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SP-34R: Bold Project Wingman Design Choice
When your aircraft is carrying an excess of 60 or more missiles while casually afterburning well above Mach 2, you know it's flight...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
May 11, 20214 min read


Reflecting on Drone Usage in Ace Combat
As seen in the promotional media and gameplay of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, also referred to as drones) ...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jan 23, 20215 min read


IL-2 Great Battles Plane Spotlight: P-38J Lightning
Let's take a look at the twin-tailed devil from World War 2 to see how it has been represented in Il-2 Great Batlles.

Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
Nov 10, 20204 min read


Mercenarial Economics: The Entrepreneurs of Ace Combat
An analysis of mercenaries both in Ace Combat and the real world. What do they have in common?

T.J. "Millie" Archer
Oct 6, 20208 min read


A Comparison of Recent Star Wars Flight Experiences to Star Wars: Squadrons
The goal of this article is to provide a spoiler free comparison of recent, official Star Wars games that feature flight to the newly...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Oct 3, 20209 min read


Aft-Launched Missiles: Ace Combat Fiction, or Russian Fact?
Ace Combat Zero, mission 6, Diapason: you’ve just liberated the Ustian capital of Directus. Ready for your victory lap, your celebration...

T.J. "Millie" Archer
Aug 21, 20206 min read


Multiplayer Focus of Comanche (2020)
The return of the Comanche is sure to pique the interests of rotary-wing flight sim enthusiasts. But those expecting a single player...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Apr 20, 20209 min read


A History of Automatic Maneuver Systems from Project Aces
Since its introduction in the arcades of 1993, the Ace Combat franchise did not give players a level of control over their aircraft...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Mar 25, 20206 min read


Hardpoint: Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses in Ace Combat
An in-depth look at S.E.A.D strategies and weaponry inside of the Ace Combat Franchise.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Aug 8, 20198 min read


Competitive Ace Combat: 1st and 2nd Generations
The competitive side of the Ace Combat series has been a part of the identity of its online community.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Mar 16, 20195 min read


Beginning of the 5th Generation of Competitive Ace Combat Events
An overview of the early Ace Combat 7 competitive scene.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Feb 16, 20194 min read


"Righteous", the Gen 5+ Testbed Ace Combat Barely Knew
The most underused and now forgotten aircraft from Ace Combat: Assault Horizon may be a testbed aircraft nicknamed Righteous.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jan 8, 20195 min read
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