view directly ahead of them. Getting a lock with one of those was similar to trying to line up your plane for a shot with its cannon.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@trolleriffic Or you could just say that the missile's seeker is able to slew way off the longitudinal axis, allowing it to lock on to a target sometimes almost all the way above or abeam of the pilot (if the said pilot is equipped with a helmet mounted sight).

  • @rmack9226
    @rmack9226 3 роки тому +3

    Cap, please keep info bar on the bottom. Useful for viewer, IMO

    • @rmack9226
      @rmack9226 3 роки тому

      Also get VHS in one of these please.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  3 роки тому +1

      Wilco

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  3 роки тому +1

      Roger, finding it really hard to get everyone together with the odd timezones.

    • @rmack9226
      @rmack9226 3 роки тому

      Why people start watching GR videos: the effort they put in and the info.
      Why they stay: Cap clearly cares and interacts.
      Thank you Cap. It's me from Stoneburner.

  • @super1337bf3ordie
    @super1337bf3ordie 3 роки тому +1

    the mig 29 is insane for speed i have to merge at idle otherwise its overspeed

  • @baron1c
    @baron1c 3 роки тому +1

    No! I need a f15 vs f16 acm! Plz plz plz!

  • @Alexandrredirect
    @Alexandrredirect 3 роки тому +2

    New Ah-64D Apache & Mi-24P Hind 2021

  • @Decrepit_biker
    @Decrepit_biker 3 роки тому +1

    Cap says Penguin oddly sometimes 🤔

  • @MajorHavoc214
    @MajorHavoc214 3 роки тому +1

    As history has proved, if you know how to separate the wheat from the chaff, it is the easiest aircraft to fly. That's exactly why the P-47 Thunderbolt had more kills than the P-51 Mustang.

  • @mako7998
    @mako7998 3 роки тому +1

    Love you Dad

  • @TheGranicd
    @TheGranicd 3 роки тому +2

    Answer - MiG29 A

  • @DemonLordGamingAC0
    @DemonLordGamingAC0 3 роки тому +1

    me: Laughs in Mirage

    • @super1337bf3ordie
      @super1337bf3ordie 3 роки тому +1

      mirage is a 1 trick pony bro i know its worst fear sustained turning

    • @DemonLordGamingAC0
      @DemonLordGamingAC0 3 роки тому

      @@super1337bf3ordie true

    • @DemonLordGamingAC0
      @DemonLordGamingAC0 3 роки тому

      @@super1337bf3ordie but it can force an overshoot like it's nothing

  • @AndyAttrition
    @AndyAttrition 3 роки тому +3

    24:15 What an idiotic manover from the Mig was that???

    • @Cenils00
      @Cenils00 3 роки тому +1

      I made a misstake, thats life when your not a professional gamer :) Sadly enough Cap couldnt include all the fights of the test had a couple of good ones

    • @Grieva-SeeD-
      @Grieva-SeeD- 3 роки тому +1

      Alright Maverick, take it easy.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      Yeah, just phenomenal... They weren't kidding about having ALL kinds of talents flying these.

  • @cleverlaziness
    @cleverlaziness 3 роки тому +1

    The F15 is the winner, that thing is insane in DCS, turns like crazy

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      Not really. Even with all the SAS crap off. Although it's not too bad.

    • @cleverlaziness
      @cleverlaziness 3 роки тому

      @@getsideways7257 man, the F15 is a literal monster at df’s, at least merge df’s we tested it out and it’s just insanely good haha, even beats most of the mod aircraft we have

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@cleverlaziness That might have something to do with the non-controlled environment, preferences, the lack of experience with other aircraft, you name it. Also, giving its opponents too much fuel could be the reason.
      Just try sustaining some TR around sea level at fixed near zero fuel setting and check the TacView. Compare that to the others. Nothing particularly special... Although, you are probably talking about some specific employment like high altitude dogfights...
      Either way, I guess we all have our own ideas of a 'dogfight'... Mine is mostly going two circle next to the deck (or vertical two circle at low altitude).

