Oh yeah!
I’ll finally have to update the list of modules with pilot bodies on ED’s forum, this one has been a long time coming!
Edit: the scripting support for Jester for mission creators also sounds really neat!
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Mad props to Heatblur and something that will keep me buying their modules. As a single player only player, this is what I’m looking forward to the most for 2.8
If ED can do the same for George and the Apache, that is approaching Nirvana for me.
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Interesting Commentary by HB on Hoggit 
Keep The Faith
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Wow, I had no idea that a D was in the works. How good would a Tomcat with a Hornet HUD be? Pretty damn good, I can imagine.
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They will likely have the HUD, Subsystems, Maybe the DFCS, and parts of the RADAR,
The rest will likely either be omitted, or guess work made to look realistic.
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no where near the same HUD, SparrowHawk looks nothing like the Standard McDonnell Douglas / Boeing.
Even if a D isnt possible due to some Digital Systems still being Classified,
An Advanced / Late Era B w/ SparrowHawk is likely more possible.
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You’re probably right Skate. I’m just going by what the admiral said 
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Here’s a Quote from Cobra on Hoggit…
**To clarify my poorly worded comment;
We’ve always wanted to do more with the F-14, and that’s still the case. What I meant by the Facebook reply was that we continue gathering documentation, data and otherwise that would enable this sort of project for us. This tends to be a longer process and in the case of the -D (or B(U)) a critical hurdle to cross.
Currently, new product wise, we’re focusing on finishing F-4E development and the Eurofighter is the next product thereafter slated for release. 
Keep the faith but basically- at least not yet. I’ll edit the Facebook comment for clarity**
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Just a hype train…?!?
As Cobra posted, they wish, but it take times.
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Dear All,
The Heatblur Simulations team and our wonderful partners at TrueGrit would like to wish you a successful and joyful 2023! Have a great new year, full of joy, great times and awesome sim experiences. 2023 is a big year for Heatblur, and we’re grateful that you’re along for the ride. It’s going to be a great one!
We’ve just wrapped up a very tough 2022. From a personal standpoint for many of our team, with personal tragedies and the invasion of Ukraine taking its toll on us and our timelines. Despite this, we look back at 2022 with pride. We’ve seen tremendous growth in capability and size, forged new partnerships and shipped features and improvements throughout the year. While still playing catch-up; we’re right back on track on finishing the first of our next generation of high fidelity simulation experiences, starting with the F-4E Phantom II and leading towards the Eurofighter Typhoon.
While we missed our mark on the F-4E Phantom for a 2022 release; we’re now very close to full completion of all major elements: flight model, radar, weapons systems, and other key major systems- and even ancillary content as another full length Meteor album! You’ve seen a sneak-peek in the 2023 and beyond video, and we can’t wait to fully unveil the aircraft that we’ve built over the past two years. For the Phantom- and all of our new products- we’ve invested heavily into building our next generation platform and framework. This enables faster future development, intrinsic multithreading, more dependable multicrew synchronization, far less of a maintenance burden, and new standardized features such as wear & tear, aircraft persistence, mass dynamics, and far more.
In addition to this; we’ve also had our sights on JESTER v2, a complete rewrite of the JESTER AI system which will enable faster AI development and developer ease of use for integration in future aircraft such as the A-6.
On the Eurofighter front, we continue to lay the foundations of this module through application of our next generation framework. Soon, the majority of the work will remain in high level parts: radar, weapons systems, displays and flight control systems- all leaning and benefitting from the completed next generation core. As an incredibly complex aircraft and project, the Eurofighter will be a litmus test for our team to ensure quality and accuracy while avoiding excessive technical debt.
These considerations are key for a project of this scope and size, as we strive to minimize maintenance burden and excessive sustainment resources. You should expect to see much more Eurofighter development progress in 2023 as we begin to approach an early access release and feature completion level.
We also look towards 2023 with continued love for the Viggen and Tomcat. We capped off the year with another major Viggen patch, and now set our sights on another round of additions to both products. We’re working hard to get on target on the early F-14A, which remains the largest piece of the F-14 yet undelivered, among of course other outstanding and promised features, such as TARPS or FORGE. Further Viggen improvements are slated for the early part of this year as we continue product sustainment. It’s time to get rid of those Early Access tags and square these aircraft away.
Quality, consistency and pushing boundaries are our top priorities, and we’re as excited as ever for all that we’ve been cooking.
Stay tuned for the full Phantom unveiling and for other exciting announcements with new partners and beyond.
Thank you all once again for your dedicated support and passion.
That’s what drives and motivates us, and we’ll make sure your faith is well placed with each upcoming release.
Sincerely,
Team Heatblur
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That almost feels like the Eurofighter is fairly far along. I had suspected it was years away.
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Oh but it is. At least 18 months.
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I say 2025
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I was going to say never, that way it is impossible for me to be disappointed… But Typhoon + Kola map will rekindle all those memories of EF2000. I actually upgraded my CPU and graphics card just so I could play that in all its 640x480 glory on a 14" monitor.
Now do you guys understand why it is impossible for me to keep a New Year resolution 
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I’m super stokked everybody that loves the Typhoon will be getting one soon! 
I don’t foresee myself picking up another 4th-Gen fighter any time soon (although the Strike Eagle was my favorite in Jane’s USAF… ALL the pylons!) since I’m still learning new stuff about the nitty-gritty workings of the F/A-18C, and have the Viper in two sims right now.
That said, the Phantom speaks my language (loudly, the same way the Tomcat does!).
I’ll definitely pick that one up on day one!
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I have to admit that the Mudhen isn’t at the top of my must buy list right now but past experience tells me that I will most likely pick it up on release day.
Now, the Phantom, will have me boarding the hype-train…no doubt about it.
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Im the exact opposite.
But i love both, the Mudhen replaced the phantom, so it will be very cool to see both.
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My interest in the Phantom is probably due to the fact that I’m ex-RAF. The F4 was still in service when I joined up back in 1990. While the British Phantom was a little different, the F4E will do quite nicely.
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I joined the USAF well after the phantom retired, but i worked on Eagles and Strike eagles. So I know the feeling. I worked A10Cs as well.
Just something about having worked on a jet and then flying it in sim.
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