Skipper,
I started over with updating my 4.10 to 4.101 and installed the SAS_ModAct_v2.72 along with the Difffm_410 & 2 Ecran_Wide mod. Now the I-180 fly’s perfectly, so I must have had a conflicting mod in my 4.10 setup some where. If the I-180 acts up again after I install a mod I will let you know. This mod works just fine so far, but I haven’t tried to land it on a carrier yet.
I appreciate your efforts trying to help me get it to work earlier … thanks.
The profile of the I-180 seems to look like the I-185m-71, but the performance seems to be more like the I-185m-82A. I was hopeful that we would be getting some external loads on the better performing I-185m-71, but apparently this is an appearance change (to the I-185m-82A) and maybe the carrier landing capability. The other difference is in the armament which the default seems to be light machine guns (ShKAS?) only. Even the upgraded armament of 2xUBs & 3xShKAS is pretty weak, but better. I guess that’s supposed to represent the lighter armament of an earlier model of the I-180 series?
In summary it appears we have a carrier version of the I-185m-82A with weaker gun armament or did I miss something? Making this a carrier fighter does open new possibilities for some different (SNARK) missions and might prove useful in a fictional campaign I’m putting together.
Thanks for the new plane!