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Title: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Badboy on August 31, 2009, 11:37:49 AM
This Ultra-HD, Multi-Million, Military F-16 Flight Simulator runs on 120 Intel Dual Core PCs with $400 graphic cards inside a special industrial casing.

Take a look at the terrain graphics...

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=192601&page=21

I think Aces High is better!

WTG HTC

Badboy
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Ratpack1 on August 31, 2009, 11:59:55 AM
I don't know that looked pretty tight! It's a pick 'em :D
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: katanaso on August 31, 2009, 12:09:26 PM
Pretty awesome!

Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: SKJohn on August 31, 2009, 12:36:56 PM
120 computers to run it!
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Vudak on August 31, 2009, 12:47:06 PM
I'll bet in 20 years we all have a little "bubble" in our basement that we play flight sims in. 
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: gyrene81 on August 31, 2009, 12:50:04 PM
I bet 50 PS3s could handle that sim... :D

Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: captain1ma on August 31, 2009, 02:35:48 PM
what they didnt show you was the hydrolic platform it was on!
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: coola4me on August 31, 2009, 02:47:13 PM
what they didnt show you was the hydrolic platform it was on!

I'm sure its quite similar to the C-17 Flight sim!
(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4044/17544335f56f1b7198.jpg) (http://www.imagehosting.com/)
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: waystin2 on August 31, 2009, 03:24:50 PM
I want one of those pods for my computer room.  Talk about surrounded by the experience!  Wonder what my wife will say... :D
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: coola4me on August 31, 2009, 03:30:57 PM
I want one of those pods for my computer room.  Talk about surrounded by the experience!  Wonder what my wife will say... :D

You should see the hydraulic pump that moves it! It has its own room!
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: infowars on August 31, 2009, 10:51:40 PM
I'd wouldn't pay anymore than $29.95 per month...  Wonder if friendly collisions are on?
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Have on September 01, 2009, 02:43:24 AM
Very nice looking sim  :aok That full 180 degree view would be great :)
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Anaxogoras on September 01, 2009, 06:07:28 AM
AH looks better than that?  Even from the low-res video, I can tell that it's an insult to the F-16 simulator to compare them.
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: katanaso on September 01, 2009, 08:01:34 AM
I'll bet in 20 years we all have a little "bubble" in our basement that we play flight sims in. 

Probably before then!

I was listening to NPR yesterday on the ride home from work, and I caught a segment on a challenge to build the world's smallest laser.  One team built a laser so small that it cannot be seen through a microscope.  It resides on a floating molecule of gold.

Here's an article:  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112416498 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112416498)

Fascinating.  And my brain struggles to comprehend the actual size of it, let alone how they made it!


mir

Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Saurdaukar on September 01, 2009, 08:34:49 AM
Wonder what my wife will say... :D

Nothing.  She'd be packing.
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Slate on September 01, 2009, 08:59:18 AM
   When a Government toilet seat costs $1500 of course a computer game is expensive.
 But at least it's an important tool that saves lives. I tried an Airforce mobile Simulator at a street fair in Charlotte NC.  :cool: Nice hook to get recruits.  :salute
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: JunkyII on September 01, 2009, 09:09:25 AM
AH looks better than that?  Even from the low-res video, I can tell that it's an insult to the F-16 simulator to compare them.
Pretty sure its not an insult seeing we only pay 15 a month to play this simulator, our taxes probably pay 8 nerds 6 figures a year just to run the thing, its like comparing different weight classes of fighters, Aces High being a feather weight and the simulator being a ultra heavy weight :aok
Title: Re: State of the Art Military Flight Sim...
Post by: Jappa52 on September 01, 2009, 11:01:03 AM
NOW I finally know why my AH doesnt run as smooth as it should... I need 119 more computers!!!  :devil