Author Topic: rear view mirrors (Read 1657 times)

flatiron1 · « **on:** November 13, 2007, 01:08:30 PM »

was just wondering did any combat planes ever have rear view mirrors?

RTHolmes · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2007, 01:16:31 PM »

Spits did - just perfect for fettling that 'tash, sir!

Latrobe · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2007, 01:18:36 PM »

And that's why spitfire rule!

crockett · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2007, 01:55:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Latrobe
And that's why spitfire rule!

Hurricane > Spitfire

Airscrew · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2007, 02:11:01 PM »

Simaril · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2007, 02:44:25 PM »

and to get ahead of the question that likey will follow from SOMEONE --

Ther is a reason we don't have rear view mirrors in AH, and its a practical one. HT has previously said that the 3D calculations for the reversed cone of vision in the mirror would slow the program down Far, Far, Far more than that little bit of eye candy would be worth. Conceptually, it would be like needing to draw 3D graphics for the views of a two headed monster, instead of the 1 headed monsters currently populating the MA.

TwentyFo · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2007, 02:46:44 PM »

Mirrors weren't invented back then.

eh · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2007, 03:20:06 PM »

Almost all fighters had mirrors.

Air Warrior had mirrors and that didn't slow the game down.

IL-2 has mirrors, and that doesn't slow the game down. (There is an IL-2 film out that shows the use of mirrors on a P47)

If Aces High can have 3 dimensional external views on bombers, I don't understand why mirrors would be such a big deal. And I don't understand how Air Warrior could do it, and how IL-2 can do it, but our graphics guys, who have to be better than the others, can't get it done.

Latrobe · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2007, 03:28:18 PM »

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Originally posted by crockett
Hurricane > Spitfire

True, if you have a noob in their spit 16 thinking they're just simply amazing.

Hurricane < Latrobe's Spitfire

SteveBailey · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2007, 03:45:34 PM »

I swear certain corsairs had mirrors too.

Morpheus · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:00:13 PM »

what were they for? when you were backing up?

Shuffler · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:04:26 PM »

They don't put mirrors in AH machines because some of us are sooo ugly.... I should not have posted my pic...

Murdr · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:20:09 PM »

Query: Username:HiTech Keyword:mirror

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Ghastly · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:40:58 PM »

Geez Murdr - now you've done it!!

Every time you do that, the whole thread dissolves into an argument....

uberhun · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:54:39 PM »

Mirrors are the devil!:t