    • @cleverlaziness
      @cleverlaziness 3 роки тому

      @@getsideways7257 it’s got nothing to do with lack of experience (11k hours of DCS, My squadron and I have flown most aircraft) or preferences. We have tested it multiple times, the G’s you can pull are a bit unrealistic, though I think saying a bit might be an understatement haha. Try it out in a merge df with someone, trust us, you’ll see what we mean haha

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@cleverlaziness Again, try pulling some sustained turns in different planes and see the results in TacView. F-15 is fine, but FAR from being the top dog. Not to mention I don't remember it being used in guns only tournaments to any success... Mostly because the pre-A version F-14B was a pure UFO, but even after it was fixed it's not like the F-15C is the "next UFO".
      I personally prefer checking aircraft performance in two circle fights with three and a half minute burner time against the top Ace bots. Sure, they are nothing like human, but they create a CONTROLLED environment. Therefore, you can compare the times it took you to down one using one fighter jet or the other. With humans you can't do that, because you can't expect them to act the same all the time, not to mention to always go two circle.

  • @smokeyjoe1034
    @smokeyjoe1034 3 роки тому +1

    Its both the man and the machine that determine the outcome of a dogfight.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      Tell that to the people wasting trillions of taxpayers money on new machines...

    • @smokeyjoe1034
      @smokeyjoe1034 3 роки тому

      @@getsideways7257 Never go to war if you can't afford it.

    • @getsideways7257
      @getsideways7257 3 роки тому

      @@smokeyjoe1034 A yet another truism?

    • @smokeyjoe1034
      @smokeyjoe1034 3 роки тому

      @@getsideways7257 It's not a truism.

  • @zeberdee1972
    @zeberdee1972 3 роки тому +1

    During the Cold war it was Quantity over Quality , not to say that some Russian Fighters where not good . How ever 60's ideas was mass missile fire disengage and no gun fights . Vietnam proved this wrong in the fact that there are always needs for a gun . How ever towards the end of the Cold War Russian Aircraft did become same as quality , the Mig-29 being the first and the SU-27 etc . Sadly the RAF that had the F-4 Phantom as its main interceptor and then the stop gap .....crappy ADV Tornado which could be out manoueuvred by the F-4 . How ever now we have the Typhoon .......so really should we have bought the F-15 or F-16 or F-18 back then ?

    • @chrisjames7557
      @chrisjames7557 3 роки тому

      Well really as the cold war never escalated I'd say it was very good that the UK didn't spend billions buying Vipers, Hornets or Eagles of the US. Not to mention we had them stationed over here anyhow so not really any need to buy Eagles when they're flying out of UK daily anyhow lol

  • @masonc9786
    @masonc9786 3 роки тому +1

    "P hit pole" oof

  • @nevermindmyname9153
    @nevermindmyname9153 3 роки тому

    Wait.... Pen-G-uin...? hehehe

  • @gawper229
    @gawper229 3 роки тому +2

    Don’t think I’ve ever been first 🧐

    • @AXL4LIFE229
      @AXL4LIFE229 3 роки тому +1

      Congrats Mate. 👍👍👍👍

  • @IYeSICMF04
    @IYeSICMF04 3 роки тому +5

    Your guys fly like AI in KSP BDArmory... AI pilots are so bad there.

    • @Cenils00
      @Cenils00 3 роки тому +2

      Thanks m8, really appreciated for your brutal honesty.

    • @IYeSICMF04
      @IYeSICMF04 3 роки тому +1

      @@Cenils00 You are nice guys - this is essential! =)

  • @dapwn3ritswatido
    @dapwn3ritswatido 3 роки тому +3

    0:56 You don't have good pilots period. some of them can't even take off from the runway without crashing =P

  • @karlchilders5420
    @karlchilders5420 3 роки тому +4

    These are BFM videos, not ACM.

    • @kaibrown3414
      @kaibrown3414 3 роки тому +1

      ACM= Air combat maneuvering

    • @karlchilders5420
      @karlchilders5420 3 роки тому +5

      @@kaibrown3414 I know what the fuck it means, but it ALSO means MORE THAN 1v1. Maybe if you don't know what you are talking about, don't post up? Wait, this is the internet, where some idiot on a keyboard will tell a real Naval Aviator what those terms mean. Yeah, right. Got it.

    • @karlchilders5420
      @karlchilders5420 3 роки тому +2

      @ArmourTechnic Nope, I just don't suffer fools, like you. Not angry at all.

    • @nielscarp
      @nielscarp 3 роки тому +4

      @@karlchilders5420 Settle down captain Happy.

    • @iltgdellosportivo2066
      @iltgdellosportivo2066 3 роки тому +5

      @@karlchilders5420 naval aviator means u flew with submarines?